Abstract This collection contains primarily newspaper clippings compiled by Carl Bajema, a retired Professor of Biology, over the course of 53 years, with the majority being done between 1985 and 2018. Arranged by subject into binders, these clippings cover a number of topics relevant to the history of Grand Rapids, as well as the rest of Michigan and portions of neighboring states. While the subjects in the collection vary, the majority are related to natural resources, environmental history,...

Abstract The Grandville-Jenison Congregational Church began as an Indian Mission School, along the banks of the Grand River. In 1889 the church became The First Congregational Church of Grandville and Articles of Incorporation and Association were adopted. Around 1903 the Congregational Church of Jenison was organized and a frame building erected in 1905. In 1935 the First Congregational Church of Grandville and the Jenison Congregational Church formally merged to become the...