Box 1
Container
Contains 62 Results:
“They Traveled the Old Plank Roads”, Kalamazoo, Mi. June 1952, J.S. Hagle. “Stage Drivers & Proprietors” Typed carbon copy, found with folder 5.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
2 Unidentified book pages
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
2 scrap sheets
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
“Garfield” by Carol M. Holt, 1915
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Greenfield Village flyer with notes
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Martin Michigan’s Marigold Village flyer (tour rest stop?)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Original tracing paper route map
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Colored pencil/crayon map. Grand Rapids ca. 1855 vs today. Michigan to Fulton, Grand River to Bostwick.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Cutlerville, 1836-1976. Bicentennial Memorial Booklet. Ca. 1975? Has sections cut out.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Copy of Wonderland Article
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes research done by Marty Arnold along with the results of that research – her Grand Rapids Press Wonderland article and the slide show presentation given to the Grand Rapids Historical Society are a reflection of a personal interest. Although a local history enthusiast, Arnold developed the plank road story because her great great grandparents were settlers along the plank road. Her research encompassed only the Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo Plank Road, and does not include...
Dates:
1840s-1980s