Name/Title
Kirby House B&B promo 1994Entry/Object ID
2024.41.338Scope and Content
Two-minute Grand Rapids WOOD-TV Channel 8 news segment with Marsha Kontio telling the history of the Kirby House and its reinvention as a Bed and Breakfast. The house is decked out for the Christmas holidays. The segment aired December 19, 1994.
Content from a Lakewood Photo disc found in collection, transferred to mp4 format in 2025, no VHS version.Context
Documentation of one of the many lives of the Kirby house.Collection
1930+ Tourism, lodging, hotels and B&BsCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Kontio, MarshaInterview Date
Dec 1994Length of Interview
2Dimensions
Dimension Description
DVD versionWidth
5 inDepth
5 inLocation
* Untyped Location
AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawerRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kirby House/Community Hospital before 1960, Kontio, Marsha, Kirby, Sarah M. (Gill) 1861-1951, Kirby, Lois Faith 1884-1970Create Date
August 30, 2025Update Date
August 30, 2025