As I research the literary members of Flint, It is always cool when I find something different and that I had not heard of. May I introduce you to Lymna E. Stowe.Born in Flint in 1843 and died in Detroit in 1919.“His writing sometimes blends biographical material (especially about his life) with spiritual or prophetic/occult… Read More Lyman E. Stowe, Flint author of spiritual, prophetic and occult content.
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
“This play was written for a special occasion, Children’s Book Week, and first produced in my own branch with a cast of children that I knew intimately. Perhaps I had certain of them in mind as I wrote the parts. It was “tried out” both in Pittsburgh and Evansville. Its suitability as a short play… Read More STORY TERRACE Paperback by Frances Elizabeth Atchinson (Bacon) – Rostie Publishing
The General Baptist Denomination in Flint, MichiganAs you drive around Genesee County today, there is no want for Cannabis businesses. Almost every street corner seems to have a store or grow facility. This was not the case when I was growing up. Flint during the 1950s to the 1980s was filled with Coney Islands, Banks… Read More General Baptist Roots in Flint, Michigan by Roy O Richard, Dayron Jones – Rostie Publishing
A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle CityIn memory of all those who made and continue to make this place home.The industrial city of Flint sits on the banks of the Flint River, a significant source of commerce and transportation for the Ojibwe Nation. The river, called Biiwaanagoonh-ziibi or Flinty River by those earlier people,… Read More FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing
Poems by Flint, Michigan housewife, Sarah Louks (1862-1955).This work is dedicated and about the work of California physician Francis Townsend.He worked to establish an Old-Age Pension as part of America’s recovery from the Depression. His followers numbered up to 750,000. From their work, President Roosevelt developed the Social Security plan.Townsend’s plan would have paid each… Read More Townsend Tinklings of Club No. 2, poems of Sarah Louks by Sarah Louks – Rostie Publishing
This story was told for the benefit of older people who still believe in fairies. It tells the origin of the bluebird, which has been considered by many to be the symbol of happiness. Perhaps some may trace the thought that love leads to happiness.Frederick Harrington was a school teacher in Flint, Michigan. B: 1901.… Read More The White Rose by Frederick Harrington – Rostie Publishing
The Gravedigger, first published in 1916, was written by Fred Emmerson Brooks, an American poet and writer was born in New York in 1850.“Fred Emerson Brooks is one of the great men in the lyceum world … Phenomenal health, a clean life, and a sunny nature give him a remarkable record. Brooks has a marvelous… Read More The Gravediggers by Frederick Emmerson Brooks – Rostie Publishing
Collection of Holiday poems written by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill.Born in Lanton, Missouri in 1931. The only child of Eulis Kenslow and Minnie (Eldringhoff) Kenslow. She followed the love of her life (Hubert Leo Stogsdill) to Flint, Michigan and after marrying him started a family and put down roots in that community.Gail wrote poetry to honor… Read More Christmas Greetings from Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing
Ramblings of an Old Coot 