Scope and Contents From the Collection: A considerable amount of material in this collection relates to Grand Rapid’s earliest pioneers. Several of the published books contain intimate details of these first settlers who were Emily Burton Ketcham’s parents and their relatives. The scrapbooks are filled with newspaper clippings of early settler’s obituaries and reunions. Photographs can be found of many of these individuals as well. EBK’s and her husband’s genealogy, including their descendants and ancestors, are well documented in...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: A considerable amount of material in this collection relates to Grand Rapid’s earliest pioneers. Several of the published books contain intimate details of these first settlers who were Emily Burton Ketcham’s parents and their relatives. The scrapbooks are filled with newspaper clippings of early settler’s obituaries and reunions. Photographs can be found of many of these individuals as well. EBK’s and her husband’s genealogy, including their descendants and ancestors, are well documented in...