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Central Block (Shearer) (1879 News) Washington & Center, describes architectural plans.
Ridotto Building (1896-1940) n.e. corner Madison & Center aves.
Regent Theatre - Washington Ave., in Davidson bldg.
Theatrical News History - Old news items related to Bay City.
Wenona Beach Amusement Park - Along Saginaw Bay, end of Patterson Rd., Bangor Twp.
Woods Opera House - Washington & 6th (fist theatre bldg.)
Arlington House (Estb. 1868) by Bunnell bros., still standing.
Colonial Hotel & Apartments (1905 News) Center & VanBuren, opening, former Young residence.
Forest City Hotel (1949 News) Washington & 6th, end near.
Fraser House (Blt. 1865) Center & Water
Republic Hotel (1905 News) Saginaw st., renovations completed.
Wenonah Hotel (1908 News) Water & Center, description of
Wenonah Hotel (1908 News) Water & Center, opening of.
Aladdin Company (1906-1987) Manufacturers of readi-cut homes.
Bousfield Wooden Ware Co. (1883 Article) Harrison st., wooden-ware mfr.
Columbia Sugar Co. Estb. 1901, (aka. German-American Sugar Co.)
Crump Manufacturing Co. Estb. 1884, West Bay City | Box mfr.
Emery & Garland Co. Estb. 1874 - Manufacturer/dealer of saw-mill equipment.
Industrial Works (1890 News) Saginaw st., cranes mfr. doubling in size.
Lewis Manufacturing Co. (1879-1973) Tags: Liberty pre-cut homes, Lewis, Miller, Merrill, Trombley
M. Garland Company Estb. 1871. Manufacturer of conveyors and other saw mill equipment.
Michigan Pipe Co. (1871-1956) Locate near river off Madison Ave. Mfd. wood pipes.
National Cycle Manufacturing Company (1892-1916) - Bicycles | Natco Trucks
North American Chemical Co. Estb. 1898, mfr. of chlorate & other chemical products.
Phoenix Brewing Co. (1940 News) Arbor st., established 72 years ago.Times
Smalley Bros. & Co.(aka. Valley Iron Works) Founded 1866. Loc. Saginaw st., bet. 10th & 11th.
Sparling's Machine Shop Williams & James St. - Owner Jake Sparling.
West Bay City Manufacturing Co. - Planing mill est. 1881 in West Bay City.
Wilson Hoop Co. - aka: Goldied Mfg. Co., wood manufacturer est. 1882 in West Bay City.
John McGraw & Co. mill Harrison st, (see Disasters/Fire)
Ross & Wentworth Lumber Mill (1935 News) Water st., last of big mills closing.
Great English Salt Trust (see People/Sage, Henry W.)
Lumber Manufacture (1887 News) Description of mfg. process.
Lumber Regions of Michigan (1868 Article) Historical account.
Lumber Strike at Bay City (1870 News) - Sheriff P.J. Perrott quells strike with force.
Lumber Town (The Blazed Trail) (1907) Ref. to Bay City, invasion of lumberjacks.
Pine Tree's Lament (1887 News) Essay about forests & lumbering.
Saginaw Valley Early Lumbering - 1884 article by Judge Albert Miller.
Saginaw Valley, First Saw Mills - 1872 article by Albert Miller.
Saginaw Valley Lumber Strike of 1885 - "10 Hours or No Sawdust!" 78 mills shut down.
Salt of the Earth (1887 News) Describes MI salt industry, statitics.
Sugar:
Sugar Factories in Bay County, MI (1901) - Report detailing sugar industry in county.
Gougeon Grocery Store (1909 News) Henry st., letter to NY firm, won't go to Saginaw.
Jennison & Co. Hardware (1886 News) Water & 5th, history of hardware stores.
Putz Hardware Store (1966 News) Salzburg, celebrating 50th anniversary.
Bay City Press First Edition (1859 News) Introduction by Wm. A. Bryce, editor.
Bay City Times, The (1915 News) Adams & 5th, history of, incl. ref. to many early papers.
Early Bay City Newspaper History (1937 News) First paper published in 1865.
Lumberman's Gazette (1872 news) First issue published by H.S. Dow.
News Brevities, Bay City Press & Times (1863 News) Stories published Oct. 31.
Newspapers In Bay City (1873 News) Argument by Morning Chronicle for only one newspaper.
Year End Review of 1881 (1882 News) - Bay City Tribune
Year End Review of 1882 (1883 News) - Bay City Tribune
Years Ago, 1835-1858 (1887 News) - Bay City Tribune
Bush-Clift Insurance Agency (1895 news) Consolidation, succeeds Drake-Corwin.
Jones Clinic Building (1916 news) Jackson & 5th, building nearly completed.
