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Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ffb97114b30ac8697d7606bc52983c35.pdf 4db0bf2fa0075f3b7efe1708349c4153 PDF Text Text Copemish W°nllll~i® Village CC®]])®~Ihl 1',i[~'(t®If Master JFil~ Plan ~@11.® 2018 Prepared by the Manistee County Planning Department Adopted via Resolution by the Village of Copemish Planning Commission: on 9/12/2018 �Plan Credits Copemish Planning Commission Suzique Couture Elaine Gibbs Todd Humphrey David Myers Tyson O’Shea Copemish Village Council Ron Bytwerk Elaine Gibbs Deborah Longo David Myers Earl Witkop Mike Longo Suzanna Fink Village President Village Clerk Village Treasurer Manistee County Planning Department Rob Carson, A.I.C.P., Manistee County Planning Director Nancy Baker, Planning Assistant Forward The Village of Copemish Master Plan is presented in a format that encourages the use of the document as an ever present guide to land use policy for Village Officials. In order to prevent the ever present danger of becoming a “shelf-sitter”, as occurs with many plans and studies. This community master plan is prepared in two distinct parts. The first is a standard Master Plan document in 8.5” x 11” format, which contains the introduction, socio-economic profile, public input, inventory of existing conditions and the identified issues of greater than local concern. The second portion of the plan is presented in a poster format for display on a wall where the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and Village Council will regularly meet. This wall poster contains the information that is critical to shaping and directing the policy for land use within the Village. This information includes the existing land use analysis, land use objectives and actions, future land use plan with map, M-115 land use plan focus and the zoning plan. The continued presence of the poster on a wall of the Village Hall where it can be viewed, discussed and used as an ever present policy by the Planning Commission, Elected Officials and residents will serve the community well. This planning document was created under the direction of the Village Council and supervision of the Village Planning Commission. All data was obtained from the US Census Bureau, Observed Existing Conditions, Manistee County GIS data and the input of Village Residents. The plan should be revisited on a 5 year time-line for periodic updates, with a major revisions to take place every 10-15 years. 2 �Plan Adoption Resolution V,lfoie of Cop..,,;,h M.anls-t~ Goun~, Mlch1gan At <3 r~gvlar mtt-ting of the Plannit18 commission of th<' Vil!.ittt ()f copemish, Manlstte C<>untv, MlcMg.a.n. held on September ti'', it 7:15pm. PA:€$£Nf: S1.1:iq1Jt ('()UhUE-, Dave Mytrs, Jyson O'Shea. Elaine Gibbs, A8SENT: Todd Humphtey. lhe, following ~tsolution w.a.s offc-rcd by COMmissio~, M•1c1s al\d supp,orted by CoMmhslc>ncr O'Shea: W'HEREAS, the Village of Copemi$h Planning Commi»ion, pu13-uant to tM Mi(hig:~n Pl.a.Ming Enabting A<:t CP\lbic Ac.t 33: of 2008, u ~m~nded•, t\3s stu<l'•ed .ind ptepaftd t(c.ommendations for the or6erty g,o•Hth of the Village; and WHEAEAS, the Plann/ng: Commission has dtvelopt-d i MM~r Pl.1n consisting of re-sea1<h and analysis. pertaini~ to existing conditions, dE:mog,aphiu., uti!iti~s, in(1ast1uctufe, t1ansportation, <omrnunity ~~scu ~nd ot~, oertin(.)nt toi>iC$; a/\4 WHEREAS, the Planning (Qmmi,-sion hn used the M<l~te, Plan analysis to Of~Oatt a Futvie Und use Ma1> that .allota\e$ rand il'I .ai>OtOl)ri.)\e amovnts for fvtv,e development of residential, (ommetcial, industrial, institutional/<ivic and p:ark/open !.p~c; and WHEAEA$, the Ma:i.ter Plan lne,otpotites t«ommendations fo, the M-11S CoNidot that se~k to providt safe eff('(tive l)('dt:i.ttian cohM<:tions between the (ommef(ial distti,t and 1esidenttal din,~ the highwiy divides; and WHEREAS, the Ma1-ttr Pl~n inco,po,~tts ,~oMmcnaatton$ from the-S,Ye¥ P\lfk ~nd R<:cc.reation Pfan $U<h a:1, the extension of the &etsie Valley Trail into the wmm1Jnity whi<h will prOfflOt~ h<::althv Ii-ling 3nd it1tft'3SC· c,cot'lomi( activity; and WHEA.EAS, thP. Ptann!n,g Commis-sion hP.ld a publlc hearin.g on September 12•t, 2018, and c<>Mide,C<t ::itl comments and co0<erns of the oublit; and WHEREAS, the Planning (.omml:1,sion ,ecogniies. th.1-t the Mister Plan and future Land U$.E: Plan au: fl('.11.ib!(.) e,uide$ fof ~i~ion making that will be updated pe,ibdi~lly to tc-flNt Jcnd ;ai«ount for chan.ge:s. int the COffllYHJflit\', NOW, THEREFOR£ BE lT RESOLVED that th<! Plarining CommiS&IOr\ of \ht VIiiage of C<>s>¢mlsh tterebv .1dopts the M3st(>1 Pbn and f:vtvre Und use- Map and ,es<>l•,~s to vse the Plan and Map togct})c, ~i a: ,ui~ 1of developmer-t within the Village. 3 �Yl:.A~: 4 AbHnl: l RESOlUTION OECIAREO AOOPT£1> I hereby c.ortlfy 1h.1t the forogotft:g i, a lrw and complot e copy of a resolution adopted by the Plannlna Comrniss10n of tht Vilbge,of (op,eMISh, ~ illl"isttt Co11nty. Mi,hi~•'l., Jt i rca-1,,1,l.ar meeting heltl on Scptttmbe, t.t••~2018. Efain<" Gibbs. Copemish Vill:!e~ Cle:(k Datt! Su.zi~ue C.OuttJrc.. vlcc·<ha1rm,3n Date 4 �Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction.......................................................................6 Section 1.1: Purpose & Guidance.................................................................... 6 Section 1.2: Planning Area & Village History................................................. 6 Section 1.3: Methodology................................................................................ 7 Section 2: Socio-Economic Profile......................................................8 Section 2.1: Population.................................................................................... 8 Section 2.2: Education..................................................................................... 8 Section 2.3: Poverty......................................................................................... 9 Section 2.4: Median Earnings......................................................................... 9 Section 2.5: Housing and Households............................................................ 10 Section 2.6: Occupation, Place of Work & Commuter Patterns.................... 11 Section 3: Public Input........................................................................12 Section 3.1: Public Input Results.................................................................... 12 Section 3.2: Public Input Summary................................................................ 13 Section 4: Existing Conditions Inventory...........................................14 Section 4.1: Infrastructure............................................................................... 14 Section 4.1.1: Water•........................................................................................................14 Section 4.1.2: Sewer•.......................................................................................................14 Section 4.1.3: Natural Gas•.............................................................................................14 Section 4.1.4: Electrical, Cable and Phone Service•.......................................................14 Section 4.1.5: County Drains & Drainage Districts•......................................................14 Section 4.2: Civic Leadership & Public Safety................................................ 15 Section 4.2.1: Civic Leadership•.....................................................................................15 Section 4.2.2: Public Safety•...........................................................................................15 Section 4.3: Environment................................................................................ 15 Section 4.3.1: Watersheds, Hydrology & Wetlands•.......................................................15 Section 4.3.2: Soils & Groundwater Resources•.............................................................15 Section 4.3.3: Topography•.............................................................................................15 Section 4.3: Transportation............................................................................. 15 4.3.1: Roadways•.............................................................................................................15 4.3.2: Non-Motorized & Multi-Use Trails•....................................................................17 Section 4.4: Schools......................................................................................... 17 Section 4.5: Recreation.................................................................................... 17 Section 5: Issues of Greater than Local Concern...............................18 Section 5.1: Regional Prosperity Initiative & Networks Northwest.............. 18 Section 5.2: Regional Economy & Placemaking............................................ 18 Section 5.2: Watersheds................................................................................... 18 Section 5.4: Regional Cooperation & Joint Planning...................................... 19 *Sections 6 - 10 are contained on the Copemish Village Master Plan Land Use Policy Poster 5 �Page Left Intentionally Blank 6 �Section 1: Introduction The Village of Copemish, an incorporated Michigan Municipality, has chosen to undertake a community-wide Master Planning Process that will establish land use policy for the municipality. Development of a Master Plan is not only a precursor to the development of a Zoning Ordinance for the community, but also seeks to guide decision makers on policy that extends beyond the typical “use” or “design” of a parcel of land or structure. Policy which suggests measures for managing transportation (both motorized and non-motorized), infrastructure (water, sewer, communications), environmental management, school & educational resources and recreation allows the community to develop in a manner which provides a balance of development which meets the needs of the residents while still providing protection for property values, shared infrastructure and natural resources. Section 1.1: Purpose & Guidance The primary purpose of this Master Plan is to meet the Statutory requirements of the State of Michigan Planning Enabling Act (P.A. 33 of 2008, as amended , M.C.L. 125.3801 et seq.). This requirement must be met in order for the Village to legally begin the work towards development and eventual adoption of a regulatory zoning ordinance. The planning process is guided by the Planning Enabling Act, which outlines specific aspects of the community that must be captured within the Master Plan. These aspects are what shape the character of the community, and have lasting impacts on development patterns, transportation, population and natural resources. A primary goal of this Master Planning process, as identified by the Village Council and Planning Commission, is to establish policy that protects residents and property values, while supporting orderly development patterns that are not hindered by excessive regulatory measures. This amounts to finding that necessary balance between private property rights and regulatory measures. Section 1.2: Planning Area & Village History Copemish Village is located in the northeast corner of Manistee County within Cleon Township. (See Map 1.1) It is a small village with a population of around 165 residents. The name “Copemish” means Big Beech, and referred to holding council under the beech trees. Copemish was incorporated in 1891, following a large logging industry which had begun in 1883, and the establishment of rail-lines which were laid by two railroad companies directly through the Village in 1889. The history of Copemish included a pickle factory, the logging industry, hotels, two churches and a grist mill and grain elevator. There Copemish was also a doctor’s office, pharmacy and large Village school house. £ ¤ US 31 Today, the Village is a pleasant bedroom community to several larger population centers located nearby (Traverse City, the City of Cadillac and to a much lesser extent the City of Manistee and Frankfort). Copemish offers much in the way of natural resources based recreation. There are many snowmobile trails in the area which connect directly to the Village, and these same trails are identified as multi-use with improvements slated for a smooth surface to facilitate biking and hiking. The First Creek Nature Trail and Park within the Village limits provides a natural passive recreation area. Twisted Trails Off-Road Park close to the Vil- ¬ « ¬ « M-115 M-22 Manistee County ¬ « M-37 Map 1.1 7 ¬ « M-55 �lage provides trails of varying degrees of difficulty for off-road enthusiasts, and Crystal Mountain just up the highway off M-115 offers a host of activities that draws visitors year-round. Miles of nearby public land offers access for hiking, snowshoeing, hunting, fishing, mushrooming and other activities. Section 1.3: Methodology This planning process was initiated by the Copemish Village Council. The Village Council adopted a Planning Commission Ordinance, appointed Planning Commission members, and set an initial meeting date. The Planning Commission upon their initial meeting, adopted by-laws and elected officers, before approving a meeting schedule. The Planning Commission began to work closely with the County Planning Department on the production of a Village Master Plan. The Master Plan process was laid out in a Scope of Work that sought to outline existing conditions, garner public input, and create a template for a future land use plan for the Village. The Draft Master Plan sought the input of not only Village residents, but also Cleon Township and entities such as the Michigan Department of Transportation and Networks Northwest. Ultimately approval of the Master Plan by the Village Planning Commission was the precursor to the development of the Village Zoning Ordinance. 8 �Section 2: Socio-Economic Profile Graph 2.1 Copemish Population Change Population Section 2.1: Population • Population has slowly been decreasing, and the trend is expected to continue. • Age comparison displays greater percentage of population in the 20-34 age cohorts than State and County. • The Village of Copemish isn’t trending towards an older population quite as quickly as the Manistee County average. See Graph 2.1 & 2.2 232 222 300 200 194 ~ 100 0 162 -------······················· 1990 2000 2010 2016 Year Population Linear (Population) Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Age as Percent of Population Comparision Percentage 40.00% Graph 2.2 30.00% 20.00% ... ,II l1t II 111111 ... 10.00% 0.00% <5 5-19 20-34 35-49 50-64 65-79 >79 Age Cohorts • Population Percent by Age Cohort Copemish • Population Percent by Age Cohort Manistee • Population Percent by Age Cohort Michigan Section 2.2: Education Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder • Residents of the Village aged 18-24 have higher % of High School Graduates than State and County. • Residents age 25 and up remains at a higher % high school graduates than State and County. • Residents aged 25 and up are below the County and State averages for any amount of college education, but the discrepancies are not that great ranging from 1-4% less for both associates and bachelors degrees. See graphs 2.3 & 2.4 Educational Attainment Age 18-24 Graph 2.3 Bachelor's degree or higher Some college or associate's degree High school graduate (includes equivalency) i-------,....-- Less than high school graduate I I I . I 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% Percentage • Michigan • Manistee • Copemish Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Graph 2.4 Educational Attainment Age 25 and Higher Graduate or professional degree Bachelor's degree - Associate's degree Some college, no degree High school graduate (includes… 9th to 12th grade, no diploma Less than 9th grade I I I I 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% Percentage • Michigan • Manistee • Copemish 9 Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder �Section 2.3: Poverty Poverty Rate 2016 (Workers 16 & Older) Graph 2.5 • The working population aged 16 and older has a higher percent below the poverty line than both the County and State. • Poverty rate per education displays that the residents of the Village have lower percentages in poverty for those with a high school education or less, than both the County and State averages. Those with a bachelors degree are all above the poverty line at 0%. Residents with some College or an associates degree have greater % of poverty than the County and State averages. See graphs 2.5 & 2.6 Graph 2.6 At or above 150 percent of the poverty level 100 to 149 percent of the poverty level Below 100 percent of the poverty level • Michigan • Manistee • Copemish Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Poverty Rate per Education (Age 25 & Older) Bachelor's degree or higher Some college or associate's degree High school graduate Less than high school graduate _ _ _ _,.... 