Ottawa County

County Seat: Grand Haven

Origin of Name: Native American tribe of the same name

Set Off: 1831

Organized: 1837

Population in 1990: 187,768

For many counties the number of items listed is quite long. Navigational buttons are located only at the end of the list. This list of material represents the library's holdings as of July 1997. Be sure to check with us for any additional items we may now have either by contacting the library or by pressing the " Centra-Libraries Catalog" link to the left.

Bend in the River: The Story of Grandville and Jenison, Michigan, 1832-1972. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1975.

Brayton, Mrs. J.P. Early Days in Grand Haven. Grand Haven, MI: Franklin Press, 1907.

Brown, Melissa. The Loutit Legacy. Grand Haven, MI: Loutit Foundation, 1979. (Grand Haven).

Bruins, Elton J. The Americanization of a Congregation: A History of the Third Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1970.

DeHope. December 12, 1865-October 25, 1904.

Deur, Lynne. Sixty-Five Years: A History of the Ottawa County Road Commission, 1911-1976. Grand Haven, MI: Ottawa County Road Commission, 1977.

Everett, Franklin. Memorials of the Grand River Valley. Chicago, IL: Chicago Legal News Company, 1878.

Franz, Dale Clarke. The Pigeon River Country: A Michigan Forest. Gaylord, MI: Pigeon River Country Association, 1985.

Gitchel, Pauline H. The Early History of Jamestown Township. n.p., 1925.

Grand Haven Centennial Association. Grand Haven Centennial, 1834-1934: One Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg. Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven Centennial Association, 1934.

Grand Haven, Michigan. First Reformed Church. 1850-1950. One Hundredth Anniversary, Historical Booklet and Church History. . . [n.p., 1950].

Grand Haven News. December 22, 1858-July 17, 1867; January 2, March 5, August 20, 1868; November 26, 1869; November 3, December 1, 1894; April 17, 1897.

Grand Haven Union. October 16, 1862; July 2, 16, 23, November 24, 1863; February 9, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 1-29, 1864; January 16, 1866; March 28, August 6, 1867; January 7, June 2, August 4, 1868; July 27, August 10, 17, 1869; March 15, 22, June 7, 14, November 8, 15, 1870; January 3, 1871; May 21, 1872.

Grand River Packet. March/April 1983-November 1994/April 1995; May/October 1996-November 1996/May 1997.

Grand River Times. July 2, 1851-October 28, 1857; April 18, 1837. (Grand Haven).

Grand Valley Advance. January 2, 1990-February 27, 1996. (Jenison).

Hartley, John, Jr. Rounded Dome: History of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, Michigan, 1841-1976. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Heibel, Mamie D. True Story of Wright Pioneers. [n.p., 1985].

Historical and Business Compendium of Ottawa County, Michigan. Grand Haven, MI: Potts and Conger, 1892.

History of Ottawa County, Michigan with. . . Biographical Sketches. Chicago, IL: H.R. Page & Co., 1882.

Holland, Michigan. [n.p., 1891].

Holland, Michigan. [Holland, MI: Holland Chamber of Commerce, 1968].

Holland, Michigan: A Pictorial Guide. Berrien Center, MI: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1990.

Holland's Heritage; A Series of Sketches and Narratives Having to do with the Founding of Holland, Michigan. [Holland, MI: First National Bank of Holland, 1967].

Holt, Robert E. Two Little Devils: A Memoir. Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1979.

Hudsonville, 1873-1973. Hudsonville, MI: Centennial Committee, 1973.

Kemperman, Mattie. Echoes of the Whispering Sands. [Port Sheldon, MI: A. Read, 1966].

Kemperman, Mattie, comp. Whispering Sands: A History of Port Sheldon. [n.p., 1966].

Keppel, Anna K. The Immigration and Early History of the People of Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, in 1847. Zeeland, MI: Zeeland Record Press, [1925].

Keppel, Ruth. Trees to Tulips. Authentic Tales of the Pioneers of Holland, Michigan. [n.p., 1947].

Kirk, Gordon W. The Promise of American Life: Social Mobility in a Nineteenth-Century Immigrant Community, Holland, Michigan, 1847-1894. Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society, 1978.

Kitchel, Mary S. Spring Lake Community Centennial 1869-1969. Spring Lake, MI: 1969.

