Cecil McKenzie (1912), St. Clair County?
Photo credit: Photo by Al Kamuda Link: Michigan Heritage Awards Biography of Cecil McKenzie, 1986-1987 awardee.
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September 8, 2021
Eddie Kranz, Thumb Region
Excerpt from House Party: Reminiscences by Traditional Musicians and Square Dance Callers in Michigan’s Thumb Area "Eddie Kranz is a smiling, friendly man who has spent his entire life on…
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September 2, 2021
Ralph Flowers
Ralph Flowers playing the saw, from the same source as the below bio Excerpt from House Party: Reminiscences by Traditional Musicians and Square Dance Callers in Michigan's Thumb Area "Ralph…
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August 5, 2021
County Histories Series: Saginaw and Environs
Source: History of Saginaw county from the year 1819 down to the present time. Comp. from authentic records and other sources: traditionary accounts, legends, anecdotes, &c., with valuable statistics, and…
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March 15, 2020
The Karl Boyarski Collection
The Byarski CollectionKarl Byarski lives in Huron County, Michigan in what is known as the Thumb area. In the early 1950's he purchased a tape recorder and started recording. He…
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March 15, 2020
Eddie Kranz Recordings from the Thumb
Evan C., a Michigan fiddler and fiddle maker, was so kind as to pass this along. This is a collection of Edward Krantz recordings from the Thumb.https://missourifiddling.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-from-the-thumb-msotfa-120
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March 15, 2020