0.00% I 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% Percentage • Michigan • Manistee • Copemish Section 2.4: Median Earnings Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder • The average median income for village residents displays trends similar to both the County and State. Generally as more education is obtained median income increases. • There is a discrepancy when looking at the Village population that obtained some college or an associates degree. The medium income displayed is less than those who only obtained a high school degree. Similarly, in section 2.3, the poverty rate for those with some college or an associates degree is greater than those with a high school education. There could be many reasons why this is so, but two obvious reasons could be length of time in the workforce for those who spent time in college and added debt/expense of college courses. See graph 2.7 Graph 2.7 Median Earnings Based on Education Level (2016) $80,000.00 $70,000.00 $60,000.00 $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $30,000.00 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 II Less than high school graduate Ill 111 Ill High Some school college or graduate associate's (includes degree equivalency) Bachelor's degree I: Copemish Manistee Michigan Graduate or professional degree Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder 10 �Section 2.5: Housing and Households Percentage Housing Tenure (Owner vs. Renter) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Copemish • Manistee Owner-occupied housing units • Michigan Renter-occupied housing units Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Households (Age of Own Children) Percentage • Residents of the Village lag behind the County Graph 2.8 by 10% for owner occupied structures, but are within 1% of the State average. Data displays that rental is often more closely linked to poverty. • Households with children in the Village are comprised primarily of younger children under the age of 6 at over 80%, with the remaining percentage of households having children solely of ages 6-17. • The average household size for the village is 2.13, which is less than both the County and State averages. • Households with children lag behind the Graph 2.9 County and State averages, and those with people 60 years and older align with the State average and lag the County average. There are also slightly more householders living alone than the County and State average, with less householders 65 years and older. This correlates with the over 30% of the population aged 20-34 living in the Village. Once can deduct that a high percentage of the households are younger with no children. See graphs 2.8 - 2.11 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% • Copemish Under 6 years only • Manistee Under 6 years and 6 to 17 years Michigan • 6 to 17 years only Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Graph 2.10 Graph 2.11 Average Household Size Household Composition 60.00% 50.00% Percentage Michigan Manistee Copemish I I I I 1.9 2 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 .11 11111.•• Households Households with one or more with one or more people under 18 people 60 years years and over Householder living alone • Copemish • Manistee • Michigan Household Size Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder 11 65 years and over �Section 2.6: Occupation, Place of Work & Commuter Patterns Graph 2.12 • The employment categories of service, sales/office and natural resources,construction & maintenance employ over 86% of the workforce. • The vast majority of the population works outside Manistee County at 84.7%. • Transportation methods to work is predominantly single occupant vehicle commutes at over 76%, with those that walk to work nearly matching those that carpool with 11.1% and 12.5% respectively. It can be assumed that those walking to work are remaining within the County, so vast majority that commute by vehicle either alone or as a member of a carpool are traveling outside the County. Graph 2.13 • Travel times to work vary greatly, but the vast majority travel at least 25 minutes or more at 69.5% with 27.8% of the population traveling 45 minutes or more. Those that travel less than 10 minutes account for 11% of the population, which aligns with the percentage that walk to work. Commuters are likely working in job markets from Traverse City to Cadillac. See graphs 2.12 - 2.15 Occupation (Workers 16 and Older) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of Population • • • • Management, business, science, and arts occupations • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations • Military specific occupations Service occupations Sales and office occupations Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Place of Work 15.30% Inside Manistee County 84.70% Outside Manistee County Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder Means of Transportation to Work 12.50% Carpooled Graph 2.14 11.10% Walked Travel Time to Work Travel Time 76.40% Drove Alone Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder 60 or more minutes 45 to 59 minutes 35 to 44 minutes 30 to 34 minutes 25 to 29 minutes 20 to 24 minutes 15 to 19 minutes 10 to 14 minutes Less than 10 minutes -- 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% Graph 2.15 Percentage Source: 2010 US Census & 2016 American Fact-Finder 12 �Section 3: Public Input On March 8th, 2018, the Copemish Village Planning Commission held a public input session The input session sought to identify what residents of the community saw as strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for the Village. The input session was lightly attended, but the information gleamed was thorough and provided sound insight into community. The comments and feedback are placed under the appropriate headings. Section 3.1: Public Input Results Strengths • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Weaknesses • • • • • • • • Industrial base (local) Commercial base (local) Natural Areas & Parks Scenic Trout Fishing Hunting Outdoor Recreation Opportunities M-115 Snowmobile Trail Multi-use Trail Quaint/Small Town (quiet) Night Sky (lack of light pollution) Local School Good Quality Residents Skilled Tradesmen/women Hall Improvements Local Churches (strong congregation) Centrally Located to Adjacent Communities Strong Agricultural Presence (cattle, horses, trees) Sense of Community (Copemish Days/Parade) VFW Resurgence (stronger membership) Local Fire Department Relatively Crime Free Very Good Water Low Housing Prices Twisted Trails (close proximity) Crystal Mountain (close proximity) Blighted Buildings Lack of Zoning M-115 Speed Limit (60 mph) Lack of Civic Participation Tough to Fill Council & PC Seats Condition of Village Roads Lack of Restaurant Options Lack of Pedestrian Crossing (M-115) Opportunities • • • • • • 13 Broadband Fiber-Optic Expanded to Residences Increased Tourism with Trail Development Potential for Increased Commercial Activity M R Products Continually Expanding Available Space for Industrial Growth Vacant Land for Commercial & Residential Uses �Section 3.2: Public Input Summary As displayed by the items under each category above, the residents of the Village identified 4 to 1, strengths to weaknesses. This displays a strong sense of pride and a desire to maintain and improve upon what is the base of the community. Weaknesses that were identified are not numerous, but they are very important and should be addressed. Transportation issues such as the current condition of Village roads will be improved this summer through the scheduled repaving of Village roads. Speed concerns for M-115 and lack of a pedestrian crossing will need to be addressed with MDOT, and will be outlined in Section 9. Civic participation issues can be handled through recruitment efforts and/or joint planning with neighboring communities. Lack of Zoning and blighted buildings can be addressed through the polity of this Master Plan and the resulting recommendation for zoning. Many of the opportunities that were identified by the residents fall under development of a sense of place or placemaking efforts (which is described in more detail in section 5.2). Expanded broadband infrastructure to residences, provides the infrastructure necessary to attract and retain a population that can telecommute to work and live in a location that provides the outdoor recreation lifestyle they desire. Having the abundant natural resources available within minutes of the Village sets the stage for the improvements needed to the trail network and facilities to leverage greater use of those natural resources generating tourism and the potential for new residents. Availability of space for growth in light industry, commercial and residential areas allows for expansion of business and the employees necessary to fill positions in those industries. 14 �Section 4: Existing Conditions Inventory Section 4.1: Infrastructure Section 4.1.1: Water The Village of Copemish doesn’t have a municipal water supply. Resident’s water supply is reliant upon individual residential wells located throughout the Village. Water from the aquifers that feed the residential well is of excellent quality, providing clean, good tasting water that contains low levels of metals and sulfur. Section 4.1.2: Sewer Currently there is not a sanitary sewer system in the Village of Copemish. In 2014-2015 the Village of Copemish, through the assistance of USDA Rural Development, was awarded a grant to have an engineering study completed which looked at the economic feasibility of constructing a sanitary sewer system. The engineering study was completed, but the Village never took any further steps for implementation of the project. The financial risk was determined to be to high for the Village and its residents to undertake. Lack of a sanitary sewer system does have some implications outside of environmental health concerns, and they are primarily related to the density and intensity of use. Larger residential lots sizes are necessary for septic systems, limiting the opportunity to increase density. Larger intensive commercial and industrial uses which generate larger volumes of waste water are also limited by a lack of a sanitary sewer system. Section 4.1.3: Natural Gas The Village of Copemish doesn’t have natural gas service. The residents of the Village and surrounding area are reliant upon propane for their gas needs. The expense of propane can be a burden on households who use it as a primary source for heat, expansion of natural gas lines in the area should be supported if the opportunity arises. Section 4.1.4: Electrical, Cable and Phone Service The Village of Copemish is provided electricity from Consumers Energy. Telephone, cable and fiber-optic is available in the Village, which increases options and bandwidth for Internet service. This service is provided by Acentek. High speed Internet is a necessity in this modern day to stimulate business and population growth. The changing world economy can support smaller communities that can provide the necessary high speed connections to the Internet that can drive small home based business, telecommuters and cottage industries. Section 4.1.5: County Drains & Drainage Districts There are no County drainage districts located within the Village. The Drain Commission Office administers stormwater guidelines, which seek to maintain water quality by infiltrating stormwater runoff at the source. This approach is considered Low Impact Design (LID). LID manages a developments impacts to natural drainage patterns through modern techniques of stormwater management. The techniques include rain gardens, detention basins, porous pavement, level spreaders and green roofs. Utilizing LID can open opportunities for developments and development patterns, as well as decrease costs associated with conventional development stormwater methods of curb, gutter and in-ground stormwater system infrastructure. It is recommended for the Village to authorize utilization of the Drain Commission Stormwater Guidelines. 15 �Section 4.2: Civic Leadership & Public Safety Section 4.2.1: Civic Leadership Copemish Village is an incorporated Michigan Municipality that is led by an elected five member Village Council. The Village council holds monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month. The Village Council appoints the Village Planning Commission which is comprised of five members who oversee the land use policy for the Village. The Planning Commission is required to meet four times yearly, and they set their meeting calendar each year at their organizational meeting. The meeting dates and times are posted at the Village Hall. Section 4.2.2: Public Safety Fire protection resources are provided through an agreement with Cleon Township which maintains a volunteer fire fighting crew, engines, equipment and other apparatus. Police protection comes from the Manistee County Sheriff ’s Department and the Michigan State Police. Section 4.3: Environment Section 4.3.1: Watersheds, Hydrology & Wetlands The Village of Copemish is located in the Bear Creek Watershed, and within the sub-watershed of Bear Creek, above Glovers Creek. There is one tributary that winds through the Village, First Creek, which eventually joins Big Bear Creek to the Southwest. First Creek is a State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources designated trout stream with a self-sustaining population of brook trout. At one time First Creek was impounded within the Village, but has since been reverted back to a free flowing stream. There are numerous wetlands located throughout the Village of Copemish along both First Creek to the South and to the Northwest in areas that border the headwaters of Big Bear Creek. Maintaining high water quality is important to the Village and region as our drinking water, natural resources based recreation and important aspects of the regional economy and health rely upon clean water. Surface water, wetlands and groundwater resources should be protected with stormwater management and vegetative buffers. Section 4.3.2: Soils & Groundwater Resources The soils within the Village are a mix of sandy loam and mucks. The sandy-loam soils are found in upland areas and consist of well-drained soils that provide very low surface runoff The muck soils are found in areas of wetlands and out-wash plains along drainages which consist of poorly drained soils with negligible runoff. Soil structure is important to development patterns as it impacts septic placement, well depth, and stormwater management. Well drained soils have the ability to pass pollutants quickly through the soil media to aquifers below. Section 4.3.3: Topography The topography of the Village is generally flat with some areas of steep slopes located in the north eastern portion of the Village. Steep slopes over 25% should be preserved without extensive development. Section 4.3: Transportation 4.3.1: Roadways The Village of Copemish maintains local village roads, which includes road resurfacing, curb and gutter and stormwater ditch improvements. A project slated for summer 2018 will resurface 80% of the roads within the Village. The Manistee County Road Commission maintains local county roads which intersect with the village roads. The Michigan Department of Transportation maintains Highway M-115 which passes through the Village from the South16 �Legend Y & " V ! Roads Village County Local U Æ County Primary Highway 0 200 400 800 ••••• ••••• 1,200 Fire Station Civic & Recreation Sites CJ Water Bodies Fuel Tank Sites Wetlands Existing Trails Public Lands ·-···.i : L•• •-••• Copemish Village Proposed Trails Cleon Township N Feet 1,600 Slope Percent Hydrology D 0 - 24.9% 25% or Greater Elevation High Low Map produced by the Manistee County Planning Dept. 3/7/2018 CO IL RO RA FIRST ST STATE ST ST AD H IS AV M PE OAK ST BR O W N ST W CLEON ST FIRST ST Y & " V ! V ! Y HW ELM ST O FR BEECH ST DR NT DR MICHIGAN ST SS O L V ! CEDAR RD U Æ FIFTH ST V ! SECOND ST E LA K V ! RU RD IM HO FF ST V ! FOURTH ST AC LL DI U Æ Æ U MAPLE ST THIRD ST CA COLFAX ST ASH ST .{) .L ....._ ·-···-···-···-···-···- o •••-•••- •- •- •••-•••-•••-•••-•••-•••-•••- •••- •••- •-•- (J Map 4.1 Source: Manistee County Planning Department 17 •- • - •••-•••-•••- YATES RD ..:Q, ¬ « M-115 �east to the Northwest. 