GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — It's a sound that Grand Rapid's Westside residents have heard for centuries. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church has been ringing their bells since 1924. Sacred Heart of ...

Collectors of bells value them for their age, uniqueness and craftsmanship. Being very old or connected with some historical event certainly increases their importance, while having an unusual shape ...

From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say: “We are the 2024 champion!” After losing a hard-fought battle in 2023 to first-time champion “Silent Night,” “Carol of the Bells” took out ...

John Cox makes a living driving a Sounder train, paints Russian icons in his spare time and knows quite a bit about one of our most beloved instruments this time of year: bells. As a bellringer at St.

This report has been contributed by Rylee Kirk, a student from Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism. Every morning starting at 9 a.m., downtown Macon briefly fills with the sound of ...

When Lowell House reopened in fall 2019 — after two years of renovations — the sounds of construction in River Central gave way to the peals of bells. The bells are rung by the Lowell House Society of ...