Beaverton’s flashy basketball team won its way to the finals of the regional basketball tournament at Mt. Pleasant Saturday, only to lose to P…
The attached photo was taken in 1947 of young people from Zion Lutheran Church at Oberlin. Lutheran churches baptize babies as infants, but th…
Attached is what should be a very popular photo. Just wondering how many people can recognize their grandparents or great-grandparents in this…
Appeared in the Gladwin County Record on September 19, 2001
This 1909 shot is not a great image, but it is an interesting and unique photo. It depicts the old railroad bridge over the Tittabawassee Rive…
Skeels Baptist Church was organized by a small group of people who met in a log school house (shown above) in 1894. In 1913, the original fram…
APPEARED IN THE RECORD February 24, 1937
APPEARED IN THE RECORD JULY 7, 1954
Appeared in the Gladwin County Record march 12, 1980
If Gladwin County had an all-time “Hall of Fame” this guy would certainly have to be in it. Floyd Elmer Armstrong was a product of Gladwin Cou…
Beaverton’s Sunday morning reverie was shattered on January 13, 1957 when a domestic dispute turned lethal. The story involved two men, one a …
APPEARED IN THE GLADWIN COUNTY RECORD JULY 10, 1957
The Wooden Shoe Bar has become a landmark in Gladwin County – there are few alive who remember the previous building. Our thanks to Gerald and…
Appeared in the Record on May 24, 1978
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APPEARED IN THE RECORD JANUARY 6, 1954
Here is another photo from Estey in Bentley Township in the southeast corner of Gladwin County. Note that the store depicted last week may be …
A disturbing piece of information has come to my attention. The last retail store in Estey has closed its doors. The building still stands, an…
Beaverton and Gladwin Classes of 2019 have officially graduated. Some of those students may be able to find their grandparents in this graduat…
The first evening edition of News & Brews was a success on Friday, May 31. Many community members stopped by on their way home from work a…
A fire in January of 1906 destroyed Frank Atchinson’s store and several other buildings on the north side of Cedar Ave. east of Bowery. This b…
Attached is a photo from the early days of the building we now know as Northern Expresso. It was built by Joseph F. Schulz in 1922. An open ho…
SEEN IN THE RECORD August 24, 1955
Every community works when the people who make it work – elected officials, employees and volunteers – do their jobs well. This is just a few …
Flying G’s Conference Champs 1939. The Flying G’s led by Coach Ralph Coombe were the conference champs winning 7 games and losing 1. Team incl…
This is a photo that needs a little help from the readers. It is believed to be the Dundas school, as Mrs. Witer was teacher there for several…
This is an early photo of Beaverton’s downtown area taken from across Ross Lake looking south. It comes from a photo in the collection of Paul…
Winners in the men’s division of the Tittabawassee Businessmen’s Association second annual Amateur Canoe Race Sunday were these three teams. T…