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A New Front – The Goodridge Brothers’ Studio
Among the treasures preserved in the Castle Museum’s collection are a group of panoramic photographs. Taken with a special camera called...

Castle Museum
Jan 12, 20213 min read


Forest Lawn Cemetary - Washington Ave. Entrance
“The Washington Avenue entrance is now improved with wrought iron gates of graceful design with simple but massive granite piers that...

Castle Museum
Jan 12, 20211 min read


Saginaw's Silver Screens
While our exhibit Stories of Saginaw’s Silver Screens: Saginaw County Movie Theaters, is currently available, it will need to close on...

Castle Museum
Jan 11, 20212 min read


Mrs. Fannie Wickes’ Cornbread
Mrs. Fannie Wickes’ Cornbread 2 cups cornmeal 1 cup flour 2 tbsp butter 2 tsp sugar 3 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 1 cup milk Salt to taste...

Castle Museum
Jan 10, 20213 min read


Mentioned in Review Magazine
Check out this story in Review Magazine on our exhibit coming January 23, ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los Barrios y...

Castle Museum
Jan 7, 20211 min read


Masonic Temple Blueprints
Without any question of doubt, the Masonic Temple at the corner of North Washington Avenue and Johnson Street takes the lead as the most...

Castle Museum
Jan 6, 20212 min read


A Mayan Temple on Gratiot
If you have been driving on Gratiot Avenue recently, you may have noticed that a couple of panels of the black covering on the commercial...

Castle Museum
Jan 4, 20212 min read


Paula Willard Otto’s Buffet Shrimp Curry
Paula Willard Otto’s Buffet Shrimp Curry 1/4 cup oleo, melted 1/2 cup chopped onions 1/4 cup green pepper 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1...

Castle Museum
Jan 3, 20213 min read


Happy New Year To All!
This 1879 portrait of William O. and Wallace L. Goodridge is perhaps the most famous of all Goodridge Brothers Studio images. Taken in...

Castle Museum
Jan 1, 20211 min read
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