Record Group 32
Plymouth Historical Society
The Plymouth Historical Society was organized in 1948 with 52
original members. By 1987, the membership had increased to 400 and in 2005 the
membership was about 700. The
Plymouth
Historical
Society
Museum opened its doors to
the public on 14 February 1976, and an addition was completed in 2001.
Box 1, Shelf 64
Entry
1: Brochures and Hand Outs of Programs
Folder 1
1957 Salute to
Suburban Detroit - Spotlight on Plymouth
(2) Hand out of
description and floor plan of the Miniature Queen Anne Style Home, designed by
McLean A. Ambrose
Hand out showing
physical layout and description of
Main Street, Lower Level and displays
May 20, 1962 (6)
Hand out of First Open House
May 20, 1973 (4)
Hand out of Dedication and Presentation of the Dunning Memorial
Building
Brochure
compliments of Don Massey Cadillac, Inc showing map and description of Museum
Brochure showing
map and description of Museum
“Preserving Our
Heritage” by Plymouth Historical Society History, Present Day Account and
Charter Members (2 copies) (Acc. #2007.65.52)
June 5, 1988
Architectural Tour with descriptions of nine local homes of interest
“Telephone History
in Plymouth” Plymouth Historical Society and Michigan Bell
Telephone Company
Bookmark with
information on the opening of the Museum in 1972
October 16, 1994
Marathon Fun “D” Raiser brochure
February 1991
Panel on City History
“The Grand Opening
of The Weldon Petz Abraham Lincoln Collection,”
February 12, 1998 (2 copies)
July 29, 2001
“Dedication and Presentation of the Dunning
Memorial
Building Addition”
February 11, 2005
Lincoln’s
Birth-day “Birthday and Inaugural Celebration Fundraiser”
“Glad Tidings…”
invitation for Victorian Christmas Party, Dec.3, 1989 (2 copies) (Acc.
#2008.34.14)
Folder 2
“Celebrate! Law
Day & the Michigan Sesquicentennial” flyer, May 1, 1987
“What Men Collect
“– February 1-June, 1993, listing of various collections
“Visions of
Christmas” flyer with pamphlet of Christmas information
“The American Road”
handout, February 5- June5, 1944
“Lecture series-
the American Road”
flyer Feb. 5- June 5, 1944
“Tea Time- an
Elegant Ritual” handout February 1- April 28, 1991
“Portrait of A.
Lincoln” handout
“100 Years of
Fashion-1860-1960” flyer, August 30-November15, 1990
“Santa Claus: a
tradition” flyer, November 14-January 27
“Santa Claus: A
Tradition” handout, November 14-January 27
“Welcome” flyer
for Lincoln and
doll houses, 1978
“A Harvest Picnic
& Historic Tour” handout, September 29, 1991
“A Harvest Picnic
& Tour” picture booklet
“Native Americans
of Michigan”
flyer, November, 2000
“The Presidents’
Wives” flyer, 2000
“Downtown Walking
Tour” guide
Fall Festival
flyer for 1990
Flyer for museum
opening on February 14, 1976
“The First Ladies
of Fashion” handout, October11, 1992-January 24, 1993
Scavenger hunt
sheet
Map of walking
tour
“Old Village Tour”
handout
“Plymouth Tea-March 2, 2002”
“For the
Duration”-Dec. 7-Jan. 26, 1992 handout (Acc. #2005.137.05)
“The Plymouth Museum Memo,” 1991 (Acc. #2005.137.06)
“Welcome to Plymouth Historical
Museum” (2 copies)
The Lincoln Collection at the Plymouth Historical Museum
“Plymouth Rides
the Rails” June13-October 31, 2007 (4 copies)
“A Salute to the
Flyboys of WWII” Saturday, May 7, 2005 (Acc. #2007.96.06)
Map Case 2, Drawer 3
Drawings for
Museum brochure (6 drawings) (Acc. #2007.26.02-.07)
Entry
2: Plymouth
Historical Museum Murals
Folder 1
“Year Long Project
Completed!” Museum Project Chronicle,
November 17, 1996 (11 copies)
Entry 3: Articles in various publications about PHM
Folder 1
“In Search of History”
The Historical Society of Michigan newsletter,
March/April, 1993
Michigan History Magazine, May/June, 1993
Plymouth Arts Council flyer
