Grand Rapids Historical Commission Members
About Members
The mission given the Grand Rapids Historical Commission (GRHC), established by the city in 1962, was to, "Collect, preserve, publish, and disseminate the history of Grand Rapids." Thirteen members, appointed by the mayor and city commission for three-year renewable terms, pursue this mission by publishing books and videos, and more recently by documenting segments of the city’s history on the GRHC website.
An alphabetical list of all those who have served on the GRHC since 1962, and the year they were appointed, follows a decade listing of members. In addition to commission members the list includes students and staff who have served.
Available Decades
All Members
- Arnold, Marty T.
joined 1992 - Bajema, Carl J.
joined 2001 - Barrett, Diana E.
joined 2001 - Bax, Gerald A
joined 1972 - Beckwith, Adam
joined 1994
Student - Benz, Micki
joined 1987 - Berlanga, Ramon
joined 1990
Student - Berrios, Miguel A.
joined 2002 - Blackford, Thomas R.
joined 1997 - Blakely, Maurilia
joined 1997 - Brenneman Jr., Hugh W.
joined 1991 - Briggs, Nicholas
joined 2007 - Brinks, Herbert J.
joined 1989 - Brown, B. G.
joined 1963 - Burbridge, Gary W.
joined 1990 - Burch, Homer
joined 1973 - Chivas, Candace
joined 2007 - Clarey, Jo Ellyn
joined 1995 - Clark, Patricia
joined 2005 - Claytor, Helen J.
joined 1983 - Clingman, Lewis
joined 1962 - Collins, John A.
joined 1962 - Cunningham, Bill
joined 1986
City Staff - Daley, Matthew
joined 2006 - DeBoer, Shirley
joined 2008 - DeGraaf, Norman
joined 1962 - Dekker, Harold
joined 1987 - DeYoung, Chris A.
joined 1975 - DeYoung, Gail O.
joined 1972 - Dilley, Thomas
joined 2008 - Douglas, John
joined 2003 - Edmond, Mary
joined 1984 - Elliott, Gerald A.
joined 1962 - Eschels, Carl
joined 1977 - Fabbro, Marlene
joined 2009 - Flores, Sarah
joined 2003
Student - Foster, Eric
joined 2006 - Frankforter, W. D
joined 1962
City Staff - Frankforter, Weldon B.
joined 1976 - Gleisner, Tim
joined 2008
City Staff - Graff Jr., Leo W.
joined 1984
- Haga, Kelly
joined 1996
Student - Hardy, Scott
joined 1997
Student - Hazlewood-Gilman, Karolee
joined 1994
City Staff - Henry, Paul B.
joined 1972 - Hilton, Marc
joined 1991
Student - Horowitz, June O.
joined 1986 - Hutchins, Mrs. Lee Wilson
joined 1962 - James, Muriel D.
joined 2002 - Jasinski, Alessia
joined 1997
Student - Jelks, Randall
joined 1995 - Jimenez Jr., Mauricio
joined 1991 - Johnson, Jacqueline R.
joined 1989 - Johnson, Janice M.
joined 1996 - Johnson, William A.
joined 1974 - Jousma, Colleen R.
joined 1995
Student - Kandl, Veronica
joined 2007 - Kennedy, Laureen
joined 1998 - Kilgore, Jimmie D.
joined 1998
Student - Kindel, Thomas G.
joined 1962 - Kohlstedt, Donald W.
joined 1971 - Korreck, Gary F.
joined 2009 - Kromminga, John H.
joined 1975 - Kutsche, Paul
joined 2001 - LaBlanc, Omar
joined 1988
Student - Landheer, Scott
joined 1996
Student - Lathers, Amanda
joined 2006
Student - Light, L. Michael
joined 2003 - Logan, Thomas
joined 2008 - Logie, John
joined 1985 - Lydens, Z.Z.
joined 1962 - Mapes, Lynn G.
joined 1970 - Markle, James C.
joined 1996 - Mayweather, Janelle
joined 1989
Student - McGregor-Packer, Barbara L.
joined 1997 - Meade, Helen
joined 1974 - Milanowski, John P.
joined 1962 - Miller, Judith B.
joined 1977 - Morgenstern, Carl H.
joined 1962 - Morrow, Father Dennis
joined 1982 - Norberg, Bernadece
joined 1995
Student - Olson, Gordon
joined 1985
City Staff
- Palasek, James
joined 1989
Student - Palmer, Clay E.
joined 1994 - Parks, Rev. Lyman S.
joined 1976 - Patterson, Daniel J.
joined 2003 - Pawl, Lawrence E.
joined 1993 - Peterson, Marsha J.
joined 1994 - Pham, Dung Ngoc
joined 2003
Student - Preston, Alexander
joined 2009
Student - Ream, Natasha C.
joined 1990
Student - Rickert, Levi
joined 1993 - Rinkus, Jerod
joined 1999
Student - Roelofs, Barbara
joined 1973 - Scanlan, Megan
joined 1998
Student - Sims, Ella May
joined 2003 - Siwek, Jenny
joined 1988
Student - Skendzel, Eduard Adam
joined 1993 - Slade, Anne D
joined 1989 - Smary, Eugene E.
joined 1999 - Smith, Michael G.
joined 1996 - Smith-Hoffman, Rebecca
joined 2008 - Snow, Margaret
joined 1984 - Starr, Raymond W.
joined 1962 - Steenwyk, Lewis
joined 1962 - Steil, Albert
joined 1988 - Steketee, Sue
joined 1986 - Symans, Edward A.
joined 1979 - Tap, Bruce A.
joined 1998 - Travis, Anthony
joined 1986 - Tripp, Steven E.
joined 1997 - VanderMolen, Robert
joined 2004 - VanVulpen, James
joined 1985 - Vega, Francisco
joined 1985 - Vettese, Richard
joined 2008 - Ward, Bessie
joined 1989 - White, Gerald E.
joined 1962 - Williams, Mary Alice
joined 1986 - Wright, Sandra L.
joined 1996 - Wurz, John
joined 1962 - Yob, Ronald
joined 1985 - Zandstra, Joe
joined 1962 - Zimmerman, Jodi K.
joined 1991
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