Art Jacobs joined the Naval Air Corps in the 1930s. He was one of only 32 men that graduated with wings out of the original 435 men. He stayed in the Navy for a long time and eventually taught other young men advanced air fighting tactics. While…

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on October 12, 1986 entitled "Jacob: The Conquest of a Wheeler-Dealer", as part of the series "No Stained Glass Saints", on the occasion of Pentecost XXI, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture…

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on August 20, 1995 entitled "Jacob: Expletive Deleted", as part of the series "The Human Story: Paradigms of Grace", on the occasion of Pentecost XI, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture…

Black and white photograph of the gravestones of Jacob Parker and Joanna Stearns (range 4 row 8). The gravestone on the left of the frame reads: "Here lyes Buried y Body of Mr. Jacob Parker Who Departed this life Octo.br 31st 1694 Aged 42 Years." The…

Portrait photograph of Jacob Balder, circa 1940. Balder was Pieter Termaat's comrade in arms in underground activities and was executed in Dunes in 1944.

Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education

Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education

Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education

Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education

Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education

Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education

Gloria Jackson was born in 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from high school in 1942, just before being accepted into the Cadet Nursing Corps. She trained at Butterworth Hospital, Wayne University, and Percy Jones Hospital (Battle Creek…

Elmer Jackson was born in 1925 in southwestern Michigan. Jackson was in high school when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor over the radio. Jackson was later drafted into the Army in August of 1944 and was sent to Camp Wood, Texas, for three…

Jackson oak tree near Fairhope, Alabama, covered in Spanish moss. A woman is visible standing under the tree.

Jackson oak tree near Fairhope, Alabama, covered in Spanish moss.

Helen Gast was born August 7, 1910 in Grand Rapids. She married George Jackoboice in 1937. They had three sons. Mrs. Jackoboice died on December 31, 2008.

George Jackoboice was born in 1908. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1931. He was a member of the Peninsular club and the Cascade Hills Country Club. He co-owned the family business, Monarch Road Machinery Co. He died on January 10,…

Jack Hart was a primary assistant to Walter “Slim” Coleman during the Jiménez for Alderman Campaign of 1975. He continues to live and work in Chicago’s 46th Ward, primarily in the Uptown Community. In the 1970s, Hart was a member of the Intercommunal…

Jack Carter, son of the next president, Jimmy Carter.

Jacalyn Collins, Education Studies student teacher, talking with a student in class at Jeffers Elementary School.

Black and white photograph featuring a portrait of writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time, as taken in his study at Merton College in…

Black and white photograph featuring a portrait of writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time, as taken in his study at Merton College in…

Black and white photograph featuring a portrait of writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time, as taken in a hallway at Merton College in…

Black and white photograph featuring a portrait of writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time, as taken in a hallway at Merton College in…