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kellison71
Jun 27, 20244 min read
Edgewood – Literally at the Edge of the City
“EDGEWOOD – A RESIDENTIAL PARK AT THE CITY’S EDGE – For those who Want: Natural Surrounding; Wide Frontage and Deep Lots …” -The Saginaw...
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kellison71
Jun 23, 20244 min read
Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church: Weathering a Storm
“The Jefferson Avenue M.E. Church was struck by lightning at 2:20 a.m. according to the statement of William E. Shonyo, the janitor, who...
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kellison71
Jun 15, 20244 min read
Ringing the Bell of Freedom: Mary McLeod Bethune, Education, and Sweet Potato Pie
Each year a theme is selected for Juneteenth celebrations, and this year the theme is Excellence in Education. At the Castle Museum you...
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kellison71
Jun 9, 20243 min read
Juneteenth & Tea Cakes
History of Juneteenth Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and six months after the Confederacy was defeated in the Civil War,...
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kellison71
Jun 2, 20243 min read
Local Art Exhibitions at Jacobson’s: The Art of Becoming Part of the Community and a Light Lunch at Le Buffet
“Store manager Frank K. Schoen explained the exhibition concept: ‘We are continually impressed with the artists of Saginaw and the work...
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kellison71
May 25, 20245 min read
Alden B. Dow in Saginaw
“Modernistic Home to be Built Here: A permit was issued Tuesday by City Building Inspector Faulman for construction of a concrete,...
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kellison71
May 19, 20244 min read
The Saginaw County Club: The Original Clubhouse
“Plans for the proposed club house were presented to the meeting, and the gentlemen in attendance spent some time in looking them over....
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kellison71
May 11, 20244 min read
Jewett School – A One-Room School Becomes a Five-Room Rural School
“This is the Jewett school of Kochville township which was dedicated with appropriate ceremony Friday evening. It is not a new building...
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kellison71
May 5, 20244 min read
Park & Shop-No Sales Pressure
“First in of its kind in northeastern Michigan, the big, new Park and Shop ‘super food market at 2024 North Niagara street – on the west...
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