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Calendar of Events at the
Plymouth Historical Museum
Meetings of the Plymouth Historical Society are on the second
Thursday of each month, September through May, at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise
scheduled. Meetings are free, are
open to members and the public,
and feature speakers discussing topics of historical interest.
Meetings are held in the Museum's lower level. Enter on the Church Street side
of the building.
May
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8 May, 6:30 p.m. |
Plymouth Historical Society
Meeting
Annual Membership Meeting and 60th Anniversary Celebration
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9 May, 10-4 p.m. |
DuMouchelle
Antique Appraisal ClinicErnest DuMouchelle,
of DuMouchelle Art Galleries Co., Detroit, will evaluate antiques for
participants. Evaluations will include history and current market
values. Appraisals are $10 per item, with a limit of 4 items per person.
Appointments are required. Please call
734-455-8940 to reserve your time today!
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10 May, 1 p.m.

Author Tom Stanton |
Lecture and Book Signing
"Ty and The Babe: Baseball's Fiercest Rivals and
Eventual Friends"
Tom Stanton has been
a journalist for nearly thirty years and a baseball fan for ten more. A
founder of The Voice Newspapers in suburban Detroit, he has won state
and national press awards, including a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Stanton is the author of four
baseball books: Ty and The Babe, which is his latest; Hank
Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America, a Reader’s Digest
pick of the month; The Road to Cooperstown, a poignant true
story about a father-and-son road trip; and the Tiger Stadium memoir
The Final Season, which was named best baseball book of the year as
winner of both the Casey and Dave Moore awards. He also edited the
Detroit Tigers Reader.
Come listen to Tom talk about
the relationship between Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. He will have his books for sale
at the event and will be available for autographs. Admission to the event is $5. No tickets are necessary.
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24 May, 10:30 a.m. |
Riverside
Cemetery Walking TourThe Plymouth
Historical Museum and the Plymouth Preservation Network are sponsoring a
walking tour of Riverside Cemetery on Plymouth Road in Plymouth. This
cemetery has been used as the primary burial location for residents of
the area for more than a century.
Join tour guide Sanford Burr, Plymouth Historical
Society president, on a walk through history. Hear about the early
residents of Plymouth who are buried there. And find out what surprises
Sanford has in store for participants.
Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for
non-members.
Tickets can be purchased at the Plymouth
Historical Museum, 155 S. Main Street, Plymouth, or by PayPal:
Members:
Non-members:
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June
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1 June |
Last day
of "Batter-Up! Generations of Baseball" Exhibit |
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2-13 June |
Museum
Closed |
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14 June |
New
Exhibit Opens:
"Inaugural Gowns of the First Ladies" |
November
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5 November |
Last day
of "Inaugural Gowns of the First Ladies" Exhibit |
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6-21 November |
Museum
Closed |
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22 November |
New
Exhibit Opens:
"'Twas the Night Before
Christmas" |
December
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6 December, 9 am-5
pm |
3d Annual
Craft Bazaar and Open House |
January 2009
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4 January |
Last day
of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" Exhibit |
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5-20 January |
Museum
Closed |
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21 January |
New
Exhibit Opens: "Images
of Lincoln" in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday. |
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