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“Mrs. Carrie Ives Saunders, one of the best known lecturers in America upon the domestic art and home culture, died at the woman’s hospital here [Saginaw] Tuesday following a serious operation.” -The Bay City Times Tribune, September 19, 1906. (Grand Rapids ) Evening Press, February 20, 1901. An outline of the story of Carrie Ives Saunders’ High Art Baking Powder is presented in the Castle Museum’s Made in Saginaw exhibit. However, the full breadth of Saunders’ work and ac

Saginaw Daily News, February 5, 1932. William Barie, about age 35. (Photo owned by Kevin Rooker) Opened in 1860 in East Saginaw, Barie’s Dry Goods Emporium represented the considerable business acumen of William Barie, who settled in Saginaw as a young man and spent the rest of his life serving the people of Saginaw with inexpensive, quality merchandise, innovative ideas, and memorable advertising. His legacy continued several years after his death—and while we could easily s

“Twenty-eight years ago the increasing need of a new parish in the southern portion of the city, resulted in the formation of SS. Peter and Paul Church, and the erection in 1888 of a substantial brick edifice on the corner of Wyne and Fayette Street.” -James C. Mills, History of Saginaw County Michigan, published 1918. 1888 SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church designed by F.W. Hollister As Saginaw City and East Saginaw became great lumbering centers in the second half of the

“In the Spring of 1884 the church building with all its contents was destroyed by fire; and upon this site rose the stately edifice which, with its several additions, has filled the needs of the congregation for more than thirty years.” -James C. Mills, History of Saginaw County, Michigan, 1918. Today known as First United Methodist Church of Saginaw, the Methodist congregation of Saginaw City was officially founded in 1851, 175 years ago. In 1854, the congregation purchase