Welcome to Bay-Journal.com

Updated: January, 2009.

About Bay-Journal.

Bay-Journal was launched on April 23, 2002, as a retirement hobby of mine to provide an internet resource for on the history of Bay County, which includes the early history of settlements in the Saginaw Valley. I've always enjoyed listening to old timers as I was growing up, who would describe what things were like decades ago before I arrived on the scene. However, it wasn't until after I retired that my interest peaked to learn more. I visited the local library where I found many books available which gave me a whole new perspective about our local history. It's heritage our community can be proud of and should know.

Bay-Journal has grown considerably since its initial offering of about 50 pages. As of this writing, there are over 1,400 pages, and the number of visits to the website over 400,000 annually, well beyond my early expectations. The website has become more of community journal offering contemporary local subjects as well as history content.

Bay-Journal's Goals.

1. To put as much of local history on line as is possible.
2. To encourage viewers to participation in contributing content.
   (See our “Adopt a Piece of History” page.)
3. To provide viewers with content specific to local subjects.
4. To promote awareness of the Great Lakes Bay Region to viewers from around the world.

Conclusion.

My favorite saying is, “Today's the first day of the rest of your life, make the most of it!”

That pretty much summarizes my retirement life, and is why I devote the better part of my day maintaining Bay-Journal. It's my way of giving something back to our community, and helping others learn about the rich history passed onto us by our community's ancestors.

One other item. I'd appreciate hearing your comments, good or bad, about the Bay-Journal website, as this will help me understand what improvements needed.

BAY-JOURNAL.COM

Marvin Kusmierz
Webmaster/Creator / bay-journal@chartermi.net