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“The Holidays have been marked by many teas, outstanding among them the one that took place Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Grace Sample McClure, 1415 South Jefferson, where the Saginaw chapter of the American Association of University Women entertained many Saginaw young women home from their respective colleges and universities.”  - The Saginaw News , December 31, 1939. Born in 1881, Grace Sample was the daughter of Emma Leeke and Dr. Chester H. Sample – her childhoo

Married on April 20, 1918, Grace Thompson and Herbert C. Fisher’s farm and home were located on the northwest corner of Mackinaw and Tittabawassee Roads in Kochville Township. Herbert’s obituary noted he was born “May 21, 1887, in Kochville Township, where he resided his entire life. He married Grace Thompson in Saginaw.”*  Farming was central to their lives – Herbert’s father’s farm was a little over a mile north of their home, and his maternal grandparents’ farm was on the

In Saginaw County, traditions that nourish the spirit often begin around a shared table—food, art, music, and conversation blending into something lasting. Few examples capture that spirit better than the Saginaw African Cultural Festival, the oldest ongoing Black arts festival in the country. The festival’s roots stretch back to February 14, 1969, when the Inner City Arts Exhibit (ICAE) opened in the old St. Rita’s building on Narloch Street for a single-day event. ICAE was

“If you’re going to sell Red-hots and frankfurts sell the ‘As You Like It’ kind. They’re good and will make you money.” - The Saginaw Evening News , August 13, 1907.   The story of the development of the hot dog and their companion bun is complex and shrouded in myth and legend. For an outline of the history of the hot dog, we defer to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website .   The hot dog’s first appearance in Saginaw is encumbered in tall tales. However, we know t