Paul Allen was born in 1926 in South Boston. His father served in World War I for the US Navy. Paul graduated high school at the age of 15 in 1942. Although he wanted to go to Harvard, Paul knew he would end up in the military

Ronald Allen served in the Air Force from 1970 to 1974. He enlisted in the Air Force to avoid getting drafted into the Army and had a deeper interest in serving with the Air Force and working with aircraft. After travelling from Kalamazoo, Michigan…

Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of Alpena prepared by the Alpena Planning Commission with the assistance of The WBDC Group June 26, 1990.

Comprehensive Plan for Alpena Township developed by the Alpena Township Planning and Zoning Commission with the assistance of the Northeast Michigan Council of Governments January 8, 1979.

Anna Alpert was born in Paris, France, and is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of five. She attended college at UCLA, where she met her husband, and later moved to Muskegon, Michigan…

Don Alsbro was born on May 20, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. In 1958 he attended Western Michigan University and enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, received his commission in January 1963 and graduated in June 1963. He received Infantry…

Diary kept by Camelia Alten, daughter of artist Mathias Alten, during her senior year at Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan from January 1, 1917 through July 2, 1917. In it she chronicles the details of her school, family, and social life.…

Stained glass window designed by Mathias Alten for his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Muskiteeto and Modern Home Heating May 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

Illustration of scene from Wolverine Brass Works in Grand Rapids Michigan from February 1921 cover of The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers, painted by Mathias Alten.

Man repairing machine, December 1920 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

What I get out of Making School Desks September 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.