by macombnow | Sep 15, 2018
By Dan Heaton One of the challenges of owning a home that was built before the U.S. Civil War is the constant need for maintenance and upkeep. A few years ago, before Sandra and Ray Stil well purchased his grandparents’ home in Warren, it had sat vacant for a few...
by macombnow | Sep 13, 2018
By Nick Lico Consider the following tidbits about Sterling Heights: The area was first incorporated as Jefferson Township in 1835. Three years later, the name was changed to Sterling Township. It stayed that way for 133 years, when the City of Sterling Heights was...
by macombnow | Jun 18, 2018
By Dan Heaton In 1945, 2nd Lt. Claude Wood returned home from Europe and found that the General Motors plant where he had worked prior to his service in World War II was out on strike. With time on his hands, he needed a group to spend time with. Born and raised in...
by macombnow | Jun 15, 2018
By Tracey Moro Michigan was first explored and settled by the French beginning in the late 1600s. And while Detroit was officially settled in 1701, the history of Clinton Township began much later with the arrival of the Moravian missionaries who originated from what...
by macombnow | Mar 24, 2018
By Nick Lico Founded in 1865, at the same time as the Detroit Public Library, The Mount Clemens Public Library is the oldest Library in Macomb County. Historical records indicate that the superintendent of the Mount Clemens School District founded the library in a...
