2025 Theme - Cultivating Connections: Strengthening Communities Through History

The 16th Annual Local History Roundtable will be held on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 from 1:00 - 8:00pm on GVSU's Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids. 

This year's theme, Cultivating Connections, will examine challenges local communities faced in the past and their impact on the present. The first panel is titled "Reflections on the AIDS Journey in West Michigan: Public Health and Community Care" and will be discussing the AIDS crisis and its impact on West Michigan. This panel will run from 1:30-3:00pm. The second panel will include current and former students, staff, and faculty from Grand Rapids Public Schools discussing Dr. Leanne Kang's project "Podcasts as Oral Histories: Uncovering GRPS Past and Present" and will run from 3:30pm-5:00pm. Dinner will follow, with the keynote address beginning at 6:00pm. Check out our program page for more details.

Register here to reserve your spot and receive details to attend!