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Michigan's Jack Rabbit Beans: More Than Tasty
Today's social media Artifact post featured a glimpse of a unique bean sack from Michigan Bean Company's Jack Rabbit brand of beans, but...
kellison71
Jun 10, 20232 min read


Peonies and Mrs. George H. Boyd's Frozen Eggnog
“Each Day Saginaw people are becoming more interested in the peony, Saginaw’s official flower, according to those in charge of the...
kellison71
Jun 2, 20234 min read


Brand and Hardin: Flour, Lumber & Salt
“The name of Brand & Hardin loomed as the foremost one in the Saginaw Valley milling trade.” “Who has not heard of Gold Medal Flour?*...
kellison71
May 26, 20233 min read


The First Course of Mrs. George H. Boyd’s Luncheon and Mrs. Boyd’s Home
“The Council will be asked to approve the purchase, from the executors of the Letitia M. Boyd estate the property at 1617 South...
kellison71
May 21, 20234 min read


Hamilton on Gratiot: An Interview with Bakers Charles Kemerer & Bill Taylor
"A bakery that became a Saginaw staple for more than 70 years will soon be closing its doors. The ovens at the Hamilton Home Bakery will...
kellison71
May 14, 20232 min read


Dining Out: A Trip to El Rancho Grande
This week the Castle Test Kitchen was at a loss for what to make-it has happened to us all. So in honor of the holiday, we sought out...
kellison71
May 7, 20231 min read


A Dinner Party of Note
Today’s recipe is the fifth course in a seven-course luncheon menu featured in Twelve Menus: A Cook Book published by The Young Woman’s...
kellison71
Apr 30, 20236 min read


George Holcomb the Court Street Grocer: Where to Purchase Sunkist Oranges in 1918
George Holcomb, the Court Street grocer, found a tarantula in a bunch of bananas Saturday. He has placed it on exhibition in a jar. The...
kellison71
Apr 23, 20233 min read


Caroline Magoffin Humphrey: Music and Pure Milk
“Mrs. Watts Humphrey also played a piano solo the “’Hungarian dances Nos. 1 and 2’ of Brahms. These require fine technique, as do nearly...
socialmedia569
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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