American Association of State& Local History
Newsletter, June, 1993
“Bradbury News,” April, 1976
Michigan History, “A Child’s Place” by Sam Hudson
5th Annual Local History Conference, 1962
The Historical Society of Michigan Newsletter, January-February, 1978
The Herald from Greenfield Village,
Fall, 1990
Miniature Gazette,
January/February, 2003
“A Pilgrimage into
the Past,” Michigan Living, November, 1992
Michigan Museums
Association Newsletter, September, 1993
Automobile Club of
Michigan, April 12, 1978
Automobile Club of
Michigan, April 19, 1978
“Hudson’s Book of Plymouth
Gets Good Review”
“Christmas at the
Museum,” Tiny Times, Summer, 2006
“Miniature Sets,”
Michigan Collector, January, 2001
“Ford and Sheldon Road Plant
Bring Abe Lincoln to Plymouth,”
Sheldon Road Communicator, Feb. 24, 1998
Ad for Annual
Dinner, Nov. 3, 2007
Ad in Plymouth
Symphony brochure, 2007 (Acc. #2008.70.01)
Entry
4: Correspondence, calendars, awards
Folder 1
Award from DAR,
May 12, 1977
Letter to Clarence
Moore from Cass Hough, December 29, 1970. Letter discusses money given from Mr.
Hough’s foundation to the museum to pay off loan for museum’s property.
Invitation for
lunch to Plymouth
school board from director of museum, October 10, 1979
Letter to Mrs.
Bessie Dunning from Sidney Strong concerning the Seal of the City of Plymouth, March 10, 1952
Letter to Mr.
Norman from the museum thanking him for his gracious donations, February 25,
1977
Plymouth
Historical Society calendar for 1989
Calendar with
historical notations of Plymouth,
1965
Letter to Township
residents from Bruce Richard, chairman of the Bicentennial Committee asking for
donations for the Main Street
shops
Open letter to all
Plymouth Historical Society members from the Building Committee asking for
donations to help pay for the property for the new museum, 1972
Letter to Mrs.
Harry D. Terry concerning a topic for as presentation at the museum from Mrs.
Joyce M. DeValentine, Dept. of Conservation, December
17, 1951
Letter to Mrs.
Perry from Helen Everett on August 17, 1951
Letter to Mrs.
Harry Perry form the Historical Society of Michigan concerning topic suggestions
for meetings, August 18, 1951
Certificate of
Special Recognition for the Grand Opening of , “A Timeline of Plymouth,” October 22, 2005
Minutes of the
March 13,1980 meeting
Thank you card
form Nancy Boyd
Certificate of
Congressional Recognition, May 28, 2007
Proclamation from
City of Plymouth,
May 28, 2007
Proclamation from
Plymouth Township, July 16, 1991
Articles of
Incorporation, April 27, 1955
Letter from Frank
Lohan about his pencil sketches with a newspaper
article
Entry
5: Historical Society documents and memorabilia
Folder 1
“Welcome to the
staff of Congressman Carl Purcell” brochure, January 29, 1981
Life Membership
cards
Booklet on history
of Society and Musuem (3 copies)
Name tag for Mrs.
Roderick Cassady
Name tags for 9
members of Society, 1962
Tickets for
Society 6th Annual Raffle, December 3, 1989
Donation slip for
“Mayflower Edition” of Plymouth Mail, November 11, 1927
Constitution and
By-Laws, May 12, 1956
Constitution and
By-Laws, May 9, 1974 (5 copies)
Record book of
first curator-Maude Sherwood Cooper, 1952. It lists early donations.
Invitation to
Formal Opening of the museum in the
Dunning
Memorial
Building
on January 30, 1976 (4 copies)
Meeting notes on
the history of the PHM
Notes on
contributors of writings on the early history of Plymouth Historical Society
Meeting announcement with list of officers, 1962-1963
Booklet, “A Little
Community History”
Booklet, “The Gas
Lamp in front of our Museum”
Membership
directory for 1995-1996 (2 copies)
Louis Norman on
“Recollections on the Occupancy of the
Plymouth
Historical Museum” November 1, 1995.