Mercy Hospital, Former Mayor's Home (1956 news) Water st., soon to be demolished.
Auto: Bay City car made nearly 30 years-ago. (1928 News) Made by Henry Williamson.
Bicycle: Mrs. E.C. Campbell Tricycle Patent (1895 News) - Designed for easy riding by the elderly.
Railroads: Michigan Central Depot (1889 News) Four articles on building new depot. - Newspaper
Railroads: Michigan Central (1890 News) Improvements; depot & Jackson St. - Newspaper
Railroads: Saginaw Valley Accidents 1889 - Listing of indivudals killed or injured.
Roads/Sts.: Bay City to East Saginaw. (1860 News) Road needed (newspaper)
Roads/Sts.: Midland-Bay City Rd. (1927 News) - Building of (newspaper)
Streetcars: Bay City's Last (1924 News) - Bay City Times-Tribune.
Earth Quake (1935 news) Bay City feels shock of Montana earth quake.
Amelith: Major village fire. (11 Dec. 1896 news) Frankenlust twp.
Bousfield & Co. Fire (1881 news) Harrison st., woodenware mfr.
Corbin School fire. (1907 news) Fulton & Litchfield, building destroyed.
Miller & Turner Fire (1892) Destroyed 300 buildings, costing $1,000,000 in damages.
South End Fire (Monday, July 25, 1892) - Bay City Tribune.
- Letter by Letitia Dickie (Mon., July 25) - to brother Robert about loss of her home.
- Acres in Ruins (Tue., July 26) - headline story on fire.
- Fire in Detail (Tue., July 26) - describes fire's distruction through southend.
- Under Control (Tue., July 26) - brief timeline of events.
- Slept in the Streets (Tue., July 26) - ordeal of homeless & helpful acts of citizens.
- Unfounded Rumor (Tue., July 26) - rumored deaths of Albert Miller & Mrs. Mason.
- A Relief Meeting (Wed., July 27) - Mayor Jackson calls for special meeting on disaster.
Union Block Fire. (1890 news) Water St., damages to furniture bus., museum, bank, telegraph.
Water Street (4 blks.) (1863 news) Also, fires in Kawkawlin & Salzburg.
{Westover Block} (1886 article) Washington & 6th, damage to theatre, Second Natl. Bank, Simon bldg.
Woods Opera House Gone. (1902 news) Washington & 6th, Zaremba dead, Bay City Club, Fenner store.
McGraw & Co. Mill Total Loss. (1872 news) Harrison St., bet. 40th & 41st sts.
Fire Detroys Two Block Area. (1890 news) WBC Brewery, Carpenter & Co., salt block.
Wenona, Village Fire (1872 news) Linn & Jane sts., Martin Obrien bldg. destroyed.
Year-end Review of Wood-Working Fires. (1881 news) Over 160 lumber bus. fires.
Bay City Council Meeting: 1907 Jun 12 - Washington pk., Wenona Htl., bill boards, sidewalks.
Bay City City Hall (1894) Construction Details - The Sunday Times
Bay City City Hall's Clock (1916) Describes old water powered clock.
Bay City Fire Dept.: Union Red Rover Fire Co. 1 (1861 news) List names of members. - BCPT
Public Buildings, Parks, Cemeteries, etc. (1875) Description.
Bay County Jail (1872-1840) Center & Jefferson, Bay City
Bay County Poor Farm (1865-1964) History. Located n.e. off Hampton & Knight Rds., Hampton Twp.
Organizational Sketch of Bay County (1876) by B.F. Partridge
Anne Frisby Fitzhugh Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution.
Bay City Art Club Established 1899, for study of art history.
Bay City Board of Commerce. History, officers.
Bay City Elks Lodge #88 - History & 1923 memorial with list of deceased members.
Bay City Rotary Club Organized 1915.
Bay City Woman's Club - Organized 1892.
Bay Co. Historical Society (1937 news) Details of its organization.
Bay Co. Pioneer Society Organized 1874. Early history, members.
German Pioneer Assoc. of Bay City & Saginaw History of early Germans.
Michigan Women's Suffrage Association - Include women from Bay city, Bay Co.
Peninsulars & YMCA Organizations (1889 news) Moving in/out of Walton Block.
Bay City School History (1937 news) near Columbus, first school was log cabin.
{Bay Co. Central Library} (1922 article) Center ave., BC, opening of
First Schools in Bay City 1916 essay by Cornelia M. Richardson.
School Histories (1940) - (See school listing below.) - Bay City Times
{History of Ottawa & Chippewa History} (1887 article) by Andrew J. Blackbird.
Indians of Saginaw Valley (Memories) (1865 article) in Bay City Journal newspaper.
