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Cocktail Hour: Shake, Rattle, & Roll in a New Era
Much like Virginia Elliot and Phil Strong's Shake 'Em Up tried to shepherd cocktail parties through the Prohibition and Great Depression...
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Jul 15, 20225 min read


Cocktail Hour: Complications of the 18th Amendment
Not long after Clara Bell Walsh made a splash in the headlines for her boozy brunch, the US faced Prohibition when the 18th Amendment was...
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Jul 8, 20226 min read


Meet Dr. Amy French
Roaming Historian came out of me being a professor, it came out of wanting to bridge the fact that a lot of people will never enter into...
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Jul 8, 20222 min read


"It's 5 O'clock Somewhere"
Welcome to the Cocktail Hour. All July we are going to focus on historical drink recipes along with the history of women’s roles in...
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Jul 3, 20224 min read


Happy Birthday
Yes, building have birthdays and we celebrate the Castle Building’s as July 3, 1898. On that date – and without great fanfare – the...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read


Vernors Float Pie
Recipe 1 (8 oz) container whipped topping ¾ cup cold Vernors ½ cup cold milk 1 package (0.8 oz) instant vanilla pudding 1 (9 in) graham...
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Jun 26, 20222 min read


With Pride: Celebrate and Remember
There have been many events throughout June for Pride month, and tomorrow is the big event for the Great Lakes Bay Region: Pride...
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Jun 24, 20222 min read


Lives Lived: A Celebration of Souls
“I want it to be vibrant. I want it to be bright. I want us to remember them fondly.” Ana Sanchez, lifelong resident of Saginaw, created...
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Jun 22, 20223 min read


Shaken Not Stirred: A Second Version of a Saginaw Architect’s Mid-Century Modern Salad
As one of our April recipe posts, we featured Saginaw architect Glenn “Red” Beach’s green salad. As we were completing the post, Sue...
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Jun 19, 20222 min read
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