The Gladwin County Record & Beaverton Clarion celebrates 147 years of publication

  • Original Gladwin County Record office.
    Original Gladwin County Record office.
  • A painting of The Record building that was located at the corner of Cedar Avenue and Bowery Street. It hangs in the front reception area of The Record.
    A painting of The Record building that was located at the corner of Cedar Avenue and Bowery Street. It hangs in the front reception area of The Record.
  • The Record in its present location.
    The Record in its present location.

    BOB FREI

    GLADWIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    The photo (at left) is not from the first edition of The Record. It is from just over 115 years ago, as The Record was finishing its 32rd year of regular publication. What makes it interesting is that it recalls the very beginning of the publication, in the words of its founder, James S. Holden, who was still alive when this article published.

    In just three …