Saturday, February 28, 2015 Around the globe, Southeast Michigan is known as the automotive capital of the world and the manufacturing center of the Midwest. But in recent years, the region has also gained...

Friday, February 27, 2015 In 1977, while digging the foundation for a new home near Paint Creek in Oakland Township, contractors unearthed an archeological site that included human remains. Oakland Township Commissioner Alice Tomboulian...

Thursday, February 26, 2015 Members of the Big Beaver United Methodist Church conceived the idea of a Troy Library in the 1950s when their volunteers started collecting books. In 1959 the Troy Business and...

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Would you ever have imagined that the stately woman pictured on the Troy city seal was once reviled by city residents who called her a traitor and complained that her...

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Between 1955 and 1959 two easy-to-make popcorn products were introduced to American consumers. In 1955 Benjamin Coleman of Berkley Michigan designed and patented EZ Pop popcorn. He marketed his product...

Looking north on Rochester Road at Big Beaver in 1914           The Big Beaver Corridor today Monday, February 23, 2015 While the name of Troy’s corporate corridor doesn’t exactly fit...

     Sunday, February 22, 2015 The year was 1924, the place was Chamonix in the French Alps and the event was called ‘International Winter Sports Week.’ Two hundred fifty-eight athletes competed in 16...

Saturday, February 21, 2015 Planning for Fellowship Church began long before it had a name. A survey of Methodists living in the area of Coolidge and Wattles Road in Troy indicated interest in a...

Photo: John Glenn enters the Space Capsule Friday, February 20, 2015 John Glenn has been many things throughout life: a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States senator. His accomplishments are impressive...

Photo: O. G. Holway Thursday, February 19, 2015 When Norman Barnard was appointed Troy’s first City Manager he stated that he would only serve on an acting or interim basis. He believed that a...

Photos: Swim, bike and run segments of the 2009 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Who’s the best: swimmers, cyclists or runners? This question inspired the incredible test of endurance known...

Photos: Staff of the new hospital at the 1955 Opening; Aerial view of the original Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Tuesday, February 17, 2015 In Troy’s 60th year, Beaumont Health System is also celebrating its...

Photos:  Ruth Wass with her students and the namesake of Wass Elementary School Monday, February 16, 2015 The Troy School District can be commended for constructive thought in the naming of their schools. Instead...

John R Williams, the namesake of the road called John R President Calvin Coolidge Sunday, February 15, 2015 The Congressional survey system in the 1800s was based on a grid of lines one mile...

Photo: former Pistons coach Dick Vitale presenting the 1981 door prize Cadillac Saturday, February 14, 2015 Every Valentine’s Day, romantics feel the pressure to find just the right way to express their feelings and...