Digging Detroit and Detroit History Tours had a wonderful time last nigh at the sold-out Detroit Trivia Soiree II at the historic Two Way Inn. It was a fierce competition with 9 rounds, great prizes, limerick, doodles and all kinds of free beer contests that involved being the first to get to the front and show […]
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January 30th Trivia Night! Last Call for Free T-Shirts, Fun Detroit Trivia at Detroit’s Historic Two Way Inn
It was so much fun we are doing it again.! Join Digging Detroit and Detroit History Tours for a night of live Detroit themed bar trivia. This time we are heading to the East side and holding the Soiree at The Two Way Inn—featured in Episode 2. Don’t worry if you’re not an historian–there are […]
New Episode 15: An Original Rosie – Marjorie Walters
Join us for Digging Detroit’s Episode 15 An Original Rosie – Marjorie Walters… In October 2015 the Guinness Record for the most Rosie the Riveters in one place was shattered in the heart of the arsenal of democracy. Over two thousand women paid tribute to the women of WWII by wearing red bandanas–and many original […]
Video Trivia from Local Celebs – Get Reading for January 30th Trivia Detroit Soiree #2!
Below are some of the celebrity questions from Trivia Detroit Soiree #1 last July at Abick’s Bar. Granted, they’re toughies and we promised to make them not SO challenging on January 30th. But thanks to the familiar faces and voices below who made the night so special! Register right here for Round 2 on January 30th […]
From Detroit to the Bulge: Priceless Snapshots of One Soldier’s Journey Across Europe
Originally posted in Kevin Walsh’s blog, MyMediaDiary. Before he was selected in WWII’s first draft for 18 year-olds, Detroit’s Lawrence Dupuis didn’t know the value of being color-blind. “They would take me up in the aircraft and I could detect where the landscape had been disturbed and camouflage was laid down.” His cartooning skills were even put […]
New Episode 14: Rails to Tales – Detroit’s Inner Circle Greenway
Why did they cut the Dequindre Cut? What came first, Ford’s Highland Park plant or the railroad over Woodward? Are there really old railroad rails under those bumps on the road? Great questions! Join Digging Detroit and special guest host Gatini Tinsley of the Oakland Press as she spends an afternoon with Todd Scott, the leader of the […]
New Podcast “Detroit in World War II” with Author Greg Sumner at Historic Abicks Bar
A look inside the “Arsenal of Democracy” as Professor Gregory Sumner of University of Detroit Mercy joins Digging Detroit’s Thomas J. Reed Jr. and Detroit History Tours‘ Bailey Sisoy Isgro at Detroit’s historic Abick’s Bar. Sumner previews his upcoming book-signing, Detroit in WWII, at Abick’s on November 10, 2015. (Order yours on Amazon.) Thanks to our Abick’s […]
Treasures from the Burton Historical Collection at the DPL
For Episode 13, curators Mark Bowden and Romie Minor share six of their favorite treasures from the Detroit Public Library’s Burton Historical Collection, celebrating its 100th year this fall. Mark shares the story of Clarence Burton, a Detroit attorney whose passion for history sent him into attics, cellars and even chicken coops to save […]
WGPR-TV 40th Anniversary: Dr. Banks’ Vision to Transform Detroit’s Media, Message and Messengers
**Updated on January 18, 2016 to include video highlight of Michigan Historical Marker dedication with Detroit Mayor Michael Duggan.** 40 years ago, on September 29th, the nation’s first African American-owned television station was launched in Detroit by Dr. William V. Banks. Host Pete Kalinski is joined in WGPR TV’s original studio by former host/producer and current executive […]
New Episode 11! Four Generations, One Detroit Home – The Sisoy Family
Meet Pete Sisoy and his family. In the 1920s his Russian immigrant father moved his young family from the crowds of Hamtramck to the wide-open country near the intersection of Southfield Rd. and Warren Ave.–the village of Warrendale under the watchful eye of Henry Ford–whom a young Pete met several times. Their large home held […]