Extended Biography Index History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1891
Title:
The History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, by Albert Baxter; New York and Grand Rapids: Munsell & Company, Publishers, 1891
Most of the 112 Extended Biographies in this book include a lithograph portrait of the individual. The index includes a page number for reference as they are found throughout the volume.
NOTE:
To obtain a copy of the Grand Rapids biography, send $5 for each name requested to:
WMGS Search Committee, Grand Rapids BIOGRAPHIES
c/o Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3268.
Make your check payable to: Western Michigan Genealogical Society.
Unless you indicate an email address, please include business sized SASE with a first class stamp with a request for 1 to 3 biographies. A business sized SASE with two first class stamps must be included with a request for 4 to 6 biographies. No staples please.
Most biographies include a lithograph portrait; a scan of the lithograph (computer file .tif or .jpg format) will be included at no additional fee. Many of the portraits include a facsimile of the person’s signature. Most of the biographies are about a page in length and usually include information on the subject’s parents and place of origin. Spouse and children are also usually listed. A few of the subjects have more than one page.
To be sure the biography is the person you are interested in, inquiries will be answered by sending an email to wmgs@wmgs.org. Please indicate Grand Rapids BIO in the subject of all messages.
This index is copyrighted by the Western Michigan Genealogical Society, a not-for-profit organization. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