Handwritten list
of charter members of the Society 1948-1949
Proclamation from
City of Plymouth
declaring PHM as Ambassadors of Plymouth” on February 11, 2002
“Preserving our
Heritage” booklet from the museum explaining its history, its programs, and
events
Notes of the
“Early History of the Plymouth
Historical Society” by Bruce
Richard on 2/14/91
List of papers and
addresses given by members to the Society 1949-1955
List of donors to
the Society
List of
contributions to building fund in 1970-1971
Ideas for lecture
titles by Helen Martin, 1951
Membership list
for November 28, 1962 (2 copies)
Membership list
for 1966-1967
“Our Community
Heritage-What a Historical Society Should Do” booklet, May, 1950 A practical
guide to local societies for a common sharing and understanding of the American
way of life as it has been demonstrated right here where we live.
Description of
work and recordkeeping, March 1, 1960 (2 copies)
Handbook for
museum guides 1962-1972
Membership booklet
for 1986-1987
Plymouth
Historical Society membership poster, 1949 to date (Acc. #2001.022.01) in Map
Case 3, Drawer 5
Real Estate ad
sent by Jan Foster featuring the “Four Centuries of Wedding Dresses” exhibit
Entry
6: Lincoln
Collection newspaper articles
Folder 1
The Detroit
News, February 13, 1978 “Rare Lincoln
Artifacts Highlight Exhibit at
Plymouth
Museum”
The Plymouth
Observer ” February 13, 1992 “Life and Times of Lincoln Focus of Museum Exhibit
“Seven ScoreYears Later, Spirit of Lincoln Lives On”
1999
“Historical Museum Features Civil War Christmas Display”
1999 “Lincoln
Exhibit Coming”
2000 (Northville) “Museum Features Civil War and
Portrait of Lincoln”
Six pages of
descriptions for docents to use as a guide for “Images of Lincoln”
Picture of John
Wilkes Booth with comments
“Plymouth museum has
artifacts from Honest Abe,” Pensacola News
Journal, February 2, 1997
“Abraham Lincoln
collection goes on display in February,”
Detroit News, December 29, 1997
“Real ‘land of Lincoln’
is here, Detroit
News
“Lincoln
comes to Plymouth,”
Observer & Eccentric, December 18,
1997
“Lincoln
comes to Plymouth,”
Detroit Free Press, January 23, 1996
“What Elvis?
Seventy Lincoln impersonators stroke their beards
at Plymouth
Historical
Museum,”
The Ledger, May, 2005
“Lincoln at library,” Evening News
“Plymouth
students get lessons on Lincoln,”
Detroit News, January 28, 2002
“Extensive Lincoln collection goes to small city museum in Michigan, Milwaukee Journal, February, 1997
“Scout help”
“Welcome to the
community, Mr. Lincoln,” Community Crier
“History repeats
itself during 50th anniversary of Plymouth museum,” Observer & Eccentric
“Plymouth celebrates its
past,” Detroit News
“Museum gets ready
for Lincoln
collection,” Observer & Eccentric,
August 14, 1997
“Collector is
sharing his ‘memories’ of Abraham Lincoln,”
Detroit News, February 12, 1998
“Lincoln collection puts
museum on map,” Observer & Eccentric
“Lincoln celebration draws
Civil War buffs,” Observer & Eccentric,
February 19, 1998
“Lincoln
Comes To Plymouth!”
The Crier Guide, 1998
“Lincoln collection opens
today for public viewing,” Observer &
Eccentric, February 12, 1998
“Lincoln collection opens
with a Civil War-era bang,” Observer &
Eccentric, February 15, 1998
“Lincoln
comes to Plymouth…Honest!”
