* Denotes programs that can be viewed on YouTube
2022
*Becoming a Home for All: LGBTQ Tourism in West Michigan | G. Angel | Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU
*Discovering our State with the Resources of the Library of Michigan | Tim Gleisner | Library of Michigan
*House History 101: Learning How to Research the Background of your Home | Heather Edwards | Grand Rapids Public Library
*The Legacy of Lamberton Lake | Don Bryant | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
*A Record of Crime: Exploring the Data and Stories behind the Mugshots | Matthew Ellis | Grand Rapids City Archives and Record Center
Researching the Other Side of the Story Using Historical Black Newspapers | Christine Byron and George Bayard | Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives and Grand Rapids Historical Commission
*Part I: Researching Michigan Places in the Negro Motorist Green Book
*Part II: Comparing Local and National News Reports Using the African American Newspaper Database
*Team Photo at the Grand Rapids Public Museum Sampler | Gina Bivins | Grand Rapids Historical Society and Grand Rapids Public Museum
*Unearthing an Army of Women: Diversity in Our WWI Women’s Registration Cards | Ruth Stevens, Sophia Brewer, Andrea Riley Mukavetz, and Sue Thoms | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
2021 (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
2020
*All Aboard for Kalamazoo! | Marty Thompson Arnold | Grand Rapids Public Library
*House History: Uncovering Stories of Early African Americans in West Michigan | Don Bryant | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
*Centennial 2020! Grand Rapids, Suffrage City | Julia Bouwkamp and Jo Ellyn Clarey | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
*Seymour Beiboer Documents Grand Rapids Freeways | Gina Bivins | Grand Rapids Historical Society and GVSU Kutsche Office of Local History
*An Island in the Furniture City: The Black Hills Neighborhood and Grand Rapids Industry | Dr. Matthew Daley | Grand Rapids City Archives
*Roots and Results: The Furniture Strike of 1911 | Timothy Gleisner | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
2019
*Lawrence C. Earle is Grand Rapids’ First Artist | Don Bryant | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
*Undercurrent: African American Women in Turn-of-the 20th Century Grand Rapids | Sophia Brewer | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
*What Did They Know and When Did They Know it? Grand Rapidians and the Holocaust | Rob Franciosi | Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU and Grand Rapids Public Library
*Hot Spots in a Cool City: Evening Entertainment in Grand Rapids, 1940-1970 | Christine Byron | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
*Fresh Air, Thrift, Exercise, and Innocent Delight: School Gardening Programs in Progressive Era Grand Rapids | Jayson Otto | Grand Rapids City Archives and Research Center
*WWII: When Patriotism Was the Norm | Sandra Warren | Grand Rapids Historical Society and Grand Rapids Public Museum
2018
Welcome to the Madison Square | Don Bryant | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Elective Detectives and Crowdsourcing Grand Rapids Women’s History | Julie Bouwkamp & Jo Ellyn Clarey | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
Making History, State Historical Markers in Grand Rapids | Jeff Neumann | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
African Americans in Early Grand Rapids | Ruth Van Stee | Grand Rapids Historical Society and Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU
Dress Discoveries: Fashion and the Voigt Family | Andrea Melvin | Grand Rapids Public Museum
The North End Gets a Name | Michael Page | Grand Rapids Public Library
*2017
Present, but not Counted: Dutch Immigrant Midwives in Grand Rapids | Janet Sjaarda Sheeres | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
Selling Grand Rapids: Expositions in the Furniture City: 1878-1965 | Scott St. Louis | Grand Rapids Historical Society
Making Waves: Michigan’s Boat Building Industry, 1865-2000 | Scott M. Peters | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
Where have all the Flowers Gone? Rediscovering Emma Coles 19th Century Grand Rapids Flora | Julie Stivers, Garrett E. Crow, and David P. Warners | Grand Rapids Public Museum
A Modern Vision Realized: The Mid-Century Park School Development | Pam VanderPloeg | Grand Rapids City Archives
Reflections on the Gi-Gikinomaage-Min Project | Belinda Bardwell | Western Michigan Genealogical Society and Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU
2016
Kindergarten and “Radical” Women in 1890s Grand Rapids | Scott Bultman | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