4.3.2: Non-Motorized & Multi-Use Trails There are sidewalks along some blocks within the Village. Important connections around the Village Park and the “internal” neighborhood commercial district are intact and these sidewalks should be maintained and extended where it’s feasible and makes sense. The old railroad grade in the Village is currently utilized as a snowmobile trail during the winter months. The Village is working on up-grading the trail surface in collaboration with Cleon Township and Manistee County, for year-round use which includes bicyclists and pedestrians. The Village would also like to provide way finding signage for users and trailheads. Section 4.4: Schools The Village is contained within the Benzie Central School District, which encompasses portions of northern Manistee County. Section 4.5: Recreation The Village of Copemish was included along with all Manistee County communities in the award winning 2016 Manistee County-Wide Park and Recreation Plan. The Village plan meets the DNR 5-year plan requirements and is approved through 2022. 18 �Section 5: Issues of Greater than Local Concern Section 5.1: Regional Prosperity Initiative & Networks Northwest The State of Michigan Legislature in 2014 approved the process for the Regional Prosperity Initiative. The initiative, a voluntary grant process, is meant to encourage local private, public and non-profit partners to create vibrant regional economies. In order to be eligible for grants through the initiative, partnerships must be made with business, non-profit and local/regional economic development organizations. Copemish Village is contained within the Northwest Prosperity Region, along with the whole of Manistee County and the other nine counties comprising Northwest Michigan. The initiative is led by Networks Northwest for our prosperity region and inclusion of Networks Northwest as a lead agency or review agency for local plans will help to solidify the Village as a partner in regional processes moving forward. Section 5.2: Regional Economy & Placemaking The changing global economy has had lasting impacts on the once strong manufacturing economy of Michigan. This has had ripple effects across the State and has changed viewpoints on directing economic development activities and broadened the definition of economic development. Manistee County as a partner in the Stronger Economies Together (SET) program which was led by USDA Rural Development, worked collaboratively with our neighboring counties to drill down to determine and target specific industrial sectors which are currently displaying growth and projected to continue that growth into the future. The program draws from a regional approach that supports strengthening economies by working together. The program determined that the region has untapped potential to grow, expand and attract businesses in the Energy (Renewable & Fossil), Advanced Materials, Agribusinesses, Food Processing and Technology Jobs. The Village can support these industries as a bedroom community as it is positioned in a great location that caters to “place”. “Placemaking” is a term being utilized in the planning and economic development fields that refers to the creation of a “place” that is inviting to the population. The place can refer to parks, commercial corridors, neighborhoods and any other aspect of a community that invites residents and visitors to spend time in that location as it is enjoyable and comforting. The Village of Copemish is located in an area that can cater to placemaking. The abundant publicly accessible natural resources, proximity to Traverse City, Cadillac and Crystal Mountain allow for the community to cater to enthusiasts that enjoy these assets. Improving access, promoting existing assets and building the communities character around these assets will help the community develop their “place”. Section 5.2: Watersheds Watershed planning is an effort to evaluate, educate and develop policy within the context of a regional watershed. Most watersheds contain several units of government. The flow of water doesn’t respect individual jurisdictional boundaries, thus planning at a watershed level seeks to create cohesive policy amongst several units of government that are linked due to there locations within a single watershed.. The Greater Bear Watershed Plan was developed in 2013 through leadership and cooperation of the Bear lake Watershed Alliance and the Bear Creek Watershed Council. The purpose of the plan is to “guide and inform the integration of future activities in the watershed to protect and enhance the valuable natural resources essential to the quality of life and economic well-being of residents of the area.” The Village is at the head of the Greater Bear watershed, and should embrace it’s role as a steward for water quality as it leaves lasting impacts on waters as they flow from First Creek downstream towards Lake Michigan, passing through many local units of government. 19 �Section 5.4: Regional Cooperation & Joint Planning The Village of Copemish was a partner in the 2016 Manistee County-Wide Park and Recreation Plan. This example of regional cooperation and collaboration has led to continued partnership with other local units of government as a member of the County-Wide Trail Committee. Regional cooperation for recreation provides many benefits including shared responsibilities for funding of recreation improvements and shared maintenance costs, which proves to be a fiscally responsible method of managing these assets. Beyond recreation, regional cooperation for land use planning is essential in todays age. Demographic data on commuter patterns for the Village display that much of the population works in other communities, often with a commute of 30 minutes or more. The position of the Village along M-115 provides a rather direct route to a couple of adjacent communities and allows for visitors to access the Village and surrounding natural resources rather easily. Land use planning in conjunction with adjacent jurisdictions allows for more thorough regional planning and allows for the communities to grow together and compliment one another’s assets.. The State of Michigan allows for joint planning of two or more local units of government through joint planning enabling legislation. It would be beneficial to both the Village of Copemish and Cleon Township to have a discussion concerning the formation of a joint planning commission. The connection of land uses, residents and emergency services is established and, planning cohesively together would benefit the Village and Township through decreased costs borne from the sharing resources. Please view the “Copemish Village Master Plan Land Use Policy Poster” for the Remainder of the Planning Document The poster contains the following sections: Section 6: Existing Land Use Analysis Section 7: Land Use Objectives & Actions Section 8: Future Land Use Plan Section 9: M-115 Highway Land Use Focus Section 10: Zoning Plan & Matrix 20 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Kutsche Office of Local History Description An account of the resource Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910s-2010s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a> Subject The topic of the resource Michigan Saugatuck (Mich.) Douglas (Mich.) Michigan, Lake Allegan County (Mich.) 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-07_SD-Walsh-J_0045 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Penrod Studio Title A name given to the resource Coral Gables, Saugatuck, Mich. postcard Description An account of the resource Postcard featuring Coral Gables, Hotel Saugatuck, and The Old Crow Bar located in downtown Saugatuck, Michigan. The front of the postcard shows a busy street and nightlife, with the featured businesses lit up at night. The back of the postcard bares no handwriting but the description in the upper lefthand corner reads: "Coral Gables-Saugatuck, Michigan. Come by boat, bus or car but don't miss a visit to Coral Gables while vacationing at Saugatuck. This area offers a wide variety of activities and entertainment for your pleasure. 'Relax at Saugatuck.'" Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dexter Press Subject The topic of the resource Michigan Saugatuck (Mich.) 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/935f6b0c559edae2e887ba42e4fe74d2.mp4 4b23b6cf8a7566419dfbab9c86649102 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/310998494bcd87ecab24e1e61f4b6971.pdf 4340eca5004ca83be73b1689bfa301af PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Jim Corbett Cold War/Vietnam Era 1 hour 42 minutes 28 seconds (00:00:59) Early Life and Pre-Enlistment -Born in November 1938 in Big Rapids, Michigan -When WWII began the family moved to Detroit so their father could work -After WWII ended they returned to Big Rapids -Attended high school in Big Rapids -Also spent some time in Grand Rapids -Graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1956 -Enrolled in Ferris State University in September 1956 -Attended for two years -Studied pre-engineering -Planned to transfer to Michigan State University (00:02:10) Army National Guard -During his senior year of high school he and his friends enlisted in the National Guard -Served in the same company that his uncle had served in during WWII -E Company Light Infantry 126th Regiment 32nd Red Arrow Division -Trained with mortars, .30 caliber and .50 caliber machine guns -Served in the National Guard from Fall 1955 to April 1958 (00:04:33) Enlisting in the Air Force -Enlisted in the Air Force after two years in college -Tried to become a navigator with Aviation Cadets first -Went to Fort Wayne, Indiana to take the tests -Passed the written and physical tests -Could not pass the vision test -Made him ineligible to be an Aviation Cadet -Joined the Air Force instead to go into electronics (00:06:03) National Guard Training -Taught how to read topographical maps -Started off as being an infantryman -Eventually got promoted to being an assistant machine gunner -Went on field maneuvers during the summer at Camp Grayling, Michigan (00:07:27) Air Force Basic Training Pt. 1 -Air Force basic training was far easier than National Guard training had been -Spent four weeks in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas -On Memorial Day 1958 he was transferred to Biloxi, Mississippi (00:08:14) National Guard Training Pt. 2 -Lived in tents while at Camp Grayling, Michigan -Had some classroom training -Got lost in the woods at Camp Grayling once -Had to be led back to the troops by them calling his name �-Every Monday evening they would meet at the armory in Big Rapids, Michigan -Used equipment that was left over from WWII (00:11:07) Air Force Basic Training Pt. 2 -Did not enjoy kitchen duty in basic training -Never got off of Lackland Air Force Base for any downtime -After Lackland Air Force Base he was transferred to Keesler Air Force Base -Located in Biloxi, Mississippi -Completed his basic training there (00:12:25) Air Force Advanced Training -Spent six hours in a classroom each day at Keesler Air Force Base -General training with electronics -Trained on theory and then went on to hands on training -Basic training with circuit boards -Already familiar with basic electronics from his time spent with ham radio -Able to leave Keesler Air Force Base -Routinely visited the French Quarter in New Orleans -He was never able to get home in time to celebrate Christmas -At Keesler Air Force Base from Memorial Day 1958 to December 1958 (00:18:20) First Deployment to Texas -Assigned to the 341st Strategic Air Command Bomb Wing -Worked on B-47 bombers’ navigation and communication systems -Stationed in Abilene Air Force Base (later renamed Dyess Air Force Base) (00:20:08) Deployment to Alaska -From December 1959 to June 1960 he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base -Anchorage, Alaska -Assigned to the nuclear strike force -He was on duty twenty four hours and then off duty for twenty four hours -Not a lot of work to do -Bombers were always loaded with nuclear weapons ready to be launched -The B-47s were designed and maintained to be able to take off quickly and strike quickly (00:24:27) Downtime in Alaska -He was able to visit Anchorage periodically before the Great Alaskan Earthquake struck -The Great Alaskan Earthquake would not happen until 1964 -He and the other soldiers were not allowed to go on the ski slopes -A large number of soldiers were hurting themselves attempting to ski (00:25:47) Life in Alaska -Had to adjust to the Alaskan day/night schedule -Elite status as nuclear strike force gained them privileges -Remembers that they got better food (king crab, steak, beer) -Alarms would go off routinely -Never sure if it was a drill or a real strike -Saw Bob Hope and Steve McQueen for Christmas 1959 (00:29:35) Second Deployment to Texas and Deployment to Delaware -Returned to Abilene/Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in June 1960 -Got transferred to Dover, Delaware with the 11th Air Refueling Squadron -Stayed there from summer 1960 to December 1961 (when he reenlisted) �-He was going to go into the Officer Candidate School -Got married instead (00:31:26) Reenlistment and Deployment to Okinawa -He reenlisted and received orders to go to Okinawa in December 1961 -Destination was Kadena Air Base -Had to fly from Grand Rapids, to Detroit, to San Francisco -From San Francisco had to take a bus to Travis Air Force Base -From Travis Air Force Base he flew to Hickam Field, Hawaii -From Hawaii he flew to Wake Island, then Tokyo -From Tokyo finally landed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa (00:34:59) Duties at Kadena Air Base -Worked on the radar on various air craft, specifically on KC97 (fuel tanker aircraft) -Wonders now if the radar radiation is responsible for his cancer -Began to notice an increase in activity concerning Vietnam -Missions involving Agent Orange and reconnaissance were becoming regular -Went to Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam as a part of his assignment -He was technically part of top secret missions being flown over Southeast Asia -Heard rumors that American operatives were already in South Vietnam and Laos (00:42:06) Drug Use on Okinawa -Had access to every drug you could think of -A friend of his became addicted to amphetamines -Eventually lost his mind and shot himself -Meth could be purchased legally, over the counter on Okinawa (00:42:40) Cuban Missile Crisis While at Okinawa -One of the most memorable events was the Cuban Missile Crisis -During the crisis the only news outlets were Air Force and Japanese TV -They had bunkers and bombers that were loaded with nuclear weapons -When the alert happened he and the other soldiers believed nuclear war was imminent -Massive number of nuclear weapons was being loaded onto jets -Believed that it was the end -Relieved when the agreement between JFK and Khrushchev was reached -For him it was the most realistic threat he ever faced while in the Air Force (00:46:37) Typhoons -While on Okinawa he experienced three typhoons -All military housing was concrete to protect against typhoons -Remembers that during storms the base would get shut down -He and a few buddies went off base during a typhoon and went to a bar (00:47:44) Race Relations in Okinawa -Recalls that there was still segregation (not institutionalized) in Okinawa -Every race kept to themselves and went to their own areas for downtime -Okinawans had a different view of Americans -Believed that all Americans, regardless of race, looked the same (00:49:28) Typhoons Pt. 2 -They were still able to catch a taxi during the typhoon -Because of the base being closed the taxi was able to take them inside the base -All aircraft were evacuated to other air bases �-If it couldn’t be evacuated it was anchored to the tarmac with steel chains -Kadena Air Base suffered very little damage -Civilian areas were more prone to taking damage -Downed power lines were the most significant threat (00:52:39) Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam -While in Okinawa he also spent time at Tan Son Nhut Air Base [outside of Saigon] -Did not enjoy the extreme heat and humidity in Vietnam -Enjoyed serving in Southeast Asia though -When he reenlisted he wanted to go back to Tan Son Nhut -Didn’t play along with “office politics” and didn’t get to go back -Stayed on base at Tan Son Nhut -Didn’t visit Saigon very often -Busy with upgrading and maintaining the aircraft that were on base -He and the rest of the soldiers on base were kept on standby most of the time -Remembers being involved with Operation: Ranch Hand -Spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam to kill the foliage -Told that Agent Orange was totally harmless for people (00:57:21) Experience with Chemical & Nuclear Weapons -During his time on Okinawa he heard rumors that there were chemical weapons present -Now known that there were chemical weapons bunkers on the island -Specifically containing various nerve gases and mustard gas -Had goats and rabbits in the area that served as a warning system for leaks -In July 1969 there was a gas leak due to improper cleaning of tanks with a sandblaster -Led to twenty two people being hospitalized -In January 1971 the chemical weapons were moved off Okinawa in Operation: Red Hat -During the Cuban Missile Crisis he heard rumors that missile crews were ready to launch -Underground silos had been built on Okinawa (01:02:03) Deployment to France -Worked at Langley Air Force Base during the time of JFK’s assassination -Got sent to France with C-130 transport aircraft -He was able to vist Paris during his deployment to France -Visited the Louvre -Surprised by the lack of security in the museum -Visited the Algerian quarter -Unaware of the tension that existed and the danger there was in going there -Visited the Eiffel Tower -Bought a hot dog that was served on French bread (01:05:18) Visiting Other Parts of Europe and Encounters with Europeans -He was able to visit Frankfurt, Germany during his time in France -Astounded by the fact that Mercedes were being used as taxis -Enjoyed the local German beer -He found that the Parisians were more arrogant than the rural French -Didn’t take it personally because he knew it was how they treated everyone outside Paris (01:07:34) Deployment to Libya -While in France he was sent on assignment to Libya in January 1964 -Part of a paratrooper training mission in the desert �-Landed in Wheelus Air Force Base -By sheer happenstance ran into a girl on base that he knew from high school -She was married to a soldier that was on the base -Visited the girl and her husband at their apartment in Tripoli -Experienced Tripoli during the Muslim holy season of Ramadan -Remembers that the bus drivers were irritable during the day due to fasting -Remembers being woken up in the morning by the call to prayer -Went on a tour and he, and the other soldiers on the tour, was thrown out of a mosque -Saw camel meat for sale in the markets -Stone walls surrounding the base were embedded with shards of glass to keep out intruders -They were not allowed to work on aircraft from 10AM-2PM -Metal bodies of the aircraft were so hot you could suffer burns just from touching them (01:12:17) Deployment to Germany -Got to see Berlin, Germany -Helped prepare aircraft for reconnaissance missions over the Berlin Corridor -Put equipment on aircraft that would test the quality of Soviet radar -Remembers being in a night club that had telephones at each table -Meant as a way for people to meet each other in the bar without leaving their table -Learned that getting shortchanged by German service workers was fairly commonplace (01:13:49) Deployment to Thailand -Briefly deployed to Dong Hwa [?], Thailand -This occurred during his time at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa -Never get the chance to go into Bangkok -Stayed in Dong Hwa for Air Force duties (01:14:24) Panama Canal Zone Pt. 1 -Got divorced before going to Langley Air Force Base and being deployed to France -After returning to Langley from France he was deployed to the Panama Canal Zone -Specifically Howard Air Force Base/Fort Cobb -Remembers seeing tugboats pulling ships through the locks of the Panama Canal -There were local iguanas so big you had to stop your truck when they crossed the road -Sharks were also a prominent threat in the waters near the base -Major risk in conducting training missions with paratroopers near the water -Very comfortable deployment -Able to easily visit Panama City, Panama -Suffered from possible added exposure to cancer causing chemicals while on deployment -Agent Orange and trichloroethylene (01:21:00) Injury during Aircraft Maintenance -There was a mishap once while he was working on an aircraft -Working on electronics inside the aircraft’s control console in the cockpit -Positioned himself in an awkward, tense angle -Resulted in him snapping his neck (01:23:37) Panama Canal Zone Pt. 2 -Learned later on that chemical weapons were being tested in the Canal Zone -Landed in the Canal Zone during July 1964 -Officially deployed there from August 1964 to October 1964 �(01:26:54) Shaw Air Force Base -After his deployment to the Panama Canal Zone he returned again to Langley Air Force Base -Received orders to transfer to Shaw Air Force Base/Fort Sumter, South Carolina -Worked on the RF101 Voodoo reconnaissance aircraft -Later worked on the RF4C Phantom aircraft that replaced the RF101 Voodoos (01:27:23) Leaving the Air Force -Deployment to Shaw Air Force Base would be his last -Offered an opportunity to reenlist in the Air Force -Discharge date was too close, so he opted out of it -Got discharged from the Air Force on August 20, 1965 -Had same discharge date as a close friend -Went to a state fair together in Minneapolis, Minnesota (01:28:57) Life after the Air Force -Worked at a variety of short term jobs after he completed his time in the Air Force -Worked at Voice of Music in Benton Harbor, Michigan -Continued his work with electronics there -Got a job at Lear Siegler Aerospace Research Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Worked there during June 1966 -Also worked shortly for GTE as well -Went to Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and enrolled in night classes -Fall 1969 -Used the GI Bill for books and tuition -Worked during the day -Married a single mom with three kids in 1968 -Had one of their own together -Received a degree from Aquinas College in December 1972 (01:30:01) Social Security Career and Legal Assistant Job -Before graduating from Aquinas College he took the Federal Service Test -Did extremely well on it -Invited for an interview with the Social Security Administration in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Got a job the next day -Worked in ten different offices during his time with them -Retired in June 2000 -After only a year of retirement he was welcomed back as a legal assistant in 2001 -Worked another four years part time (01:33:12) Other Memorable Events during Service -Noticed there was resentment among the Okinawans about the U.S. presence on the island -Demonstrations were held outside of Kadena Air Base -Remembers that there was a communist mayor in a nearby town -Remembers the level of poverty that existed in Panama City, Panama -Most of the houses had roofs made of sheet metal -Remembers that Libya was also very poor -Also met a large number of Italians that had been there during the Mussolini era -Regrets missing out on a large number of the historical sites in Paris during French deployment -Didn’t know anything about the history of various places until years later -Remembers being impressed by how sophisticated the Parisian metro system was �(01:38:16) Reflections on Service -Taught him that he needed higher education to succeed in life -Recognized that the higher ranking officers were college graduates -Didn’t want to be stuck in a dead end job for the rest of his life -Made him establish a goal to get a college degree after the Air Force -Taught him about the level of inequality and injustice that exists -Both at home and abroad -Led to him being involved in social activism later in life -Advocacy groups and working to fight against injustice -Doesn’t regret joining the military -Even with reenlisting feels that his time in the Air Force was for the best -Harbors no resentment against the military for health issues related to chemical weapons � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Corbett, James (Interview outline and video), 2013 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Corbett, James Description An account of the resource Jim Corbett was born in 1938 in Big Rapids, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit during WWII, attended high school in Big Rapids and graduated from there in 1956. He attended Ferris State University for two years until he enlisted in the Air Force. Prior to serving in the Air Force he joined the Michigan National Guard during his senior year of high school and served with E Company Light Infantry 126th Regiment 32nd Red Arrow Division from fall of 1955 to April 1958. He was trained at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas and was transferred to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi for advanced electronics training. He served with the 341st Strategic Air Command Bomber Wing at Abilene Air Force Base, Texas; the nuclear strike force at Elmendorf Air Base, Anchorage, Alaska; Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan; Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam (prior to the outbreak of war); Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and saw a myriad of international deployments to France, Libya, Germany, Thailand, and the Panama Canal Zone. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American United States. National Guard United States. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/decc0cc5d54b3ddfbb8e27b716e42f96.mp4 67a4c19846c72e4989ab76f5f8bf68b4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3394f55dd0085df64820af0f37cee9e9.pdf dfe852472733812af8bf299952014deb PDF Text Text Cornelius, Philip Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: World War II Interviewee’s Name: Philip Cornelius Length of Interview: (38:55) Interviewed by: James Smither Transcribed by: Maluhia Buhlman Interviewer: “We’re talking today with Philip Cornelius of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The interviewer is James Smither of the Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project. Okay, now Philip can you start us off with some with some background on yourself, and to begin with where and when were you born?” June 1st 1925, Blodgett hospital. Interviewer: “And what town is that in?” East Grand Rapids. Interviewer: “Okay east Grand Rapids, Michigan, alright. Now did you grow up in east Grand Rapids?” (00:31) Yes. Interviewer: “Okay, what did your family do for a living then?” My family was in the furniture business. Interviewer: “Okay and-” �Cornelius, Philip Well they had, they also owned the Wolverine Brass Works. Interviewer: “Okay, alright now what was business like for them in the 30’s?” Good. Interviewer: “Okay so this is the depression?” They- In those days they only sold directly to plumbers and some stores, they had the Wolverine Brass Works. Interviewer: “Okay, so you did okay during the depression then?” Yes. Interviewer: “Okay alright, now did you know people who had more trouble?” (1:31) Oh probably, the only thing I remember is I was in high school during those days. Interviewer: “Okay now when you were going to high school, before Pearl Harbor, did you pay much attention to what was happening in the world?” Oh yes, I always kept up with news and I knew, I also knew I was gonna be in the service, by the time I- I was 18 when I graduated because I had rheumatic fever in the eighth grade and I was in bed for six months because that’s what they did in those days so you didn’t have a heart problem, and that was terrible, but I kept up with my grades and I graduated when I was 18 so it wasn’t so bad. Interviewer: “Now do you remember how you heard about Pearl Harbor?” Oh my yes. �Cornelius, Philip Interviewer: “So how did you learn about it?” Radio. Interviewer: “Okay now when that news came, was that a surprise?” Not really, I was very active with what was going on in the world, and I knew we were all in trouble, and also because I was 18 I went in pretty fast. Interviewer: “Right, well you were 16 when Pearl Harbor happened.” Yes. Interviewer: “So you were still in school but you knew as soon as you finished high school you were on- Now did you actually complete high school at the time?” Yes. Interviewer: “Okay and then when did you actually enter the service?” (3:42) Boy….I would say June of ‘43. Interviewer: “Okay so right after you graduated?” Oh yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, now what branch of the service did you join?” I was in the Seabees, the Navy, construction. �Cornelius, Philip Interviewer: “Okay now when you enlisted did you get to pick that or did they just send you there?” Well I was wearing, just like you I wore glasses and all of the sudden I was restricted which was lucky because at that time the Seabees were just being formed, and I could wear glasses because we were truck drivers and construction and all that stuff. So they weren’t- and it was the or the Army and this was right after the bulge and all that stuff. Interviewer: “Well the Bulge comes 1944, so when you first enlisted that wasn’t the issue.” Yeah. Interviewer: “Now go back to the time when you enlisted, where did you report to first, or where did they send you for training?” I’m trying to think. Interviewer: “Did you go to Great Lakes?” I’m foggy on my memory. Interviewer: “Alright, did you go to Great Lakes?” (5:31) No. Well I was in Great Lakes for a little time but that was when I was getting into the construction business in the Seabees so it was different. It was Navy but I had different witnesses like when I saw the bomber at the Empire State building. Interviewer: “Alright well we’re trying to talk about sort of the training that you got when you first went in. So did you go to Great Lakes for processing or did you do boot camp there?” �Cornelius, Philip Bootcamp, we were trained by the marines. Interviewer: “Alright and so what did that boot camp training consist of?” Everything, that was so long ago, it was about six weeks and I became a heavy equipment operator and I also did the work of a grader, but mostly I was a truck driver. Interviewer: “Okay, now did they give you specialized training for that, do they teach you how to drive the big equipment?” Oh yeah. Interviewer: “And where did you do that training?” Great Lakes. Interviewer: “That was still Great Lakes? Okay now was the part of the boot camp or was that after the boot camp?” (7:28) After the boot camp. Interviewer: “Okay, alright now when you were being trained by the marines did you get a lot of discipline?” Oh my yes. Interviewer: “Did they treat you like you were marine recruits?” Yeah, well we trained with them you know basically, cause we were the truck drivers and all that stuff for the marines. �Cornelius, Philip Interviewer: “Okay, yeah. Alright so you would serve alongside them so you would train alongside them.” Oh yeah. Interviewer: “Okay and then, now how- Was it hard for you to adjust to life in the military?” No, I like it. Interviewer: “Okay, because marine training has the reputation of being kind of unpleasant.” It was, but I didn’t mind it. They were a little kinder to us because we were the support for all their operations. Interviewer: “Okay, so they might need you later.” (8:38) Yep. Interviewer: “Okay, alright do you have an idea of how long you did the Seabee training?” Oh gosh, it seemed like years but it was just, I would say it was three months. Interviewer: “Alright, so you finish your training then it’s probably going to be late 1943 at that point?” Yeah. Interviewer: “And once you complete the training where did they send you?” �Cornelius, Philip Well California to start with, we went out to the Hawaiian Islands, and from there we went- I went to Attu in the Aleutians where I spent most of my time. Interviewer: “Okay now can you describe what Attu was like to live on?” It was rugged, it was good though, you gotta remember that we unloaded all the ships and we confiscated quite a lot of stuff and we managed to counter- In the wintertime we used the snow to hide the confiscated stuff and we took care of ourselves first and we- then we took care of the marines. Interviewer: “Okay now what kind of construction work were you doing there?” Everything, I was basically a truck driver, big trucks. Interviewer: “But were they building bases or air fields?” (10:41) Oh yeah. Basically I was in construction and I served in Africa and I served in the far far away east, and the Aleutian Islands. So I was in quite a bit, they moved us around. I was a heavy equipment operator so I had- I could pretty well pick what I wanted, so that’s what I did. Interviewer: “Okay, now when you moved around did your whole unit go or did you go by yourself or with a small group?” Oh gosh that I don’t even remember. I was basically in a group. Interviewer: “Now do you think it was a group of a few dozen men, or several hundred?” Oh that’s- That was so long ago, that was ‘43, ‘44, ‘45. Interviewer: “Okay now when you were on- I mean how much snow did you get on the �Cornelius, Philip Aleutians?” Oh man it never stopped, it would come and it’d go because we were right on the divide between the Pacific ocean and the Arctic ocean, we were on a line. We figured in the year and a half or two years we saw the sun 30 days, and so all the storms formed right off Attu and because that’s where the warm water hits the cold water. Interviewer: “Now did the warm water keep it from getting really cold? I mean how cold would it get?” No, well it was cold it wasn’t- We were in the arctic, on one side of us we had the Arctic Ocean, and on the other was the Pacific. So all the storms, we figured we had in the two years we were there we had 30 days of sun setting. Interviewer: “Right, do you know- I mean how cold did it get? Did it get below zero?” Oh no too much, that’s why we had so much snow. Interviewer: “Alright, now who else was based on Attu with you? And were there air units or marines?” (14:02) Oh everything, it was- Attu was a major fly away, we had Army bombers, Navy bombers, we hadInterviewer: “Did you have seaplanes there?” Yeah we had everything, and I’ll never forget them. We had one day when the North Pacific fleet was in our harbor, with 10 or 12 destroyers and three cruisers, and it was a fleet, and the Japs came over with a bunch of airplanes and they had such a heavy attack from all those ships and stuff they dropped all their bombs in the ocean. One bomb got on the island and one officer got a purple heart cause he got a piece of shrapnel on his heel, that was a big story. �Cornelius, Philip Interviewer: “Okay so was that the only time the enemy showed up while you were there?” Yeah, well they tried to but you know, we were the farthest island out, they had to come at us first but usually they didn’t make it. Interviewer: “Alright, so did you have fighter planes based there?” Oh yeah, we had Army and Navy. Interviewer: “Now you said you were there for quite some time, were you there…do you remember where you were when the Japanese surrendered? Had you moved on by then?” Yeah, I think I was in the San Francisco area at that time. Interviewer: “Alright now you mentioned that you did go to Japan?” Yeah. Interviewer: “So when did you do that?” (16:35) Toward the end. Interviewer: “And when you went to Japan what were you doing there?” I was in- I was a Seabee. Interviewer: “Okay, now were you building bases for the Americans?” Yeah. �Cornelius, Philip Interviewer: “Okay, and then when you were in Japan, did you see much of the Japanese people themselves?” Oh yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, and were they civilians-” Yeah Interviewer: “Or military? Okay. I had a- I was in charge of, for a while we had a big laundry and I had German prisoners, prisoners of war working for me, and they were great. Interviewer: “Now where was that?” (17:28) In California, they were captured in Africa. They were the prime Germans when they took Africa, and they were all- the ones I had, they were all college graduates and very smart and didn’t want to go back to Germany, and they had to go back to Germany because that’s the way it works. They liked their space and they worked in the laundries and all that kind of stuff, and they like the American girls, they were interesting guys. Interviewer: “Now had they been officers?” Oh everything, but they were all graduates, colleges and everything else. I had everything under me and they were really just great guys, and they weren’t looking forward to going back to Germany. Interviewer: “Okay and then while you were in Japan did you have any Japanese who worked for you there?” �Cornelius, Philip Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay and what were they doing?” They were just workers. Interviewer: “Right but were they working with you in the construction or?” Well I had laundry and I was in charge of prisoners of war, and so I had a pretty good crew. They were all college graduates. Interviewer: “Right, well those were the Germans though.” Yeah. Interviewer: “But I was asking about when you were in Japan. So when you were in Japan did you see much of the destruction from the bombing or was the area you were-” (19:37) Oh yeah but it’s- We were pretty well stuck in the bases, cause we pretty well chewed the area up itself during the war Interviewer: “Okay, so you were in- Do you remember what base you were at in Japan?” No. Interviewer: “Okay, alright were you close to Tokyo?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, and did you go into Tokyo?” �Cornelius, Philip Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, and what did you see there?” Destruction, a lot of it, we flattened it. Interviewer: “Now some parts of Tokyo hadn’t been hit, and there’s a business district and the Imperial Palace, I mean did you see any of those things?” I don’t remember. Interviewer: “Okay, now when you were in Japan were there any discipline problems with your men?” No. Interviewer: “Okay so they weren’t going off and finding women or getting drunk and things like that?” (20:45) Oh a little. Interviewer: “Not to the point where it was making too much trouble.” No. Interviewer: “Okay, alright now you mentioned you stopped in some other places, did you just stop over? Like you mentioned Okinawa.” Yeah. Interviewer: “Did you do construction there?” �Cornelius, Philip Yeah, I’d forgotten about while I was a truck driver, so I got to the islands but you know that’s so long ago and I was a kid so, you know I was about 20, 21. So it was an adventure. Interviewer: “Okay, and you also got to the Philippines.” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, and were you around Manila or someplace else?” I can’t remember. Interviewer: “Okay, do you remember much about what the places look like or what you saw there?” (21:55) Yeah, it was pretty well beat up, we took a pretty good pounding there when we were fighting there, but you know that’s so far back, my memory isn’t as good as it used to be either. Interviewer: “Okay, and then you also said that you went to Africa?” Yes. Interviewer: “And was that North Africa like Morocco or Algeria, or somewhere else?” We came over, it was near the Egyptian line, and I was a truck driver so I got around a lot. Interviewer: “Okay but in Egypt or someplace else?” Yeah, various places. Interviewer: “Okay and when you were there I mean did you- If you went to Egypt did you �Cornelius, Philip like, go and see the pyramids or anything like that?” Oh yes. Interviewer: “So you were there…alright and did you get to the Suze canal?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, so you’re really just back and forth moving all kinds of things all over the place.” Yeah, well I was a truck driver. Interviewer: “Right, now were these almost cargo trucks?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay but not- as opposed to dump trucks or something else. Okay, alright and…let’s see, okay. So how long do you think you stayed in the Navy after the war ended? Because it sounds like you got to a lot of places after the Aleutians. So did you go from the Aleutians back to California and then other places?” (24:10) Yeah. Interviewer: “Yeah okay, so you think maybe you were in until early 1946?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, now do you remember the point system? Their determining when you got to go home?” �Cornelius, Philip No, it was important but we had quite a few Michigan guys and one of my best friends was a Bill DeVries, was a middle weight champion in golden gloves, and so he was a good friend of mine, so we got a little booze when he went to- He fought for the Navy, and bases and he was the champ of- He was a lightweight and he got showered with booze and he didn’t drink. So we had a little party, and I remember we were drinking it all straight, and we’re all sitting in the snow in our underwear outside of the barracks. We were stoned oh boy it was bad, but it wasn’t that badYes it was, yeah it really was. We had a few casualties that didn’t even make it out of the snow, we had to take them in the Quonset hut that we were in, you know we were at an early age and we got- Everybody got a case of whiskey, a mixture, and we had enough for everybody in the barracks, some of them didn’t drink at all so that doubled up on the other people, and we really got stoned. It was bad, awful. Interviewer: “So there wasn’t always that much to do in the Aleutians then?” There wasn’t. Interviewer: “When you had extended periods, when you were just stuck in the barracks because the weather was too bad?” (27:16) Oh yeah. Well we were truck drivers and I had a snow plow and so that was my busy time, we had to keep the roads open and we got a lot of snow, and we got a lot of rain. It’s a very wet area and the other thing is it’s the land of midnight sun you know. So we had only a very, very short period of darkness. Interviewer: “Oh in the summer?” Yeah. Interviewer: “But then in the winter you don’t have much light at all?” No that’s right, yes it was dark all the time. It was interesting, but what the hell when you’re only �Cornelius, Philip 18 and 20 this kind of stuff you can live with it. Interviewer: “Alright, now are there other things that happened when you were in the service that kind of stands out in your memory.” Yeah, we went through an earthquake and it was a pretty severe earthquake, in the valley area outside of San Francisco, and that was a memorable thing. All of a sudden the lights were all jumping all over the place and shaking. We’d never been in an earthquake before but it’s an experience, and actually it actually made it move, a major highway nearby over about four or five feet, and it was something to watch the lights blink, dancing all over the place and there’s no place you could go cause everything was going. So it’s a pretty great experience. Interviewer: “Yup. Now when you finished your time in the service, did they make an effort to encourage you to reenlist, or were they just sending everybody home?” Yeah, basically they’re sending, they had plenty of people who wanted to stay in so. Interviewer: “Okay, so you go home, now when you got home what did you do?” (30:19) I went to school. Interviewer: “You went to college?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay and where did you go to college?” Michigan. Interviewer: “Alright, and what were you studying there?” �Cornelius, Philip Business. Interviewer: “Okay, and did that go well?” Yes. Interviewer: “Okay, and then once you graduated from there then what did you do?” I didn’t graduate because at that time, I’m trying to remember that. Oh, my father had a crooked partner whose family was very wealthy in Cadillacs and we didn’t- My dad didn’t realize he was a gambler, bad, and all of the sudden their business went under, and he didn’t have any control over it. So that’s when I was in college so I didn’t get involved that much, and I was out on gi-giyou know the cheapestInterviewer: “G.I bill?” (31:42) The bill, and so I was set for it, but that was a trying time and my grandfather owned the Wolverine Brass Company in Grand Rapids, and they were well set but my father’s brother Harold he became an alcoholic, couldn’t take the stress, and we had a lot of family problems around that time, but we survived. Interviewer: “So did you kind of leave school and come help out or?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay and then did you work for your grandfather or someone else?” Yeah, I did. Interviewer: “Alright and then did you come back and live in east Grand Rapids or did you-” �Cornelius, Philip Yeah, I went to Michigan and I couldn’t- I didn’t graduate because all of the sudden this thing took off and I had to get to work, help out, but I completed my, you know, time later because I didn’t need much more to do, but I enjoyed my time in Michigan. I was in a fraternity there and I was a Greek, at Michigan we had a- We had our own building downtown and Ann Arbor that was owned by the fraternity and we used to march down the street, robes and stuff on. You know when you’re a veteran and you’ve been in service long enough that kind of an old hat but it was kind of fun. Interviewer: “Alright now how do you think your time in the service affected you or what did you learn from it?” Nah. Interviewer: “You were basically just the same guy the whole time?” (34:50) Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, do you think you learned anything from that that helped you later?” No, I don’t think so. You get a certain amount of discipline and you get some adventures like when I hit- That bomber hit the Empire State building. Interviewer: “Okay yeah talk about that, I mean why were you in New York?” Just a weekend pass. Interviewer: “Okay and were you stationed-” There was a hotel there that the government bought, and then you can stay there for three nights, and usually they had three or four guys in the same room. Some on the floor, some on the bed, �Cornelius, Philip but we had room service and food and all that stuff that they had treated us, it was a great great place to be. Interviewer: “Now were you stationed in that area someplace?” Well I was- Yeah we were right on the base, forget exactly where it was. Interviewer: “Was it in New York harbor somewhere?” Yeah. Interviewer: “Okay, yeah, alright, now how did you- Did you see the plane hit or just hear it?” (36:28) Yeah. Interviewer: “Can you describe what happened?” I heard it and we were near the window and I’d been on an airbase and I said “You know that plane is flying too low.” So we ran to the window and we saw it hit the Empire State building. It was a twin engine B25 and of course they were all killed but usually had a crew of seven. Interviewer: “Now did you ever learn why that happened? Was the pilot killing himself or anything?” No. Interviewer: “Alright how much damage did it do to the building?” You know I don’t even remember. It was, well it knocked some stones, some of the brick away, but other than that it didn’t damage anything it happened to hit an area that didn’t have any �Cornelius, Philip construction, it was a part of the building that… Interviewer: “So it was- We think of planes hitting skyscrapers, we now think of 9/11 but that was much bigger and much worse. Alright so we were talking about saying, you know “Do you think your time in the service affected you” when you were saying not very much but you did get to see some interesting things.” Oh my yes. Interviewer: “And go some places you wouldn’t go otherwise.” Yes, right. Interviewer: “Alright, alright anything else you can recall that you want to put on the record before we close out the interview?” (38:25) Oh I don’t- It was so far back, I was a kid then I mean I was in my young 20’s. Interviewer: “Yeah it was a lot, seventy years ago that’s a long time ago.” Yes it is. Interviewer: “Alright well thank you very much for talking to me this morning.” Oh that’s- I enjoyed it. �Cornelius, Philip � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. 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Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/cc0e4a025a4fac7b68218cdd382ba7a0.pdf 4263fb5f60c6c2e7b32c28799234d744 PDF Text Text MUSKEGON HOU E OF JEWI H WORSHIP In behalf of Con regation B'nai Israel Cornerstone Laying Ceren1onies Program 0 ~ IIH., "TAL HOTEL BA • lu kegon, Michigan ROOM 'ovember 25, 19--17 Ki le\' 13, 570 �America Ensemble Invocation ............................. Rabbi Herman Kieval Opening Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo S. Rosen Reading of . cripture .................... Rabbi Jacob Klitzner Acceptance of record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . amuel G. Kla ·f Pre entation of record : 1. isterhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Harry S. Berman 2. B'nai B'rith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Fine 3. United Jewish Charities ................ 4. Mona View Cemetery J. M. Kaufman ssociation . . . . . Milton Steindler 5. Hadas al1 .......................... Mr. Charles Locke 6. Congregation B'nai Israel ............ Harold ilverman 7. Hou e of Jewish ,vorship ................ Harold Rosen 8. Zioni t Organization of America . . . . . . . . Max Rosenberg g. History of Community ............... Mrs. Fred Rodoff Signing and depo iting this program (see facing page) Sealing of Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Isaac Gros man Blessing of Thanksgiving Abraham Shmookler Laying of Cornerstone ........................ Paul M. Wiener Wielding of trowel ....... Robert Cherin, Morris Friend, Samuel Lipman, Herman Mendleson, Nathan Price, Samuel Rosenbaum, I. Rubinsky, Sol Silverman, Eli Smith, Jos. Strifling. Address .................................. Rabbi Harry Essrig Hatikvah • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ensemble �CONTE TS OF BOX: 1. tatemen t from Sisterhood. 2. Statement from B'nai B'rith. 3. U. + J. C. program of 1946-47. Officers of 1947-48. 'tatemem from Mona View Cemetary ssociation. 5. Statement from Hadassah. 6. Acts of Incorporation of Congregation B'nai Israel. of present officers. i· ame tatement from Hou e of Jewish Worship. Officer and donors. Photograph of officers and trustees. Names of architects. 8. Statement from ZOA. g. History of the Community. 1 o. This program. In witness of the depositing of the above records at the cornerstone laying ceremonies, we hereunto subscribe our names this 25th day of 0Yember, 1947, corresponding to the 13th day of r i lev, 5708. Mrs. S. Ashendorf . . . ..... . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . Dr. Ralph V. August ................................... . Ruben Benn.an ........................................ . Harry Fisher .......................................... . Koroma Gudelsk y ..................................... . Hyman Lipman, Registrar ............................. . Dr. Phillip Miller ...................................... . Duplicates of these documents will be available for inspection in our library. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Temple B'nai Israel Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Temple B'nai Israel (Muskegon, Mich.) Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs, scrapbooks, programs, minutes, and other records of the Temple B'nai Israel in Muskegon, Michigan. The collection was created as part of the L'dor V'dor project directed by Dr. Marilyn Preston, and was supported by grants from the Kutsche Office of Local History and Michigan Humanities Council. Original materials were digitized by the University Libraries and returned to the synagogue. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital objects were contributed by Temple B'nai Israel as part of the L'dor V'dor project. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Jews--United States Muskegon (Mich.) Scrapbooks Synagogues Women--Societies and clubs Minutes (Records) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Preston, Marilyn Grand Valley State University. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-08_Cornerstonee_Laying_Ceremonies_Program_1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource B'nai Israel Temple Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-11-25 Title A name given to the resource Cornerstone Laying Ceremonies Description An account of the resource Program outlining the ceremony proceedings. Subject The topic of the resource Jews--United States Muskegon (Mich.) Synagogue dedication services Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital file contributed by the B'nai Israel Temple as part of the L'dor V'dor project. 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(li4-~,_,.. ~n,n1. f('f..v 1!,,t_ N W fvh~/l,,1U.5 IV t fCO~r;~ lJ r (,o~"lr.:.<.. 11- c~•i ' P S71>rUt L1ly1µc. conrr;RSTOFE CERE}'O"·r !S SEALING OF THt BOX S.die Gross an ' s.muel Kl ayf /0 ,+ CEREl'ONIES - -- - - - - -- - ---,:s~Y "'J,..... iB""O_L_l...c-=r...;LACirG OF THE CORNERSTO}lE-OCCIDENTAL HOTEL First row, L. TO R. - Jlrs . Sars. Ashendorf,Abe Scc.ookler , Ru ben Bernan , Sariuel Lmpm.n , J-..!orris Kantor , Joseph Strifline , Robert Cherin , Eli Snith, Herman lfencieison, Sam Rosenbaum, Tony Aron, Harry Fisher , Luiwi ? Dqrnsted ter, Maurice Friend . Top row, L. toR. - Leo s. ROSen , R~bbi Essri g of Gr~nd Rapids , Saliie Grossman , J . KeJ.!ty K.ufm.ih . �1$ ,, IIt+ ,~ ,, CORNERSTONE CEREI~ONIES AT THE SIGHT AFTER SETTirG OF THE STONE L . TO R. -H.enry Darrnstedter , Hynan Lip~.n , Hortense Berrnan , Ifarold Siverm,m , Samuel Klayf , Carl VerWert , Lyle White , Leo S. Rosen , Florence Rosen , Sid Strifldmg , Jean Berm~n,Fred Ro'off , J.ick Lipman coRrERSTOlTE CERE! mn i.:s AT THE S IGllT AFT"GR S~TTIITG OF THE STOrE L. TO R. - }'-or.ris Bernstein , Henry D~rJJl'stedter , l-~x Rosenberg , l.fax Le'bow,Abe SchrJookler , Hortense Berm:an , Eli Smith , Jean Berm~n , Hyman Lipman , Si' St rifling , Herman llenaelson ,Samuel Kl ayf , Joseph Strifling , Harry Fi sher , Fred Rodoff , Amflreu Epstein, J.ck Lipman lJ p, '-TO f..tL JL-/ t)Ci)rc lt'TIOt-• o-,::.. (_ 3 r1('t..;~ 'Tf!,) f (, I) r;..1i TP..n P1.. . r.: /t f"} K0 v. 1-..1, r'frr / ~- i) f~,) 1 t.. fl TJ O I'< (!_fA,Jz ,id If y. DEDICATION OF THE TEl- PLE- SUNDAY, TTOVE1tBER 21, 1948 Reading frv.o left to right.Sa uel Klayf , Herbert Fisher, Rabbi S 2r.uel U en , Leo s. Rosen , Professor Louir Wirth, Paul 11 . Wiener , J . Kelly Kauf an, Sa uel Lip an , Harol i Rosen . �DF I Jir1~A I U !1/! 1\I I f'.-/d oc. r1FI u /'( t,,t,-, r2TH · 11. ~o-..,lf... - {l7', 5'/,:;, ~,) 1>,../ S. ~oSP.,y TESTn~oNIAL DIN?-TER IN HONOR OF LEO S. ROSEN, NOV. 21 , 1948 L. TOR. at Speakers T~ble :-Marth~ Gu~elsky,Bea Lipm.i.n,S;;i.muel Liprnan,V.rs. Samuel Umen,Rabbi S:-rnuel Umen , s~Jie Grossman , Thelma Wiener ,Paul Wiener , ?C1 Florence tRosa~ ,Leo Rosen, Harriet Klayf ,SamuelKlayf, Hortense Berman,Harry s. Berman , Mrs . Ruben Berman , Ruben Berman , Sif Strifling ,Joseph Strifling . AT SHALL TABLE: - Bern.rd Fisher,Betty Fisher,l.erriam Fisher,Kurt Rosen , Karen Rosen �® 1.. £c / NSll)t! - '[3u 1...Lr:! n "' ,q.,,._, /\I '?ef'l-01-,t.tJ-r; p,tgip,·•Lr' S-O ..__, LS:. Tr F/4.S f v-io r,-J<,~ 17 frN"' n /1-5o1'f (+-'t '/) (\//\I~,(_ 1 W L/o f'1 IC:. '-JOU ) I 1) t; "'nr-1 . 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ROSEN Vice-President J. M. KAUFMAN Secretary JACK LAWSON Mr. Sam Klayf, President Congregation B1 Nai Israel, c/o Grossman• s Dept. Store, Muskegon, Michigan. Treasurer FRED RODOFF Dear Sam: ,~lee,J As arranged with Morris Teles, Chairman of the Committee for Corner-Stone Gere.monies, I am pleased to herewith send you, in duplicate, information contained in this letter and various enclosures for use in connection 'With the ceremonies at the time of laying the corner-stone for the l1uskegon House of Jewish Worship. Each of these is f'urther explained in the sepu-ate pi.ragraphs following: MAURICE GOLDEN SAM KLAYF SAM LIPMAN HAROLD ROSEN FRED STEIN JOSEPH STRIFLING PAUL WIENER ~l/g;~ ABE ASHENDORF CHARLES LOCKE SAM PRICE HAROLD SILVERMAN SOL SILVERMAN 1. ORGANIZATION The Muskegon House of Jewish Worship is a Michigan non-profit corporation, which was organized June 24, 1938 for the purpose of formula.ting and carrying out the necessary plans to provide our Congregation B1 Nai Israel with a Je'Wish Center Building. The accompmying sheet designated "Exhibit A11 shows the names of the original incorporators and officers. This letterhead shows the names of the officers, trustees, and members of the building committee who have functioned in their respective caIScities since 1943. /?/uttdv,'? '&mmil-Cee Co-Chairmen J.M. KAUFMAN and HAROLD ROSEN Members HERBERT FISHER SAM KLAYF PAUL WIENER 2. SCOFE OF PROJECT The enclosed brochure titled 11The Muskegon Je'Wish Community's Dream Sha.11 be Fulfilled" presents the scope and philosopey of our planning in connection with this project. 3. METHOD OF FINANCING Financing the project was accomplished by contributions or pledges obtained princil8lly from our own members over a series of sepirate camp:l.igns which were conducted in 1941, 1943, 1945, and 1947. The accompuzyi.ng list marked "Exhibit B" shows the names of these various members wb:>se contributions made this project possible. A supplemental list marked ''Exhibit C11 shows the names of non-member contributors, soma being f'riends and relatives of our members, and soma being business associates. - 1 - �Sam Klayf, President Congregation B1 Nai Israel, c/o Grossman's Dept. Store, Muskegon, Michigan. Mr. 11/17/47 - 2 - 4. ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTOR, Etc, The architects for the building were Grunsfeld, Yerkes, Lichtmann and Koenig of Chicago, Illinois. The associate and supervising architect was E. E. Valentine of Muskegon, Michigan. The general contractor was Strom and Strom of Muskegon, Michigan. They broke ground the middle of October 1946. According to present indications, the building within 60 days will have the roof on, the windows installed, and temporary heating in operation; and by late spring 1948 it should be completed. 5. PHOTOGRAPH OF OFFICERS, :OOARD AND BUil,DING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Also accompanying this letter is a picture, designated "Exhibit D11 of you, the various officers, board members, and connnittee members, whose names above mentioned are shown on this letterhead. It is :no' wish and request that one set of this material be sealed in the metal box to be encased in the corner-stone and preserved for posterity. The conception of this entire project and its execution has not been without many trials and tribulations. As a motivating individual in both conceiving and carrying out this program, and as the only one who has occupied the office of President of this organization, I p:iss on to the Jewry of Greater Muskegon the sincere hope that both the young and the yet unborn generations will find in this Jewish Center a heritage to stimulate and enrich their lives in ways spiritual, cultural, and social. LSR:LE Enc. �MUSKEGON HOUSE OF JEWISH WORSHIP In behalf of Congregation B'nai Israel Cornerstone Laying Ceremonies Program OCCIDENTAL HOTEL BALLROOM Muskegon, Michigan November 25, 1947 Kislev 13, 5708 �America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble Jnyocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi Herman Kieval Opening Remarks .............................. Leo S. Rosen Reading of Scripture ...... ... ........... Rabbi Jacob Klitzner Acceptance of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel G. Klay£ Presentation of records: 1. Sisterhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Harry S. Berman 2. B'nai B'rith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Fine 3. United Jewish Charities ................ J. M. Kaufman 4. Mona View Cemetery Association . . . . . Milton Steindler 5. Hadassah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Charles Locke 6. Congregation B'nai Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Silverman 7. House of Jewish Worship ................ Harold Rosen 8. Zionist Organization of America . . . . . . . . Max Rosenberg g. History of Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Fred Rodoff Signing and depositing this program (see facing page) Sealing of Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Isaac Grossman Blessing of Thanksgiving Abraham Shmookler Laying of Cornerstone ........................ Paul M. Wiener Wielding of trowel ....... Robert Cherin, Morris Friend, Samuel Lipman, Herman Mendleson, Nathan Price, Samuel Rosenbaum, I. Rubinsky, Sol Silverman, Eli Smith, Jos. Strifling. Address .................................. Rabbi Harry Essrig Hatik vah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble �CONTENTS OF BOX: 1. Statement from Sisterhood. 2. Statement from B'nai B'rith. 3. U. J. C. program of 1946-47. Officers of 1947-48. 4. Statement from Mona View Cemetary Association. 5. Statement from Hadassah. 6. Acts of Incorporation of Congregation B'nai Israel. Names of present officers. 7. Statement from House of Jewish Worship. Officers and donors. Photograph of officers and trustees. Names of architects. 8. Statement from ZOA. 9. History of the Community. 10. This program. In witness of the depositing of the above records at the cornerstone laying ceremonies, we hereunto subscribe our names this 25th day of November, 1947, corresponding to the 13th day of Kislev, 5708. Mrs. S. Ashendorf Dr. Ralph V. August ................................... . Ruben Berman ........................................ . Harry Fisher .......................................... . Komma Gudelsky ..................................... . Hyman Lipman, Registrar ............................. . Dr. Phillip Miller ...................................... . Duplicates of these documents will be available for inspection in our library. �Music by \Varner Galombeck. Accompanist, Mrs. Tony Aron. Decorations and refreshments by Mrs. Harry S. Berman, Mrs. Harry Fisher, Mrs. Leo S. Rosen. Program Chairman - Dr. Morris Teles �RABBI AARON <.;OHEN Born-July 4th, 1879 Deceased-May 21st. 1944 Rabbi serving the Congregation, Sons of Israel. was possessed of a breadth of vision and a background of education. travel. and experience which projected his influence well beyond the confines of his rabbical duties. That breadth of vision made him a man of exceptional worth to his community as he freely gave of his services in civic as well as religious affairs. His opinions comn:ianded respectful attention. He recognized and accepted a responsibility for community service. Rabbi Cohen was possessed of a sense of humor-a saving grace in any individual. A man with a sense of humor is not likely to be overimpressed with his own importance. Such was the case with Rabbi Cohen. Rabbi Cohen was the type of a citizen to be valued in any community at any time. Especially in this time of crisis in human affairs when sane leadership is so urgently needed, his death is a serious loss. �Rabbi Aaron~ . Cohen ' ~ Haclcleq Art (iallerq . ·. . . ·. ~ .Januarq 28, 1945 Rabbi Aaron Cohen was- born in Nuezhin, Russia, on July 4th 1879. he was educated at Yeshivahs in Russia. In 1901 he went to England and received his rabbinical diploma from the chief rabbi of Great Britian. In London he was foreign correspondent for four Russian newspapers. He held responsible ollices there in the international Zionist movement and for a while had a synagogue in South Wales. In 1910 he came to United States and enrolled at the University of Minnesota. While there he organized the Zionist movement in the Twin-cities, and was assistant editor of "The Scribe" a Minneapolis weekly. Rabbi Cohen then went to Chicago as assistant editor of the "Jewish Record" and later was editor and publisher of the "Jewish Echo," a weekly publication. For a time he was editor of the "Yiddnh Advocate," published in Boston. Maas. Rabbi Cohen's first pulpit In this country was at Louisville. Ky. in 1912, and his second was at Peoria. Ill where he stayed until 1919. He was married to Edith Lubinsky on Sept. 14th, 1913 in New Haven, Conn. Returning to Chicago in 1919 he organized the South Side Hebrew congregation. In 1922 he transferred to the Logan Square congregation. In 1925 Rabbi Cohen went to Racine, Wis.. where he was executive secretary for the Mid-west Zionist region. which embraced eight state•. On May 1st. 1937, Rabbi Cohen came to serve the Congregation Sons of Israel and the greater Mualceqon community. where he spent the remainder of his life. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Temple B'nai Israel Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Temple B'nai Israel (Muskegon, Mich.) Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs, scrapbooks, programs, minutes, and other records of the Temple B'nai Israel in Muskegon, Michigan. The collection was created as part of the L'dor V'dor project directed by Dr. Marilyn Preston, and was supported by grants from the Kutsche Office of Local History and Michigan Humanities Council. Original materials were digitized by the University Libraries and returned to the synagogue. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital objects were contributed by Temple B'nai Israel as part of the L'dor V'dor project. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Jews--United States Muskegon (Mich.) Scrapbooks Synagogues Women--Societies and clubs Minutes (Records) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Preston, Marilyn Grand Valley State University. 