November 10 – Sam Frankel
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...
November 9 – The Cold War
Monday, November 9, 2015 The term “Cold War” first appeared in a George Orwell essay entitled “You and the Atomic Bomb”. The term was applied to the period following WWII because there were no instances...
November 8 – Jack Stine
Sunday, November 8, 2015 The 365 Story on March 3rd highlighted Jeanne Stine, the first woman to serve on the Troy City Council and as Mayor. Throughout her public career Jeanne’s husband, Jack, was nearby....
November 7 – The Troy Historical Society
Saturday, November 7, 2015 The Troy Historical Society was organized in 1966 as a nonprofit organization focused on preserving their community’s past. The Charter members of the Society, including civic leaders Morris Wattles, Lois Lance,...
November 6 – Toys for Tots- A Holiday Tradition at the Troy Historic Village
Friday, November 6, 2015 The Holiday Season is a time for giving. Salvation Army bell-ringers with their kettles have solicited donations for the poor since 1891. The tradition was started by Captain Joseph McFee, a...
November 5 – On November 1, 1978 Michigan taxpayers passed the “Headlee Amendments”
Thursday, November 5, 2015 Do you remember the taxpayer revolt of the late 1970s and early 1980s? The economy had struggled through an extended period of low economic growth accompanied by inflation. Despite the recession,...
November 4 – The Naming of Beach Road
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Earlier 365 Stories that explained how Troy Roads were named have received many positive comments. So we are pleased to include this installment by John Marshall, an avid historian and member...
November 3 – Leadership Troy Honors Volunteers and the Distinguished Citizen of the Year
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Leadership Troy was organized in 1993 as a component of the Troy Community Foundation (now the North Woodward Community Foundation.) In past years Leadership Troy has facilitated Public Forums on important...
November 2 – Michiganders’ hard work and persistence paid off with construction of the iconic Mackinac Straits Bridge!
Monday, November 2, 2015 Enjoy Part 2 of this 365 Story on Michigan’s very own “Big Mac”! See yesterday’s post for Part 1. After the state legislature abolished the Mackinac Straits Bridge Authority, bridge...
November 1 – The 58th birthday of the Mackinac Straits Bridge celebrates Michiganders’ hard work and persistence!
Sunday, November 1, 2015 Enjoy this 2-part 365 Story on Michigan’s very own Big Mac! As long as Michigan has had two peninsulas, residents and adventurers have wanted to move between them. Since the...
October 31 – Daylight Savings Time
Saturday, October 31, 2015 The U.S. Government has been legally waking us up an hour early (or generously letting us sleep an extra hour in the fall) since 1918- although at that time it didn’t...
October 30 – Why Name a City Troy?
Friday, October 30, 2015 There are 25 cities in the United States named Troy, including two in Michigan– the City of Troy and New Troy, which a tiny unincorporated community of 508 residents in...
October 29 – Judge Dennis Drury
Thursday, October 29, 2015 “My alma mater never loses,” declares Dennis Drury, a long-time Troy resident and now retired 52-4 District Court judge. While he lived his early years in East Lansing, Drury would...
October 28 – Judge Maureen McGinnis
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Maureen McGinnis is passionate about practicing law and working for her community. Her role as a recently elected Judge in the 52nd District Court is, in her words, “the perfect marriage” of those...
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