CANCELED – Sixth Annual Midwestern History Association conference at GVSU

GGRWHC panel: “Between ‘Suffragette’ Noise and Silent Stunts: Suffrage Print Culture in the Last Decade,” Melissa Fox, Ruth Van Stee, Katelyn VerMerris (Sophia Brewer, chair), Sixth Annual Midwestern History Association conference, GVSU Hauenstein Center at DeVos Center, Free & open to the public.  Stay tuned for more detail.

Emily Burton Ketcham Graveside Event on Her Birth Date in 1838

On July 16th, 2020, between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm, we will honor “Michigan’s greatest suffragist,” Emily Burton Ketcham, at an informal gathering by her grave site on the anniversary of her 1838 birth in Grand Rapids. Watch for fuller directions within Rosedale Memorial Park, Standale; plan on social distancing and have a mask, just […]

Relax at Rosa with the GGRWHC!

Relax at Rosa with the GGRWHC! Thursday, August 20th, Noon to 1:30pm Grand Rapids Art Museum Patio  The Relax at Rosa lunchtime entertainment series downtown occurs from Noon to 1:30 PM every Thursday through September 10th at Rosa Parks Circle. Local food trucks will be on site—and so will we! Look for the ladies in […]

Here Lies a Suffragist: Celebrate the Centennial Socially but Safely!

Here Lies a Suffragist: Celebrate the Centennial Socially but Safely! Our August 26th grave-decorating project, Here Lies a Suffragist, https://www.ggrwhc.org/suffrage-grand-rapids/ will substitute for our original in-person celebration. Please help us honor representative local suffragists on the centennial date of the Nineteenth Amendment, Wednesday, August 26th, 2020! Here’s the plan! First, read through our Here Lies a […]

GGRWHC Centennial Blow-Out at St. Cecilia! [POSTPONED]

Mark your calendars for the summer centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment! On the stage at St. Cecilia Music Center and at a reception upstairs later we will revel in the color and spectacle of the 72-year-long women’s suffrage movement and catch a glimpse of developments after 1920. Every year we celebrate August 26th as Equality […]

Generating Resources: Indexing an Army of Women

Western Michigan Genealogical Society Saturday, September 12th, 2020 Virtual Program (Click Here for Zoom Link) Generating Resources: Indexing an Army of Women Jo Ellyn Clarey, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council November 1918, 14,000 local suffrage supporters Genealogists don't always look to mass movements to locate individuals, especially women--or consider taking the next step toward […]

DEMOCRACY 101: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Voting Rights

*Online via Zoom The 19th amendment has been praised for a century as a landmark for women’s rights. Who gained the right to vote and who didn’t? What can you do to shape the next 100 years? Join us for presentations and remarks from President Mantella, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and more. DEM […]