When “Everyone Knew Everyone”: forming a Latino Community in Mid-Century West Michigan | Delia Fernandez | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Retail Icons: Shopping Downtown in 1950s Grand Rapids | Michael Hauser | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
Nostalgia and the Story of Grand Rapids Car Dealerships | Thomas R. Wilson | Grand Rapids Public Library
Modern Design Leader: The Story Behind Herman Miller | Amy Auscherman | Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Intoxicating History of River City Brewing | Pat Evans | Grand Rapids Historical Society
2015
Why Grand Rapids Rapids chose to Bulldoze Downtown in the Name of Urban Renewal | Garret Ellison | Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Architecture of Production: Grand Rapids’ Furniture Factories | Matthew Daley | Grand Rapids Historical Society
Pharaohs on the Grand: Egyptian Revival in Grand Rapids | Thomas Dilley | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
Stories from Maple Grove: A History of the Kent County Poor Farm | Adam Oster | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Fannie Boylon: The Legacy of Grand Rapids’ First Female Home Designer | Marcella Beck | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
Modern as Tomorrow: Mid-Century Modern Architecture Along the Michigan Roadside | Christine Byron & Thomas Wilson | Grand Rapids Public Library
2014
Women and WWII: New Roles and Old Stereotypes | Richard Harms | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
When the Automobile came to the Furniture City | Chuck Snow | Grand Rapids Public Museum
Mr. Rover Visits Grand Rapids | Melissa Fox | Grand Rapids Public Library
The Mystery of West Michigan’s Sunken Canoes | Kevin Finney | Grand Rapids Historical Society
Remembering Grandville Avenue | Mary Angelo | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Still Standing: 40 Years of Historic Preservation | Rebecca Smith-Hoffman | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
2013
Michigan’s Great Time Confusion | Dave Smith | Western Michigan Genealogical Society and the Grand Rapids Civil War Roundtable
How Did Michigan Become the Tourist Empire of the Inland Seas | Christine Byron and Tom Wilson | Grand Rapids Historical Society and Grand Rapids Public Library
Saving John Ball Park’s Historic Legacy | Jack Hoffman | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
Under the Dome: An Early History of Women in the Michigan State Capitol | Kerry Chartkoff | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
Inside a 1950s Black Barbershop | Dan Groce | Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU
Powers & Ball: The Family, Furniture, and Factories | Jim Winslow | Grand Rapids Public Museum
2012
Rescued from the Attic: A 1918 Grand Rapids Treasure Trove | Diana Barrett | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
Merze Tate Declassified | Sonya Bernard Hollins | Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU
Uncovering Ray: From House History to the Discovery of a Legendary Cartoonist | Benjamin Boss | Grand Rapids Public Library and Grand Rapids Historical Society
Collective Biography: The Rewards of Prosopography | Don Bryant | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
The Klu Klux Klan in 1920s Grand Rapids? | Matthew Daley | Grand Rapids Historical Commission and Grand Rapids Public Museum
Invaluable Services: Special Scouts in the Civil War | Gordon Olson | Grand Rapids Civil War Round Table
2011
The Rest of the Story: Ramona Park from the Inside Out | Gail Snow | Grand Rapids Historical Society
Uncovering the Unexpected: Curiosities of Heritage Hill History | Tom Logan | Grand Rapids Historical Commission
In Their Own Words: How Transportation Shaped Early Grand Rapids | Don Bryant | Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Imagining Michigan Experiences in the Civil War | Gina Bivins, Chris Carron, Alex Forist, and Veronica Kandl | Grand Rapids Public Museum
Lost and Found: Local Civil War Treasures Rediscovered | John Gelderloos and Dave Broene | Grand Rapids Public Library and Kutsche Office of Local History at GVSU
Building a Case: Grand Rapids as an Important Suffrage Center | Jo Ellyn Clarey | Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council and Grand Rapids Public Library
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2010
The Peck Block: Searching for the Story of a Landmark | Rebecca Smith-Hoffman
Adventure, Romance, and Mystery: Cookbooks at Mid-Twentieth Century | Laurie Catherine Perkins
Talking Tombstones: Exploring the Mysteries of Oakhill Cemetery | Jennifer Morrison
2009
Discovering Daily Life in Ancient Michigan | Kevin Finney
Decoding Postcard Puzzles | Doug Aikenhead
Investigating the Lives of Local Business Women | Ruth Van Stee
2008
Sleuthing in the Stacks | Larry Massie
The Private Collector as Investigator | Tom Dilley
Visual Clues to Michigan’s Past | Marcella Beck and Christine Byron
History Detectives GR 