Events

Community Reading Projects Author Lecture with Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies! Door open at 6:00pm, book signing will follow the lecture.  Free and Open to the Public!

The annual reception immediately follows author Rebecca Traister's visit to Grand Rapids on March 13 discussing her book All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent […]

 In 1901 Emma J. Cole published Grand Rapids Flora, a catalogue of plants growing without cultivation in the vicinity of Kent County. Enormous changes have taken place since those “horse and buggy” days, […]

Author Sonya Bernard Hollins will update us on her research into the amazing life and mysteries of Merze Tate. An African American girl born in 1905 in rural Michigan, Tate graduated […]

Join us at the Historical Society of Michigan's Local History Conference in Detroit! Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council board members Jo Ellyn Clarey and Ruth Stevens will lay out […]

Grand Rapids' Central High graduate, student of dance, New York model, proud mother, and Congressman's wife. First Lady Betty Ford spoke openly about personal and political issues near and dear […]

The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation will celebrate women–past, present and future–who make Grand Rapids great. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at treasures from GRPL’s archival collection, a silent auction, appetizers, […]

GGRWHC at NGS Society Night! The national gathering of over 2000 family historians and genealogists will open its conference in Grand Rapids with "Society Night," where the GGRWHC will join other […]

Bringing Your Female Ancestors to Life with Archival Resources Featuring unique collections at the Grand Rapids Public Library and the ambitions of the Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council, this GGRWHC-sponsored […]

The Long Reach of Midwestern Women into the WWI Council of National Defense and 1918 Children's Programs - We have offered a panel presentation for this day-long conference in Grand Rapids. […]