This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Saline High School Hosts Bookkeeper Ruth Needham and Factory Plans
The Saline article details eight workers plus Ruth Needham at a high school operation with machines for making hammer handles from Hickory and white ash. It notes steam power, large orders to Detroit Toledo and Jackson, and pride in the community. A history of the Saline Creamery follows, detailing the 1887 formation, evolving management, and a modern 1910 plant with sanitary design and active production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Needham
Shurtz
Detroit
Toledo
Jackson
Pennsyyvania
California
Saline Creamery
Monroe Street
Chicago Creamery Building Company
Saline
E. Wood
J. W. Hull
J. B. Lashier
Gilbert Hurd
Fargeburg
Saline Butter and Cheese Company
I. & Wood
BB. A. Hauser
DeLavel