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Gerald "Gerry" Bekken oral interviewScope and Content
NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON GVU website
Gerald (Gerry) Herman Bekken (b 1924) interviewed by Ken Kutzel and Jerri Walsh on June 11, 2018 at Mr. Bekken’s house in Douglas.
Stories of Summer Project recording not on the GVSU website.
Family history, growing up as a "river rat" in Douglas, his father the blacksmith, the Greasons, delivering ice, paving Center Street, the old swing bridge, high school, summers and winters, Toad Davis and the post office.Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyRelationships
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Bekken, Gerald 1924-2021, Kutzel, Ken, Walsh, Jerri, Gerald Bekken house/121 W. Fremont, 42 N. Washinton/Bekken Blacksmith Shop, Greason School of Painting/Art school, Greason, William 1884-1945, Bridge, Swing and Causeway 1902/Drawbridge 1870 or 1868Create Date
October 21, 2021Update Date
March 19, 2025