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Tribal purchase of McKay Tower honors the past and secures the future
Estelle Slootmaker
Monday, May 2, 2022
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Resurrecting history: Angela Yondo unearths grave markers at cemetery housing Grand Rapids pioneers
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Tommie Wallace: A Heartside artist rooted in history
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