Indian History, Saginaw Valley (1865 news) Traditions of Saginaw Valley
Indian History, Saginaw Valley (1918) Names of Indians during pioneer settlement period.
{Indian Treaty of 1819 at Saginaw} (1819) History/Settlers
Mound-Builders of Saginaw Valley (1881) Ancient people preceded Indians, by Wm. McCormick.
Saginaw, Origin of Name. (1937 news) Derived from Sauk Indians.
First Baptist Church, Bay City 1875 history, founded in 1863.
{St. Stanislaus Church} (1892) Dedication of Building - Bay City Times Press
Trinity Church, Bay City 1886 history, founded 1854 | Birney, Fitzhugh, Cranage, Catlin, etc.
Lumber Strike, Saginaw Valley 1886 (See Business/Lumber)
Pattern Makers Union, Bay City Excerpts, Industrial Works strike, names of officials.
Jewish Colony of 1891 in Huron Co. (1923 news) Russian Jews from Bay City.
Poles of Bay City (1895) - Within 3 years 200 Polish families came.
Residents of Bay Co. in 1847 (1847 article) by Judge Albert Miller.
South Center Street & Twenty-third Street (1890) City comm. meeting on bridges.
Third Street: Man Walks Off (1879) Bay City Chronicle & Tribune
Third Street: County Buys A Bridge (1883) Bay City Daily Tribune
Third Street: New Iron Structure (1890) Bay City Daily Tribune
Twenty-third & Salzburg (1872) New bridge being built.
Australasia steamship Article Aug. 28, 1884 - BC Tribune
History - Estb. 1876-77, 1879 Wheeler & Crane. Tags: Shipbuilding, West Bay City Shipbuilding.
Articles of Association. (1889) Tags: Wm. Forbes, Geo. F. Williams,
Shipbuilding at Bay City (1886) Tags: Detroit Tribune, Bellentine, Carpenter Davidson, Tripp, WheelerWheeler.
Early Vessels on Saginaw River (1912) Up through the lumbering period.
River Navigation (1918/57) By G.E. Butterfield.- Bay County Past & Present
Salvage of Propeller Globe (1867) - Detroit Free Press newspaper.
W. F. Benson Oldest Fish Plant (1905) Later purchased by Dormer Co. - Bay City Tribune
(Note: See Writings/People for individual maritime biographies.)
Bay County Poor Farm, Hampton Twp. (1983) by Mildred Reid Wagner - Daughter of former managers.
Bay County Poor Farm, Hampton Twp. (2008) by Don J. Johnson - G-grandson of former managers.
Fifty Years Ago (1886) Pioneer's account of Saginaw Valley. - Bay City Tribune.
Indian Life - (see People/Nochchickame, Jane)
Pioneer Days by Robert Anderson - "Series of 7 articles" with extensive descriptions of early Bay City.
Pioneer Wedding - of Medor Tromble & Sarah McCormick by Josephine Tromble Greening.
Railroads (Early 1900s) by Harriet Gustin, from Footpaths to Freeways by L. Arndt.
Streetcars by Robert Trudell (1900s), from Footpaths to Freeways by L. Arndt.
Third Street: Memories (2004) by Marvin Kusmierz
Wenona Beach Amusement Park by Marvin Kusmierz (2002).
1861: Attack On Fort Sumter - Accounts published in Bay City Press & Times.
1861: Union Cadets - First volunteer group formed in Bay City.
1861: 2nd Regiment, MI Cavalry - Vols. departing Bay City for Grand Rapids. BCPT
1863: HEMMINGER, Mary J.(Craft) - Diary excerts while husband was at war.
1863-64: Civil War News - Articles from The Bay City Press And Times.
1864: 29th Regiment, Michigan Infantry - Departing E. Saginaw, formerly 31st Regt.
1864: 31st Regiment, Michigan Infantry - Organizing of, at East Saginaw.
1865: BIRNEY, James G. Capt., Letter to father. - Appeared in Bay City Journal. (See People/Birney)
1865: LEE's Surrender to Grant. - Account published in Bay City Journal.
1865: Civil War Memories by Geo. P. Cobb - 7th MI Cavalry Regiment
1889: Memorial Day Services - Includes names of soldiers buried at Pine Ridge & Green Ridge cemeteries
1902: Bay City Timber Used in Ironclad Monitor - Bay City Tribune
1905: Residents of Bay Co. in Civil War (Article) Names, from A.H. Gansser - L.E. Arndt books.
1916: What Bay Pioneers Did For Nation - Article by M. M. Andrews, veteran.
1937: Bay Co. Gave Itself Unstintingly In Civil War - Bay City Times.
1938: Last Three Civil War Vets - Memorial Day article. Bay City Times
DOLLARD, William H. - (1888) Death of first Bay City soldier to die in war.