Lane, Kit. Some Stories of Holland Harbor. [Saugatuck, MI: Commercial Record, 1975].

Lillie, Leo C. Historic Grand Haven and Ottawa County. Grand Haven, MI: 1931.

Linebaugh, Donald W. Nineteenth Century Settlement Patterning in the Grand River Valley, Ottawa County, Michigan. M.A. Thesis, College of William and Mary, 1982.

Lozon, Michael. Vision on Main Street: Downtown Holland's Resurgence as the Heart of the Community. [n.p., 1994].

Lucas, Henry S. Ebenezer, 1847-1947: Memorial Souvenir of the Centennial Commemoration of Dutch Immigration to the United States Held in Holland Michigan 13-16 August 1947. NY: Netherlands Information Bureau, [1947].

McCracken, Ingrid. The Beginning of Grand Haven, Michigan: Founded 1834. Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven Public Schools, 1976.

Martz, Janice L. Zeeland Township: A Case a Study of the Linkage Between Economics and Religion in a Nineteenth Century Immigrant Community. M.A. Thesis, Eastern Michigan University, 1989.

Massie, Larry. The Holland Area: Warm Friends and Wooden Shoes: An Illustrated History. Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications, 1988.

Michel, Sara. With this Inheritance: Holland, Michigan: The Early Years. Spring Lake, MI: River Road Publications, 1984.

Nyland, Esther D. One Hundred Years; The Story of the First Presbyterian Church of Grand Haven, Michigan. 1836-1936. [Grand Haven, MI: Franklin Press, 1936].

One Hundredth Anniversary of the Graafshap Christian Reformed Church, Holland, Michigan, April 10- 11, 1957. [n.p., 1957].

Overisel Reformed Church Centennial 1848-1948. [Holland, MI: Old News Printery, 1948].

Portrait and Biographical Record of Muskegon and Ottawa Counties. . . Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Co., 1893.

Program to Commemorate the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Reformed Church of Grand Haven, Michigan May 30th to June 2nd, 1926. . . [Grand Haven, MI: Franklin Press, 1926].

Program to Commemorate the Ninetieth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Reformed Church of Grand Haven. . . [n.p., 1940].

Rasmussen, Dianne. Ottawa County Bicentennial Heritage Book. Ottawa County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Reflections of Ottawa County, 1837-1987. Sesquicentennial Committee, 1987.

Riley, Dennis. Holland Fire of 1871. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Seibold, David H. Coast Guard City, U.S.A.: A History of the Port of Grand Haven. Ann Arbor, MI: Historical Society of Michigan, 1990.

Summertime, Ottawa Beach, Macatawa Park. [Chicago, IL: Illinois Engraving Co., 1898].

Tales Out of School: A Project of the Grand Haven SesquiFest Committee. Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven Public Schools, Instructional Media Services, 1984.

Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce. A History of Grand Haven. [n.p., n.d.].

Van Reken, Donald. A Brief History of Holland, Michigan. [Holland, MI: 1977].

Van Reken, Donald. Changing Footprints: A Memory Book of the Holland Christian Schools. Holland, MI: 1984.

Van Reken, Donald. The Farm that was a Zoo. Holland, MI: D.L. Van Reken, 1983. (Holland).

Van Reken, Donald. The Holland Fire of October 8, 1871. Holland, MI: Van Reken, 1982.

Van Reken, Donald. The Holland Public School Paper "Scrip" of 1933. Holland, MI: Van Reken, 1978.

Van Reken, Donald. The Interurban Era in Holland, Michigan. Holland, MI: Van Reken, 1981.

Van Reken, Donald. Macatawa: An Historic View. Holland, MI: Van Reken, 1979.

Van Reken, Donald. Macatawa Park: A Chronicle. Holland, MI: Van Reken, 1991.

Van Reken, Donald. Ottawa Beach & Waukazoo: A History. Holland, MI: D.L. Van Reken, 1987.

Van Reken, Donald. A Picture Album of Holland, Michigan. [Holland, MI: 1976].

Van Reken, Donald. A Window to the Past. Holland, MI: D.L. Van Reken, 1988. (Holland).

Wells, Roswell H. The Reminiscences of Roswell Henry Wells, 1853-1942. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Public Museum Publication, 1965. (Eastmanville).

Zeeland Record. July 11, 1974-December 30, 1993.