(2 copies)
“Some Favorite
Desserts of Abraham Lincoln”
Information
pamphlet on museum
“Landmarks
presents Plymouth & Canton
at the time of Lincoln”
“Law Day
Celebration,” May 1, 1987
“Lincoln Exhibit”
Entry
7: Historical Society photographs
Folder 1
Mrs. Clara Todd,
Nov. 10, 1955
Leonard Millross & Fletcher Campbell, Nov. 10, 1955
Karl Starkweather, Nov. 10, 1955
Lawrence Money and Mrs. Roy Fisher, Nov. 10,
1955
Mrs. Edna
Campbell, Austin Whipple, & Sam Spicer, Nov. 10, 1955
Lawrence Money, Nov. 10, 1955
Dorothy Fisher and
Edward Cutler, Nov. 10, 1955
Arthur Mills, Nov.
10, 1955
Members on bus
trip to Detroit Historical Museum
in 1972
Society meeting
outdoors
Society meeting
outdoors
Society meeting
outdoors
Edna Campbell
standing outside house
Flora Rathburn (Pres.) and Edna Campbell (Rec. Sec.), 1954-1955
Johnson and Mrs. Iva Bentley at picnic at Bruin Lake
Laverne Sly at Bruin
Lake
picnic
Dora Wood and Rowe
Wood at Bruin
Lake picnic
Mr. And Mrs.
Lawrence Money at Bruin
Lake picnic
Two women at
picnic
Jennie Cramer at Bruin
Lake
picnic
Iva Bentley, Robert Jolliffe, and
Karl Starkweather at Bruin Lake
picnic, 1955
Iva Bentley, Robert Jolliffe, and
Karl Starkweather at Bruin Lake
picnic
Karl Starkweather at picnic
Society members
eating at Bruin Lake picnic
Members at picnic
Doris Purcell
Man at barbeque
Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Cutler at Bruin Lake picnic
Society members
outside
Two men sitting
outside
Two men standing
against tree
Society members at
Bruin Lake
Three women
members sitting outside
Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson sitting at picnic
Harold Fisher in
Sept., 1961
Sam Spicer in 1961
Pres. Ernie Henry
and Rec. Sec. Bertha Tiffin 1958-1959
Pres. Lawrence
Money and Sec. Dora Townsend Wood 1956-1957
Plymouth
Historical Society picnic at Clara Todd residence
Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Money and Mrs. Edna Campbell outside
Louise Tritten, Kenneth Wilske, Lucy
Ware, and Helen Shakleton, 1964
Louise Tritten
Hugh Means, David
Taylor, Nina Means, and Blanche Giles
Former Gladys
Passage, old classmate of Karl Starkweather
Kenneth and
Hyacinth Wilske
Ann Campbell Stark
with her 90 yr. old mother
Member gathering
outside, 1964
Annual dinner and
election meeting, May 11, 1961
Jennie Cramer,
Edna Allen, and David Taylor
Fred Thomas
Outdoor gathering
in 1961
Society members at
meeting
Society members at
meeting
Sidney Strong and
Clarence Stevens at annual dinner and election meeting on May 11, 1961
Members singing
with Bessie Rattenbury Dunning pictured in Dec., 1955
Norma Baker Cassady, Iva Smith Bentley, Ada
Smith Murray, and Jennie Mills in Dec., 1955
Member dinner in
1956
Members in 1955
Historical garden
party at Clara Todd’s in 1957
Society members
with old car in July, 1955
Historical Society
at Tyrone
Gardens
Museum
on June 7, 1953
Member gathering
in Oct., 1966
Woman at meeting
in Oct., 1966
Man and woman at
meeting in Oct., 1966
Three members
chatting in Oct., 1966
Margaret Burr,
George Burr, and Sam Spicer, June 25, 1966
Harold Hammel on June 25, 1966
Couple eating on
June 25, 1966
Iva Bentley on June 25, 1966
Two women, 1966
Betty Norman at
society meeting in 1965
Member on grass in
1966
Helen Farrand at dinner in 1966
Historical society
meeting in 1965
Member outside,
1966
Margaret Burr
outside in 1966
Helen Lea in 1966
Helen Lea outside
in 1966
Society meeting,
1959
Two women at
meeting in 1959
Woman playing lute
at Polley House in 1966
Member in Polley House in 1966
Kitchen display in
old museum in 1966
Karl Starkweather in Polley House, 1966