WWI Alien Registration Card (1917) of Rudolph Stroemer
1937: Bay Co. Soldiers Who Died in WWI - Bay City Times.
Cannons Scrapped for War Effort (1942) Locations: Battery Park & City Hall.
WWII Memorial Dedication (1944) Battery Park, Bay City - Bay City Times
Military.
Green Ridge Cemetery (aka. Eickemeyer Cemetery)
Indian Burial Grounds (1909) Indian relics on west side.
Oak Ridge Cemetery Historical articles.
Pine Ridge Cemetery Articles on abandoned Bay City pioneer cemetery.
{Potters Field] Pioneer's first general burial grounds in Bay City.
St. Joseph Cemetery - Articles on abandoned Bay City pioneer Catholic cemetery.
Wenonah Park: Eddy Pavilion (1916) Construction of, Bay City Daily Times.
Early Parks (1884) Describes parks. - The Daily Tribune title.
Trombley House:
Pioneer Christmas, 1846 - McCormick Family by Eurdine Ringwelski
First Twins - Joseph and Aleck Guillette in 1842.
100th Anniversary (1936) Article by Bill Knodt, Jr., The Bay City Times.
Land Transaction History (1981) by Eurdine Wingwelski, BCHS Museum.
Early History Prior to Founding of Bay City | McCormicks | Indians | Geography | Mound Builders |
Fifth Ave. City Dock (1899) Capt. Armstrong's troubles. - B.C. Daily Tribune
Lower Saginaw - Pioneers Days of '50s (1885 newspaper) Description of early Bay City.
Modern History of Bay City as of 1868-9 - Considerable details of city's early progress.
Rivalry With East Saginaw (1879) Competition btwn. cities. BC Chronicle & Tribune
Bangor: Village Businesses in 1868. (1903) B.C. Tribune
Bangor: {Wenona Beach} (1800s) Book excerpts on early history - Heritage/Places
Midland-Bay City Road Construction began about 1870.
Pinconning: Bay's Big Village (1886) Describes progress made. - Bay City Tribune
Portsmouth: History (1866-69) Polk Directory
West Bay City: Those Horrid Streets (1890) - Confusion of street names - Bay City Daily Tribune.
{Early Saginaw Valley} (1831) by Alexis De Tocqueville.
Expedition to Saginaw Valley in 1837 (1887) Excerpts from book by Bella Hubbard.
French Missions (1899) by Fred Carlisle - Mich. Pioneer Society
Fort Saginaw Built in 1822 by U.S. Goverment.
Michigan by Jacob Ferris (1856) Book, The States & Territories of Great West.
Michigan Northern Canal Project (1837) Canal connecting Saginaw & Grand rivers.
Saginaw River Marshlands (1879) By Albert Miller. Describes system used by pioneers in draining marshlands.
1885 - Base Ball Briefs: Bay City Tribune.
1890 - Bay City-Saginaw Base Ball Club: Dedication & game at new West Bay City park.
1895 - Base Ball Articles: (4 each) Bay City Tribune
1899 - CLARKSON, Arthur: Detroit Tribune article carried by Bay City Tribune.
1905 - New Michigan Base Ball League: Ten good cities to chose members from.
1907 - Bay City Team First year in Southern Michigan League.
1909 - Bay City Cardinals baseball team: B.C. Cardinals/Clarkson Park. - BC Tribune
1909 - CLARKSON, John G.: Four Bay City newspaper articles on his death.
1909 - Clarkson Park: Dedication, description & first game at new base ball park.
1910 - LEROY, Frank, Bay City Cardinals (1910-14) Indian pitcher
1913 - Bay City Team Second place in Southern Michigan League.
1914 - Southern Michigan Association Includes teams from Bay City & Saginaw.
1914 - Bay City Club Withdraws from League. Riots and fines end to owners to ending season early.
1937- Baseball Early History: Article by Paul Jablonski (Inc. photos) - BC Times
Saginaw Bay: The City On The Ice - Article describing details of early ice fishing.
Saginaw River Fishing, Black Bass (1889) Describes fly fishing in river's muddy water.
Saginaw River Fishing, + Tributaries. Articles, includes other popular fish spots.
Founding of Southern Michigan Football League (1948) Semi-pro football.
History: Bay City All-Stars Team (1951) From BC All-Stars game program.
History: Semi-Pro Football in Bay City (1948) From BC All-Stars game program.
{Pioneer History} (1880) Bay County, paper by B.J. Partridge - Bay City Observer
{Unification of Greater Bay City in 1905} (2005) Article by M. Kusmierz.
{Gutenberg Project} - USA history Ebooks.
Thanksgiving Proclamation (1864) by President Lincoln - Bay City Journal