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
8 May, 6:30 p.m.	Plymouth Historical Society Meeting Annual Membership Meeting and 60th Anniversary Celebration
9 May, 10-4 p.m.	DuMouchelle Antique Appraisal Clinic Ernest 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!
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. No passes will be accepted for this event.
24 May, 10:30 a.m.	Riverside Cemetery Walking Tour The 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:
June
1 June	Last day of "Batter-Up! Generations of Baseball" Exhibit
2-13 June	Museum Closed
14 June	New Exhibit Opens: "Inaugural Gowns of the First Ladies"
November
5 November	Last day of "Inaugural Gowns of the First Ladies" Exhibit
6-21 November	Museum Closed
22 November	New Exhibit Opens: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
December
6 December, 9 am-5 pm	3d Annual Craft Bazaar and Open House
January 2009
4 January	Last day of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" Exhibit
5-20 January	Museum Closed
21 January	New Exhibit Opens: "Images of Lincoln" in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday.

Calendar of Events at the Plymouth Historical Museum

May

Annual Membership Meeting and 60th Anniversary Celebration

"Ty and The Babe: Baseball's Fiercest Rivals and Eventual Friends"

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. No passes will be accepted for this event.

The 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:

June

November

December

January 2009

Calendar of Events at the
Plymouth Historical Museum