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Souvenirs of Saginaw River Floods of the 1870s
“Apparently this series was popular, for when more than twenty-five inches of rain fell between March 9 and 20 the following year [1871]...

Castle Museum
Jun 4, 20202 min read


Finding Purpose Amidst Tragedy
S. Davis and Company Advertisement: “It’s An Ill Wind that Blows No Good.” Inset Wyckoff, Ewen & Co. Advertisement In the days and weeks...

Castle Museum
Jun 2, 20202 min read


Katharine Brady's Apple Crisp
When Katharine O’Keefe Brady passed away in 1957, an article in the Saginaw News detailed her many accomplishments: “Mrs. Brady was...

Castle Museum
May 31, 20202 min read


A Small Park with a Story: Jeffers Park
Located east of the Castle Museum on a small triangular parcel of land bound by East Genesee, Federal and Warren, Jeffers Park and a...

Castle Museum
May 30, 20204 min read


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
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