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Don't miss the opportunity to contribute photos to the Vintage Grand Rapids Book Project!

VOICES Share your family’s immigration story! Contribute to this wiki! Tell us about what brought you or your family to Grand Rapids. What stories, traditions, or customs have been passed down through the generations? Share a family recipe, more...

HISTORY Photos. Newspapers. Oral Histories. Research your family history, learn about immigration during the early days of Grand Rapids, view photographs of immigrant life and work, read articles about various neighborhoods and demographic patterns, more...

RESOURCES ESL. Citizenship. Local Services. Library, community, and web resources to help you learn English, navigate the U.S. citizenship process, locate social services for immigrants and refugees, browse foreign language materials, more...