The Flint Daily Journal had various comics spread throughout each issue until November 10, 1921, when it debuted The Journal’s Family Fun page. Found here are the first 30 days (11-10-1921 through 12-9-1921) of the ‘funnies’.This page includes:• Adventures of the Twins, a serial children’s story by Olive Roberts Barton. • The Doings of the… Read More The ‘Funny Page’ Comes to Flint – Rostie Publishing
The Genesee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)Organized in Flint, Michigan, on June 10, 1897. As one of the oldest chapters in the state, it served as the primary social and civic anchor for women who could prove direct lineage from soldiers or patriots of the American Revolution.By 1922, the chapter had… Read More DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BOOK OF RECIPES GENESEE CHAPTER FLINT, MICHIGAN 1922
The Durant Hotel stands as one of Flint’s most significant architectural landmarks, representing both the city’s meteoric rise during the automotive boom and its modern-day revitalization.The hotel was born from an urgent need for luxury accommodations as Flint’s population exploded due to the success of General Motors. Named after William “Billy” C. Durant, the founder… Read More Forms Used by the Durant Hotel: Flint, Michigan by The American Hotel Association – Rostie Publishing
Headlight Flashes Along the Grand Trunk Railway: Flint, Michigan (1896) is a promotional and descriptive booklet produced by the Grand Trunk Railway as part of its late-19th-century publicity series highlighting communities served by the line. The Flint installment presents the city as a rapidly developing industrial and commercial center, emphasizing its strategic importance within Michigan… Read More Headlight Flashes Along the Grand Trunk Railway: Flint, Michigan – Rostie Publishing
Progressive Flint is a short Chamber-of-Commerce promotional guide aimed at business leaders, prospective industrial investors, civic boosters, and visitors. Its intent is to present Flint as a modern, growing, and business-friendly city — emphasizing industrial capacity, labor resources, transportation links, civic institutions, and recreational facilities to attract investment, conventions, and skilled workers.The tone is upbeat… Read More Progressive Flint by Flint Chamber of Commerce – Rostie Publishing
Alvah Brainerd’s A Pioneer History of the Township of Grand Blanc (originally published 1878) is a short, firsthand local history and collection of reminiscences about Grand Blanc Township from the perspective of an early resident. The book mixes chronological narrative with anecdote: it records the arrival and settlement of pioneer families (names, land entries, and… Read More A Pioneer History of the Township of Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan by by Alvah Brainerd – Rostie Publishing
Lyman’s book is primarily a collection of short occult stories and alleged real experiences from the author’s life. Within the book, we find a blend of biography and occult experiences, told in a series of short stories about spiritualism, visions, and other mystical phenomena.The first 16 chapters of this volume include tales of his early… Read More EXCERTS FROM KARMENIA: WHAT THE SPIRIT TOLD ME by Lyman Stowe – Rostie Publishing
General Motors once made floor tile at the AC Spark Plug plant in Flint, Michigan. The decorative ceramic tiles were made by a subsidiary called the Flint Faience Tile Company between 1921 and 1933.The Flint Faience Tile Company was created to make use of the kilns used for firing porcelain AC spark plugs during non-peak… Read More Flint Faience Tile Co. – Rostie Publishing
The Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937 was a landmark labor protest that fundamentally changed industrial relations in the United States.The strike was organized by the fledgling United Auto Workers (UAW) union against the world’s largest industrial corporation at the time, General Motors (GM). The workers involved were thousands of GM employees in Flint, Michigan, and… Read More Diary of a Sitdowner by Francis L O’Rourke – Rostie Publishing
Brochure printed by The Farm Reality Company in 1910 and designed by architect William Pitkin. Edited and prepared for publishing by Roy RichardHistory of Metawaneenee HillsThe Metawaneenee Hills community in Flint, Michigan, was developed by the Farm Realty Company around 1910. It was created during a period of intense growth in Flint, driven by the… Read More Metawaneenee Hills Sales Brochure from The Farm Reality Company, 1910: A Community in Flint, Michigan – Rostie Publishing
Ramblings of an Old Coot 