Saturday, November 28 , 2015 The Niles-Barnard House is bookends for Troy History. The original 1 ½ story home was built by pioneer Johnson Niles’ family in 1837 on land that is now the southwest...

Friday, November 27, 2015 Organizations in Troy like South Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA) encourage residents to recycle and compost. SOCRRA, which exists in 12 municipalities including Troy, has given back to the...

Thursday, November 26, 2015 The English colonists who arrived in the New World in September, 1620 were ill-prepared for survival. Their food supplies were inadequate and they had no time to build proper shelters before...

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Who doesn’t love a parade on a holiday, but when did we begin to have them?  In 1789 George Washington may have announced Thanksgiving as a national holiday, but it wasn’t...

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 One cannot write about Troy’s history in the 20th century and not mention Lois Lance and Dorothy Scott. These determined and dedicated ladies devoted tremendous amounts of time and energy to...

  Monday, November 23, 2015 Big Beaver Baptist Church was founded in 1955 by Rev. Harold Moran and a few Troy families. The tiny congregation quickly purchased a home at 3193 Rochester Road and worshiped...

Sunday, November 22, 2015 November 22 conjures sober memories for many Americans of the assassination ofPresident John F. Kennedy. The 35th president of the United States was mortally wounded on November 22, 1963 while traveling...

Saturday, November 21, 2015 This story is excerpted from Fire Calls and Station Stories, by Loraine Campbell and Fred Barnard, 2009 The Troy Fire Women’s Auxiliary was established in 1977. They provided water, coffee, and...

Friday, November 20, 2015 Among the longstanding traditions with which Troy residents will celebrate Thanksgiving, on November 26, 2015, is inviting the Detroit Lions into our homes for a game of Thanksgiving football. This year...

Sunday, November 15, 2015 This informative story was contributed by Dick Halsey (see 365 Story on January 26) In 1827 the Michigan Territorial governing group passed a law allowing for the creation of public...

Saturday, November 14, 2015 Now a holy sanctuary for many Hindus, the visualization of the Bharatiya Temple in Troy came to fruition during the early 1970s. The mission was to create an environment that would...

  Friday, November 12, 2015 Contributed by Matthew Hackett A new company was formed in Troy Michigan when lawyer West Gallogly, Sr. decided to start “Aluminum Model Toys” as a side project to his...

Thursday, November 12, 2015 Sherwood Shaver, his two brothers and his seven sisters grew up on Pansy Street in Troy Township. Sherwood graduated from Big Beaver High School and attended the Pontiac Business Institute before...

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Our modern “Veterans Day” originated on November 11, 1918. On that day in history, specifically, at “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” the opposing sides in...

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Stanley Frankel once remarked that his father Sam was “the best dirt man” in Michigan. Sam Frankel could look at a map or walk across a weed-choked field and envision how...