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[GW 7572; ISTC ic00922000] Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Strassburg: Printer of Paludanus Subject The topic of the resource Incunabula Printing 1450-1500 Language A language of the resource la Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1485 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seidman Rare Books Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5324a6f56063e30b08f0c710a03d3032.pdf 692e3e90e239ae322a7372996e436dfe PDF Text Text The announcement that Grand Valley would be switching to online classes came out on March 11 in a message from the university’s president. However, this did not yet include the cancellation of NCAA division II sports. As a member of the GVSU volleyball team, we continued practicing for two more days, until it was decided that all sport activities be cancelled on March 13 through May 31st. I remember coming to practice on that Thursday and the campus had already turned into a ghost town; it seemed as if we were the only ones on campus. However, off-campus seemed to be thriving and taking advantage of not having classes for the rest of the week. I don’t think the severity of the situation was understood yet, as people were partying in large groups. I remember joking about how Grand Valley and other universities made the decision to close campus to limit large groups of people, while students celebrated by doing just that, partying in large groups of people. Following the announcement that our spring season was over, we had a team meeting, which included our coaching staff and athletic trainer. They gave us tips on how to stay safe and protect ourselves from the coronavirus, as well as discussed how this would impact our program. Most of our fundraising takes place in the spring and summer, and this is a huge portion of our financial support for the following season. In addition, these fundraisers go towards our out-of-the-country trip that was scheduled for next summer. Thus, having to cancel these events, brings uncertainty about the trip. The meeting gave us many resources for support and our staff made sure that we would have a place to stay and food to eat during the time away from campus. Our team decided to hang out one last time together Friday night before we parted ways, for who knows how long. I stayed one more night in Allendale on Saturday, and on Sunday returned to my parents’ home in Holland, Michigan. Looking back, not knowing when I’d be able to go back to Allendale, I really wish I would have packed more of my things to take back home. I still have most of my clothes there and don’t know when I’ll be able to go back to get them. Luckily, I have a great relationship with my parents, so coming home wasn’t that hard. I’m finishing up my classes with finals this week and didn’t have many problems as far as switching to online. Most of my professors have been understanding and supportive throughout the switch. The only problem I ran into was with my BMS professor. She started giving us less time on assessments once we switched to online to try and prevent cheating. Our exams were 60 questions long and she limited our time to 60 minutes; one minute per question… As a student who struggles with ADHD, completing assessments within a time-limit is a difficult task no matter how much time is given, and even harder when you limit that time. I’m also a student who likes to double, triple check my answers and I found it impossible to do that within the time limit. I have heard of other students with similar problems. Some of my teammates said that their professors have put a higher demand on them, assigning more assignments, assuming that students are in quarantine and have nothing but time to do schoolwork. What these professors struggle to understand is that, while most of us do have the time, everybody �is experiencing more stress due to the pandemic, without added demand from professors. My daily life has changed drastically since this started. Not having practice, which normally takes up 3-4 hours of my day, is a huge adjustment. I always wished for more free time and now that I have it, I don’t know what to do with it! I’m extremely excited about finishing classes this year but part of me wishes I was taking summer classes to keep me busy. My days consist of sleeping in, taking walks on the beach with my parents and dog, homework, and Netflix. My parents and I are still getting a long pretty well and I don’t mind spending this time with them. I miss my friends but due to my naturally introvert personality it isn’t affecting me too much, as I like having time to myself. On the other hand, I haven’t seen my boyfriend since the lockdown, and I miss him a lot. His mom works at a hospital, so they don’t want him to expose me to anything he might get from being around her. We FaceTime, but it just isn’t the same. Me and my family have been strict under quarantine and I haven’t really seen the outside world since I left Allendale. We don’t even go to the grocery store anymore; we have been using Shipt and other delivery services. The only shortages we noticed was at the beginning of quarantine when we struggled to find bread and toilet paper. I’m ready for this to be over and to go back to living my normal life. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COVID-19_2020-04-23_ANON_017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anonymous Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-23 Title A name given to the resource Corona Journal Description An account of the resource Journal of an anonymous GVSU student's exprerience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5597ba4e84788293e89f4e3760230d75.pdf 9ece819851c4800b17ceac1feb0eb502 PDF Text Text April 23, 2020 Corona Virus and I When everything with COVID-19 started getting more serious, I decided it would be best for me to move back home in Illinois from my apartment in Allendale. My friends helped me pack up my car, and I did the same with those who left before me. My roommates and I spent one last late night together, still expecting to come back and see each other a few weeks later. Since that was in our expectations, we all have stuff left at our apartment, and so do my friends whom I did not live with. The day we heard we would not be coming back to school to finish the semester hit us all kind of hard. I have a very tight-knit friend group that I meant here at Grand Valley in my dorm building freshman year. We all have become so close especially now that been living separately, we see each other every night we spend in Allendale. We were all devastated we would not get to spend the rest of the year together and finish off how we should. We still keep in touch almost every day and update each other on everything going on in our lives. When we are allowed, we all plan on seeing each other once everything is over, whether it be in Allendale or one of our hometown’s. My online classes are going all right. I’ve taken an online class before, which I did not consider to be difficult. Having all online classes is a huge adjustment to go through. It takes a lot of self-discipline to get myself to stop being lazy (which tends to take most of the day) and start doing my work. All the messages that my teachers send through BlackBoard are very sincere and caring, and many of them have extended deadline when students voiced that they had too much to handle at some points. I think this has been hard on many students and even if we don’t notice, a lot of us are handling it the same way. Dragging ourselves up to do work, procrastinating, and probably not being able to put forth our best effort anymore is seen across the board with students. I’ve seen this in myself and talked about it with my friends also, and they agree. My daily life at home has been going all right. My parents have both been working from home. I tend to be someone who likes to be alone sometimes, and I feel like this can be hard for my parents to understand. This is why I enjoy having my own apartment at school with three other girls who are similar to me in that aspect. With my parents it can seem like they get offended by me being in my room for a majority of some days, whereas with my roommates we would checkup to make sure everything is okay and let each other be. Then by the end of the night we’d end up outside our rooms laughing together pretty much till the sun rose. It’s hard to go from living with friends who do not boss you around to living with your parents who seem to monitor your every move. I know it is probably an adjustment for them too with me being back, so I try to be as understanding as I can since this is something no one could have seen coming. Grocery shopping in the beginning was rough and looking at the empty shelves felt like something I’d seen in a movie. I feel like that came from the initial panic of everything, and since then it has improved. I can get what I need quickly and leave most of the time. One thing that I know is still difficult to get is toilet paper, which hasn’t been too much of a problem with me because for some reason my parents have always made sure to buy more than we need. �Another thing that is still difficult to get is hand sanitizer, but other cleaning products have been stocked every time I go to the store. For the most part I feel like I have access to anything I need to get, and if it’s not there I know it will be somewhere else. My friends and I have talked and overall, we just hope that we can continue next school year together, and not have to talk through screens anymore. More than anything I think all students agree. Yes, we want our summer to not be taken from us, but if it means we get to have a normal school year next year that would be worth it. We will continue to all hope for the best every day and do what we can to do our part. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COVID-19_2020-04-23_ANON_010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anonymous Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-23 Title A name given to the resource Corona Virus and I Description An account of the resource Journal of an anonymous GVSU student's experiences and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on them and their friends. Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3b98eed957e78aae23ddbcb86e0946f8.m4v e3173f2c6d686c9e5a100a7d5a68fc0f https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3e276c6d4e9f7fc07b0ee8c54617d633.pdf 1e09d055abdb248d6048eae7ebcc5049 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University All American Girls Professional Baseball League Veterans History Project Interviewee’s Name: Mike Corona Born: Racine, Wisconsin, November 9, 1928 Interviewed by: Frank Boring, GVSU Library of Congress Veterans History Project Transcribed by: Joan Raymer Interviewer: “Mike if we could begin with your name and where and when were you born?” My name is Michael D. Corona and I was born in the city of Racine, Wisconsin on November 9, 1928 and I was born right in my own house at 1300 Lake Avenue in Racine. Interviewer: “What was your early childhood like?” My early childhood was fine except that when I was four years old I had scarlet fever and I was put back a grade in school and that put me graduating a year behind all the friends that I played ball with, worked out with and went to school with you know, but other than that my childhood was fine. My mother and father were the greatest. :59 Interviewer: “What did your dad do?” My dad worked in a foundry. He was a molder and he was a jobbing molder at Belle City Racine Steel Castings Company, where I, after I graduated from Horlick High School in 1947, I went to work there myself for thirty-two and a half years. Interviewer: “Your mother was a housewife?” My mother was a homemaker, plus she worked at Rainfare, Inc., which made raincoats, pants, clothing and everything and during the war they made a lot of raincoats for the army and I eventually worked, when I was a sophomore and Junior in high school, I worked at Rainfare part time. 1:46 Interviewer: “Did you have brothers and sisters?” I have three other brothers and three sisters and now I’m the only brother that’s left. Three of my brothers have passed away. Interviewer: “Now, you lived in a neighborhood that had a ball park nearby. Tell us about how close it was and what was that ball park anyway?” 2:07 The ball part was the Horlick Athletic Field, which was three and a half blocks south of where I lived. It’s where all the big name teams played; all the high schools used it for football and all of the baseball. In fact they had midget auto racing there, they had wrestling and they had Joe Darcetti, Joe Darcetti was, I don’t know if you remember, he 1 �was Gorgeous George in the wrestling field. He was there, they had big entertainment like Al Schacht the clown of baseball came there and I participated in his event when he was there. It was a good ballpark, but when I—at first when I was a kid it was all wood. The outside of it was all wood and the CC Camp came into town and put it up in brick and it’s all brick now. 3:02 Interviewer: “What is the CC Camp?” From Fort McCoy. Interviewer: “What id CC stand for?” Conservation. Interviewer: “Oh, the Conservation Corps, sure.” The Conservation Corps. yeah. Interviewer: “All right now, I want to start and I don’t want to jump too far into the story because we got some time. Ok? What is your first recollection of going to the ball park, how old were you and did you go just as a spectator, what was your first recollection of going to the ball park?” Well, my first recollection of going to the ballpark is when Horlick High School used to play over there. Football and they use to have a semi-pro league called Metal Parts and they played softball there and when they had the games, we use to sneak through the wooden fence to go into the ballpark. 3:51 When I was about ten years old Elmer Christiansen, who was the caretaker of the ballpark, and I became very good friends and so when all of the ball teams would come in he’d let me know. “Mike” he said, “we got ball teams coming tonight, how about coming and being a batboy”, so when I was ten years old, I was a batboy already. Interviewer: “Wow, now, your parents didn’t mind that you were going out there at night?” No. At that time, it was a lot different than it is now. You didn’t even have to lock your doors at that time. This was in the forties right after the war you know. 4:36 Interviewer: “So, can you remember your first experience as a batboy?” My first experience, as a batboy is when the Kansas City Monarchs came into town and guess who was the pitcher? Satchel Paige. Satchel Paige came in there and I was the batboy for the Kansas City Monarchs and they played the Racine Blues. Interviewer: “Can you remember anything about the game?” Not very much, but it was a good game. Interviewer: “What were your duties as a batboy?” 2 �My duties as a batboy was to make sure that all the bats were in place. When the batter got done hitting, I made sure I got the bat out of the way in case there was a play at home plate and then I shagged balls for the guys and get their gloves, give them a towel, give them a glass of water, the major things of being a batboy. 5:29 Interviewer: “Any other team before the women came to town, let’s put it that way, what other teams were you the batboy for? What kinds of events were you the batboy for?” Just the semi-pro baseball teams that use to play there and then Metal Parts once and a while. I would go over there and watch them play because that was my game, fast pitch, and I only played a little baseball, but I played a lot of fast pitch. 6:00 Interviewer: “Did you have any advance notice about these women playing baseball? How did that all come about for you?” Well, only through the sports pages and Jim O’Brian, who was a good editor. Keith Briim, who was the sports—him and Don Black, who was the personnel director at Western Publishing Company, had the biggest involvement in getting the Racine Belles there. They had to go to Chicago to meet with Wrigley to get them to come to Racine. 6:34 Interviewer: “So, when they first came to town, were you automatically the batboy? How did that all come about?” I asked Johnny Gottselig, who was the manager, if I could be the batboy because when they came into town they stayed and they had usual practice before the season started and I went over and talked to Johnny Gottselig, who was the manager, and asked him if I could be the batboy because I had an assistant whose sister was on the ball team, Mary Nesbitt, my assistant, Buddy who helped me when I was playing. 7:09 Interviewer: “How old were you when they came to town?” Fourteen. Interviewer: “So you were only fourteen years old?” Yes, fourteen. Interviewer: “Since you already knew the lay of the land, you had already been a batboy there for a while, so it wasn’t that unusual for you to just walk up to the manager and say, “I got experience here”, how did you sell him on the idea?” Elmer helped a lot too and Leo Murphy who eventually became one of the managers of the Belles was a catcher in one of the minor league teams I played in Racine and he was a good friend of mine because I use to get his glove for him and all that and he helped me out with Mr. Gottselig. 7:54 3 �Interviewer: “You came with a resume.” I came with a resume. Interviewer: “What I want to try to get here is, and maybe it didn’t exist, but you’re doing the batboy for the men’s teams ok. Women didn’t ordinarily play baseball like that. These were good players, you’re fourteen years old and you’ve seen some good players, you saw Satchel Paige, can you remember your first game with the women?” Oh ya, oh ya, because Sophie, I think she stole four bases that day and Joanne Winter pitched a one hitter and Mary Nesbitt came in the next day and pitched a no hitter. You don’t forget things like that, you don’t. Too bad Joanne isn’t around any more, but Mary Nesbitt is still alive and she lives in Florida and we keep in contact with her when we go down to Florida. You take some of these girls like Maddy English, Edy Perlick, Claira Schillace; they could have played in any men’s league. 8:55 Then we had a girl from Racine who was a first baseman, Margie Danhauser, and I knew her very well. Interviewer: “Were there any big differences between being a batboy for the men’s team as opposed to the women’s team?” The duties were practically the same. I made sure that everything was clear, bats were all put in order and everything. The only thing different between the men and the women is when the women had to slide they got burned and man they had to lift up that skirt and it was different than the men, the men wore long pants and the outfits the girls wore were delicate you know. 9:38 Interviewer: “Your job didn’t have anything to do with taking care of the strawberries or any of that?” No, no, that was Mrs. Anderson’s job, Mary Anderson. Interviewer: “How about the behavior of the men compared to the behavior of the women? Any differences there, when they come off, maybe they didn’t like the way they hit the ball or they got struck out, let’s get an inside look here.” The men were a little different; they throw the bats you know. If they miss the ball, if they strike out they say damn it or they swear a little bit you know, but the women, they took it in stride and it was a different ball game. We had pitchers in the men’s that really threw BB’s, they were fast and they were good ball players and the women were good too, but don’t forget your mound was only thirty-eight feet from home plate and when they pitched they threw BB’s too and it was a different game, a different game between the men and the women. 