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A Garden in Her Honor: Lucille Andersen
“Saginaw city officials are inviting the public to the Thursday dedication of the Andersen Memorial Floral and Sculpture Garden. The...
kellison71
Mar 163 min read
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Maria Oxtoby Tanner: Creating a Stronger Saginaw
From the front page of the June 1, 1941, Saginaw News : Maria Oxtoby Tanner's marker at Saginaw's Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Tanner...
kellison71
Mar 95 min read
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Azubah Miller Jewett’s Kitchen Ruse
The Jewetts arrived in Saginaw early. Detail of a map front the 1877 atlas. By the time this map was printed, Mr. Jewett had passed...
kellison71
Mar 24 min read
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A Testimonial from George Washington
“The hunting car ‘City of Saginaw’ was thrown from the track on the Wabash road, 120 miles west of Toledo by a broken rail and after...
kellison71
Feb 225 min read
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A Prize-Winning Recipe
“Mrs. Thelma Dietz, 1552 Division St., wins the Lady’s Umbrella from Seitner Bros.” ( The Saginaw News , June 15, 1942.) Circa 1910 view...
kellison71
Feb 165 min read
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The 1962 Junior League Cookbook and Suzanne Anderson Stenglein
In September 1962, the Saginaw Junior League held a two-day fundraiser at the Saginaw Museum, now the Saginaw Art Museum. Held as a...
kellison71
Feb 93 min read
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Searching for Saginaw’s Early Spaghetti Houses: A Work in Progress
"Marie Cochran[sic.] remembered canning 100 bushels of tomatoes for Saginaw’s first spaghetti house.” (“Mudd Crusades for Potter Street.”...
kellison71
Feb 24 min read
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THE ANDERSON: A SAGINAW STAPLE
The Saginaw News , July 16, 1944. Located at 516 W. Genesee, the Anderson Steak House was a Saginaw staple for decades, spanning in...
kellison71
Jan 264 min read
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The Amerwood: Different, New and Beautiful
The original Amerwood, located at 709 Lapeer, opened on Thursday, June 23, 1949. The opening advertisement proclaimed: “All Saginaw has...
kellison71
Jan 193 min read
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