Gerald "Gerry" Bekken oral interview
Oral History
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.
Winthers, Sally
Bekken, Gerald 1924-2021Kutzel, KenWalsh, JerriGerald Bekken house/121 W. FremontBekken Blacksmith ShopGreason School of Painting/Art schoolGreason, William 1884-1945Bridge, Swing and Causeway 1902/Drawbridge 1870 or 1868
10/21/2021
03/19/2025