Two children in Polley House, 1966
Two children
looking at spinning wheels in Polley House, 1966
Polley House being torn down for new building (4 photos)
(Acc. # 2005.110.11, 2005.110.12, 2005.110.13, 2005.110.14)
Picnic at Sunken
Garden in Fenton-1953
Box 2, Shelf 64
Entry 8: Museum Exhibit Photographs
Folder 1: 1920s Exhibit
Flapper bride
Table scene
Folder 2: Train Exhibit
Display case of train items
Plymouth
train wreck
Transportation displays (3 photos)
Trains in showcases (2 photos)
Trains on tracks
Folder 3: Main Street
Exhibits
Transportation display (3 photos)
Lady sitting is carriage
Wooden toy horse
Christmas tree display
View of Main
Street decorated for Christmas (2 photos)
Dentist and China Shop (2 photos)
General Store (2 photos)
Victorian Room
Law Office
Woman in carriage with horse
Copper and brass display in showcase
“Vase of a thousand faces”
Pere Marquette
Mary Childs in front of hotel on Main Street (Acc. #1111.014)
Folder 4: 1978 Exhibits
Schoolroom with Christmas tree
Toy train on tracks (3 photos)
Basket exhibit
Silver and pewter exhibit in Aug.-Nov. (11 photos)
Kitchen scene (2 photos)
Wedding gowns (13 photos)
Wedding gifts
Dunning parlor (4 photos)
Barber shop
Toy shop
Folder 5: Indian
Exhibit
Camp scene displayed in lobby
Blanket and artifact display (2 photos)
Folder 6: 1985
Bus trip to Museum (2 photos)
July 4th parade (22 photos)
Preparing the Alter Car for the parade (9 photos)
Display of lady with a horse (2 photos)
2 young women on display
Bride at bureau (2 photos)
“Gone fishing” display
Lady in lobby
Fall Festival (3 photos)
Doll exhibit (10 photos)
Scenes from summer exhibit (6 photos)
Folder 7: Christmas
1976
Christmas statue
Christmas tree display
Folder 8: 1979
Boy with bicycle- Feb.-Sept.
Barb Saunders with students and teacher from Fiegel Elem. with 70 yr. old doll
Candle making display
Cut glass display (3 photos)
Victorian room (4 photos)
Dressmakers shop with astro lamp
and peg lamp
Kerosene lamp and lighting display- Feb. to June (11 photos)
Folder 9: Doll
Exhibit-1981
Christmas tree
Dolls on display (7 photos)
Folder 10: 1982- Rug
Hooking-Grace Nelson
Grace Nelson at Fall Festival
Folder 11: Fall
Festival-1983
Visitors on Main
Street
Visitors at downstairs crafts display (4 photos)
Rug hooking
Lace making
Visitors at upstairs displays (3 photos)
Folder 12: 1987
Children’s clothing
Locomotive
Women at Christmas (4 photos)
Christmas in Victorian room (7 photos)
Shopkeeper at Christmas
Snowman
Woman and boy at Christmas
Couple with gifts
Santa with Christmas list
Wreaths in windows
Doll display
Folder 13: Christmas
Open House-1988
Woman at dulcimer
Three young ladies at keyboard and xylophone
Visitors at punch bowl
Folder 14: Christmas
1986
Tree displays (4 photos)
Main Street
displays(8 photos)
Folder 15: Fall
Festival 1999
Outside sign
Bob Zaetta in costume (2 photos)
Marge LaBlond in costume
Dan and Marge LaBlond in costume (2
photos)
Outside the train station
Display with cars (3 photos)
Girl with doll carriage
Fashion displays (7 photos)
Folder 16: 1980
Civil War presentation to 8th graders (3 photos)
Reenactor with student
Drummer boy display
Hard tack on display
General Grant display
Musket display
Wedding scene
Glass display-Sept. to Nov. (10 photos)
Circus display at Christmas (46 photos)
Folder 17: 1994 30th
Anniversary of Mustang
William Clay Ford speaking (7 photos)
William Clay Ford with museum members (9 photos)
Mustangs on display (9 photos)
2 photo sheets
2001-First Ladies of
Fashion, Jan., 2001 slides (Acc. #2007.76.01)
Box 3, Shelf 64
Folder 18:
