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Do you know the way to Shiawassee City? I mean Upper Saginaw
"Just opposite Green Point, during ‘wild-cat times,’ a city was laid out which was called ‘Upper Saginaw,’ and we are not certain but...

Castle Museum
May 26, 20202 min read


Helen Church Symons Huckleberry Pie
The headline on a Saginaw News article published at the time of her death noted: “Mrs. John W. (Ben) Symons, 73, for years prominent in...

Castle Museum
May 24, 20202 min read


Among the ruins...
“Curiosity seekers were met within large numbers everywhere, and many articles found among the ruins were taken away as souvenirs of the...

Castle Museum
May 22, 20201 min read


A Lost Section of Saginaw County
“For those reasons, since more than twelve. Say twenty years, we have appealed to the justice and wisdom of your honorable body, that you...

Castle Museum
May 21, 20203 min read


Saginaw's First African American Physician
“Dr. Ross’s same openness and independence may explain his decision to serve as mentor, friend and eventually colleague to Charles W....

Castle Museum
May 18, 20202 min read


Delicious One-Armed Frank Coleslaw
Frank Garstecki owner of "Out Our Way Cafe" and wife Helen Garstecki. Photo courtesy of Bryan Konieczka, the great grandchild of Frank...

Castle Museum
May 17, 20201 min read


91 Years of Saginaw YWCA
The Castle Museum of Saginaw County History preserves the archives of the Saginaw YWCA. Our finding aid for this collection includes a...

Castle Museum
May 12, 20203 min read


What to Preserve to Tell the Story of Saginaw County’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic?
Our mission... The Historical Society of Saginaw County is committed to serving the community by telling the continuing story of the...

Castle Museum
May 8, 20202 min read


Saginaw's Flower, The Peony
“This department (garden) sold so many peony bushes in 1924, that the city council named the peony the Saginaw flower.” From a History of...

Castle Museum
May 7, 20201 min read
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