August 4 – Art on the Lake
Tuesday, August 4, 2105 Northfield Hills resident Karol Carter contributed this 365 Story. Northfield Hills Art on the Lake is a 41 year old tradition in the city of Troy. Northfield Hills Condominium Association...
August 3 – Mayor Vincent McAvoy
Monday, August 3, 2015 Vincent J. McAvoy who served as the Mayor of Troy from November 30, 1964- April 8, 1968, was born in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, on May 31, 1904....
August 2 – Tonya Perry- First Woman Troy Firefighter
Sunday, August 2, 2015 In 1984 Tonya Perry became the first woman to submit an application to serve as a Troy volunteer firefighter. Tonya’s adopted dad, John Ellis, had served at Station 5....
August 1- Medicare Enacted 50 Years Ago
Saturday, August 1, 2015 Following his election in 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson asked Americans to join him in “the battle to build the Great Society.” A progressive Democrat and a seasoned legislative strategist,...
July 31 – The past enriches the present at the Kresge Foundation in Troy
Friday, July 31, 2015 As you drive along Big Beaver Road, the handsome field-stone farmhouse, barn and windmill, tucked in among the office buildings, seem like a glimpse of Troy’s farming past that...
July 30 – Happy Belated Birthday Bugs Bunny!
The 365 Project, Thursday, July 30, 2015 Our small research and writing group apologizes that we failed to acknowledge the 75th birthday of Bugs Bunny earlier this week....
July 29 – Local Street Names-Part 4
The 365 Project, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 Beginning in the 1970s numerous new subdivisions replaced the farm fields and cow pastures that had dominated...
July 28 – Local Street Names-Part 3
The 365 Project, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Beginning in the 1970s numerous new subdivisions replaced the farm fields and cow pastures that had dominated the Troy Township landscape. This week the 365 Project will...
July 27 – Local Street Names-Part 2
The 365 Project, Monday, July 27, 2015 Beginning in the 1970s numerous new subdivisions replaced the farm fields and cow pastures that had dominated the Troy Township landscape. This week the 365 Project will...
July 26 – Local Street Names
Sunday, July 26, 2015 Beginning in the 1970s numerous new subdivisions replaced the farm fields and cow pastures that had dominated the Troy Township landscape. This week the 365 Project will explore the...
July 25 – Dedicated Troy Businessman William Harrison Price
Saturday, July 25, 2015 Bill Price was a well-known and highly respected member of the Troy business community for 54 years. Born on January 12, 1931, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps on...
July 24 – Troy Traffic Jam Revs Up August 2
Friday, July 24, 2015 Sunday August 2 will mark the 8th annual Traffic Jam Classic Car Show in Troy. The event, held in the plaza and landscaped parking area of the...
July 23 – The Detroit Riot of 1967
Thursday, July 23, 2015 Arguably one of the worst riots in the American history occurred in Detroit between July 23 and July 27, 1967. Racial tensions had steadily intensified for years in...
July 22 – Final Shuttle Mission Ends: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:57 am EDT
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 NASA’s space shuttle program ended on July 22, 2011 with the safe return of the shuttle Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 33rd mission...
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