Abstract This collection contains the Kent County Library’s book entitled “An Historic Tour of Kent County,” plus original photographs of various sites of the cities and townships of Kent County that were used to make the book. The book gives brief background information on the cities and townships represented in the book with pictures of various historic sites located in that area. It also gives a brief background history of the founding of Kent County. The book was published for the Bicentennial of...

Abstract Felix W. Latzek was born on 14 February 1895 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a Union Bank and Trust Co. manager and a part-time funeral director at the Latzek Funeral Home, founded by his father, Frank Latzek. Felix married Genevieve Vanderhoff (1901-1979) in June of 1922 and they had one daughter, Vivian Latzek Kommer. Vivian’s daughter, Peggy Kommer Novosad donated the material for this collection. The collection includes photographs of the Latzek family, their religious community and...