A Dream Kitchen--Purchased at the State Street Kroger
A few weeks ago, we paid a visit to Saginaw’s State Street Kroger. When it opened on February 29, 1956, advertising promoted it as “a...
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kellison71
Nov 243 min read
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day with a Football Game: Ever-Changing Traditions
“On a cold November day in 1894, a group of high school boys proudly wearing the red and yellow colors of Saginaw West Side High School...
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kellison71
Nov 173 min read
A New Store for Sears, Roebuck and Company
“More than 200 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Employees and guests will participate in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Sears retail...
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kellison71
Nov 105 min read
A Rural Church & A Regular Fish Fry
The Castle Test Kitchen recently took a closer look at First Congregational Church in downtown Saginaw, highlighting the sanctuary’s...
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kellison71
Nov 14 min read
Dinner at Red Sash in the Radisson Inn Saginaw
The opening of the Bancroft Hotel in 1859 announced to the outside world that East Saginaw was a real place – more than a spot on the...
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kellison71
Oct 274 min read
First Prize: Two Gallons of Paint
Saginaw Paint Manufacturing was established in May 1937. In 1940, the firm constructed a new factory at 344 W. Genesee where it operated...
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kellison71
Oct 194 min read
A Restored Church and New Ceiling – First Congregational Church
“Members of First Congregational Church, 403 S. Jefferson, return to their restored sanctuary at 11 a.m. Sunday. For many it will be...
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kellison71
Oct 123 min read
Art Lewis and the Art of Listening
This week’s recipe is both seasonal – spiced cider - and topical – especially if you follow our Saturday Artifact Posts. Also, it is...
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kellison71
Oct 44 min read
Paul Olvera – Building Businesses
A small brick building on West Genesee - today it houses a phone repair shop - connects us with the rich diversity of Saginaw’s heritage....
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