10:45 Interviewer: “How were the fans?” The fans were great you know, but at first they didn’t come, who would want to come? First we had Metal Parts, which was a good semi-pro men’s team and they took a lot of 4 �the fans away from the—but when the Belles started winning and then the fans came and the fans would really pack that place on a Sunday afternoon double header was kind of different because it was chilly sometimes and sometimes you couldn’t even see the game because the foundry was right there and if we would get a southwest wind and they were smelting iron, you could hardly see the ball players on the field, but it was a good thing. 11:32 Interviewer: “Now, you got a perspective of the game that even the players didn’t get and the fans didn’t get. Were there any particular plays that you saw that—you were experienced, you knew baseball already, you’d see how the pros—were there any particular plays that you saw that you just went “WOW, that’s amazing, how’d she do that?” Any particular—either throwing the ball or catching somebody out, any of those kind of remarkable things?” Well, you never had two better—ended appealing on a double play—English to Sophie, to Margy Danhauser you know. The double play was the best play that the women made and Edy Perlick had a wonderful arm in left field and Clara had a good arm in center because she covered a lot of center field because Horlick field wasn’t small, it was a big ball park because they used that for baseball and it was a long way out to that fence. 12:35 some of those girls could hit that ball, but one thing about the Racine Belles, they had three good outfielders in Perlick, Clara Schillace and Eleanor Dapkus, they had three good outfielders. Interviewer: “What other teams did you see playing the Belles? They would have other ones coming in?” You would have the South Bend Blue Sox, you had the Kenosha Comets and you had the Rockford Peaches and Reno Giocenti, who was an Umpire from Racine, when he would work a game in Rockford, he would ask me if I would like to go along, so I would go to Rockford and be the batboy for the Racine Belles in Rockford and also, the Kenosha Comets you know. Sometimes I had to take the interurban to go to Kenosha because they played their games at Lakefront Stadium, which is no longer there, but it was so close, everything was so close. The only team I didn’t get to go to their ballpark was the South Bend Blue Sox, but the Comets, the Rockford Peaches and the Belles were the three parks I participated in. 13:40 Interviewer: “Now, you’re a young little fourteen year old with a bunch of cute girls running around, did any of them think you were their favorite or something? Did you have somebody that you thought maybe was your sweetheart even though she was not your sweetheart?” Not in that way, but we liked, you know Clara, she was a nice Italian girl you know and Horlick field was in “little Italy” and when the Belles would play there, Racine Steel or Belle city would have their freight cars—they would part them right over center field and all the guys from the block would go sit on top of the boxcar and watch the game you know and after the game they would all go see Clara. She was probably the most favored 5 �one of all the Racine Belles that played, but all of the girls were wonderful. Joanne Winters, Sophie and then you had Choo Choo Hickson who was funny as hell. 14:43 Interviewer: “Why was she funny as hell?” She was always clowning around a little bit. When they were all in Racine, they lived in Racine, they all came to Ace Grille, which was a restaurant downtown and that where you would always find all the girls and they had a pool room downstairs and a couple of them would go down and shoot pool, but it was wonderful. They were all good girls. Interviewer: “Now, every group has a clown and somebody who’s—tell us about a few of the personalities if you will. From your perspective tell us about some personalities.” 15:17 There wasn’t that much to tell about it frankly. They were all ladies and actually like in the movie—in the movie that was Hollywood. You didn’t see occasions like Spaghetti and them going out and dancing. These girls were well respected and they were invited to the country clubs and they did a lot of community work and Johnson’s Wax took care of them—made sure that they were well represented. Like I say, the movie was all Hollywood and I wasn’t the batboy then. 16:01 Interviewer: “Any particular game or games that really stands out for you? Something that you just went WOW.” The championship game, the championship game between Rockford and the Belles. It was like it was in the movie, but it didn’t happen that way you know. Interviewer: “Tell us how it happened, start us off from the beginning and kind of work us through the game.” The game was well played and it ended up four to three and there was no home run like they had in the movie with Geena Davis dropping the ball. It was a game and the score was four to three. It was just a regular championship game played like champions and like I say, any of them—any of those girls could have made any men’s team in the country. They had arms and they were good arms too and I’ll tell you. 16:56 Interviewer: “Now you spent how long being the batboy for Racine?” Just the Belles, just the one year 1943 because then I went—I became a freshman and I started playing basketball, softball and all that. In fact, in 1944 I tried out –they had the St. Louis Cardinals had a clinic at Horlick Field and I tried out and I went two weeks, I was there for two weeks, but I just didn’t have it to make—to be a major leaguer you know, but I loved the game and you can ask my wife—I played a lot of ball. Sometimes I played—because I played a lot of fast pitch and we were the state champions for five years in a row and we use to play sixty-five games a year and a lot of traveling. 17:51 Sometimes I would go away on the weekend and come home and go right to work, but I love my wife, she really watched me. 6 �Interviewer: “this is going back a little way and maybe at the time you didn’t think of it as much, but when did you find out that the league was actually ending? Do you remember that at all?” That was 1954 and just through the sports writing because I was already working and we already had a couple of children and it was just too bad that they had to—but you could see it dying a slow death because baseball was coming back now and guys like DiMaggio and all them were all trying to hit the ball and you could see it was dying, but I was glad it was Kalamazoo because we were there just a couple of years ago when they showed the last game in 1954 when they ended the season. 18:56 Interviewer: “So, when you stopped being a batboy like you say, you were in school and eventually to work, were you still a fan? Did you still go to the games?” Oh yes, I would go to the women’s games. Interviewer: “Let’s talk about that then. You were mentioning that things had kind of died out, but let’s go back—now you’re in the stands and you’re watching as a fan or did they still let you down there?” No, I went as a fan. Elmer was still there and I would see him when I would go there and his sister Edna was the general manager and she would let me in. I watched a lot of the Belles play until I graduated from high school and then I kind of fell off a little bit, but I ran into Irene Hickson and she was telling me, “how come you don’t join the association?” I didn’t even know I could join because now I’m classified as league personnel, so I signed a card and my wife and I have been going now since 1991 to the reunion and it’s a great thing. 20:09 Recall the girls and see them all you know. Interviewer: “They remember you?” Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Interviewer: “I want to get back to when you started to see that things were winding down. Was it that the crowds weren’t there or what was it?” They only played in Racine until 1950. 1950 was the last year they played in Racine and then, I think, the belles became the Grand Rapids Belles or or something, but they only played until 1950 and you could see in 1948 and 1947 that they were dying down because the crowds—metal Parts was in a pretty good league and they were there you know. 21:00 Interviewer: “Did you have any, I know this isn’t fair because it was a long, long time ago, when you saw in the paper that the league was ending, did you have any reactions or any thought that it was too bad or anything at all that you can remember?” It was a sad thing for the league to disband, but you have to remember that these girls did something that nobody ever did. They brought back—you know guys were all over there 7 �in the army over in the war and when they came home they had something to go to. I never had a chance to be in the army because I was too young and all that, but when these girls would be there, these guys were really happy you know. “ Hey, that’s somewhere to go, let’s go over to Horlick Field, a double header today”, but it was just too bad that the league didn’t go over. Then the—then Milwaukee got a ball team, the Braves and they had other things to occupy their time. Like I say, the league ended—the Racine Belles disbanded in 1950. 22:05 Interviewer: “Now I’ve asked this question and we’ve all asked this question to each one of the women, they played ball, they enjoyed ball and then afterwards when it ended there was this sadness, but they kind of went on with their lives, but at some point they kind of recognized that they did something special. Did that ever happen to you? Was there a point in your life where you realized, not necessarily you, but they had done something pretty amazing besides just playing good baseball? Was there any point where you just kind of thought back that that was kind of an amazing period of time? 22:38 Amazing because I was the first batboy for the Racine Belles and that’s what I tell people that I was probably the only boy that was a batboy for the women’s teams when they originated in 1943, but after I got out of high school, I did a lot. I was active in the Democratic party, I was active in the unions, retirees groups and on Labor Day, bowling. I had a—in fact now I even got a bowling league named after me, I’m in the Racine Bowling Hall of Fame, and I was occupied as my wife will tell you. I was never home. 23:28 Interviewer: “At what point did you actually—either it was called to your attention or you just thought about it, that you were part of something that was something pretty amazing?” Well, the only thing I can say is that I never got any pictures of me when I was the batboy. Somebody’s got pictures of me in California, but we’ve never made contact with the person, but other than that it was wonderful to be with the girls and they were great. Interviewer: “Now, what was your reaction to hearing that they were going to be put into the Baseball Hall of Fame?” I was just wondering why they didn’t put the batboys in. You know, they put the girls in because we were out there, but they were out there all the time you know. They played all them games you know and they worked hard and they deserved to have some recognition in the Hall of Fame. 24:28 We enjoyed it when we went to Cooperstown when they had the reunion in Syracuse and we all went to Cooperstown. It was just too bad that—they tried to get me into the Hall of Fame because I was a league personnel and I was involved for sixty games that they played at home and I never missed a game. For the championship game, when I was a batboy, I usde to wear a pair of jeans and a nice white tee shirt, but for the championship game Don Black said, “Mike, you got to have a uniform”, so they sent me to one of the men’s stores and I bought a nice pair of brown 8 �pants and a yellow shirt so I would look just like the Racine Belles on the day of the championship game. 25:22 That was one of the biggest—because at that time you know things were tough. Interviewer: “I’ve asked the women, and I’m sure you have heard this one before, what did you think of the movie?” It was Hollywood. It was Hollywood the movie was Hollywood. It was nice to see something done and they got some recognition from it and Penny Marshall did a very good job on it, but some of the stuff they had in there the girls never did because like I said, they were ladies. They never had drinking parties riding on a bus. Tom Hanks— you wouldn’t see Johnny Gottselig come into the locker room and go to the bathroom. That was just Hollywood. 26:16 Interviewer: “There were some scenes, for example when Davis walks into the ballpark and then playing and all that, some of the girls have said that that was kind of—at least it showed the overall story.” The overall picture, but on the end there with the presentation at the Hall of Fame, when Gina Davis walks in and sees her sister and some of the girls that are here now participated in the movie and it was a good movie and we watch it every chance we can and sometimes—we got a tape of it, and like I say, it was mostly all Hollywood. 27:00 The batboy and no crying in baseball. Interviewer: “Now I’ll ask you a question I ask everyone of them as well, and as you said, you did a lot after that. You can look back and certainly even now you got bowling and you have a successful family and all that, but I want you to go inside right now and being a batboy at that time, did that have any effect on the person that you became, the person that you are now? 27:33 That experience of going to the ballpark, seeing Satchel Paige, seeing these women do these things did that have an effect on who you are today?” No, no, no, because when I got involved at work my possibilities of being a president were nothing at all, I had a family to support, I did my work, I worked every day, I never missed a day of work, I loved my family, I loved my wife and I did a lot. I did a lot for the city of Racine, I was a commissioner on a parks and recreation for twenty-four years, I was labor person of the year, I was a delegate for the Democratic national convention in 1976 and 1980, I got into the oval office with Jimmy Carter, so what more can you accomplish other than being a good husband, a good father and a great grandfather. 28:43 Interviewer: “thank you very much, that was a great interview. 9 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Interviews Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was started by Philip Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, during World War II to fill the void left by the departure of most of the best male baseball players for military service. Players were recruited from across the country, and the league was successful enough to be able to continue on after the war. The league had teams based in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, and operated between 1943 and 1954. The 1954 season ended with only the Fort Wayne, South Bend, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Rockford teams remaining. The League gave over 600 women athletes the opportunity to play professional baseball. Many of the players went on to successful careers, and the league itself provided an important precedent for later efforts to promote women's sports. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/484">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-58)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Sports for women World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives Oral history Baseball players--Minnesota Baseball players--Indiana Baseball players--Wisconsin Baseball players--Michigan Baseball players--Illinois Baseball for women--United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-58 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/mp4 application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-10-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. 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University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e7e46710707da95d88244ee559b0a69c.jpg 68461d468b812daaf9519dcf309ff54a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert H. Merrill photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909/1950 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert H. 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