Miscellaneous photographs
Teddy bear exhibit
Doll exhibit (17 photos)
Christmas exhibit
Main Street
and shop displays (22 photos)
Fashion exhibits (9 photos)
Folder 19:
Miscellaneous photographs
Fans and parasols (2 photos)
Glass exhibit (4 photos)
Basket exhibit (2 photos)
Art exhibit (2 photos)
School groups (7 photos)
Craft artists (8 photos)
Paper doll exhibit
Lace exhibit
Chippendale table
Bell
exhibit ( 2 photos)
Indian exhibit (2 photos)
125 year old bike
Folder 20:
Miscellaneous photographs
Museum personnel (14 photos)
Mrs. Dunning and the Gornicks
Mrs. Dunning and Clarence Moore
Dr. Gornick and Dr. Petz
Wedding exhibit (6 photos)
Toy exhibit (2 photos)
Statue of cow with calves
Donation from the Fillmore family (4 photos)
Lincoln
display
Display at Mayflower Hotel for Bible Week-1996
Donation of “The Storyteller” Pueblo pottery (5 photos)
Dollhouse exhibit (11 photos)
Sanford Burr presenting Clarence Moore a plaque for all of
his efforts (3 photos)
Beth Stewart at exhibit at credit union (5 photos)
Museum function (2 photos)
Daisy exhibit on first floor (Acc. #2007.30.01)
Outdoor activity at museum (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Lady playing the dulcimer on museum porch (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Folder 21: Events in
2000’s
Photo sheets of the Timeline and Flyboys exhibits (8 sheets)
(Acc. #2007.96.06)
“D Day” event (7 photos) (Acc. #2007.96.02)
Photo sheets on “Big Bands” talk by Dr. Weldon Petz (4 sheets) (Acc. #2007.96.06)
Photo sheets of
Main Street shops (4 sheets) (Acc, #2007.96.06)
Negatives of Lincoln
Bash, 2005 (Acc. #2007.96.04)
Luan Brownlee (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Allen O’Dell and Barb Peterson (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Beth Stewart in
Lincoln
Room (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Author of The Forgotten
Americans speaking at museum (4 photos) (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Adding Daisy walls to front entrance (3 photos) (Acc.
#2007.96.03)
Civil War reenactors on Main Street (19
photos) (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Quilting exhibit (4 photos) (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Teddy Bear exhibit (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Raggedy Ann (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Various exhibit photos (9 photos) (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Shadowbox of Daisy floor designed by Dan Packer as a
fundraiser (Acc. #2007.96.03)
Margaret Dunning speaking
Christmas exhibit (6 photos)
Entry 9: Museum Photographs
Folder 1
Grand opening of Unisys Exhibit, 1990 (2 photos)
Beth Stewart with Pierre Batille
Opening of Museum Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 1976
Construction of museum (2 photos)
Outside of museum (9 photos)
Outside of museum with museum members (labeled on back)
Museum decorated at Christmas (9 photos)
2 slide packs of displays
Negatives of Society functions
Front of museum at night (2 photos)
Outside photos of museum, 1977-81 (3 photos)
DVD of Grand Opening on Oct. 22, 2005
Margaret Dunning on roof when it was being replaced, 2007
Front of Museum (2 photos) (Acc. #2007.92.02)
Sanford Burr receiving Volunteer of the Year Award, 2007
Cemetery tour with Sanford Burr, 2007
Negative of photo
of museum (Acc. #2007.96.06)
Photo of Margaret
Dunning
Photo at
dedication of Lincoln
room
Box 4, Shelf 64
Entry 10: Miscellaneous items about Lincoln displays
Folder 1
“Plymouth
at the time of Lincoln,”
program (4 copies) (Acc. #2004.183.13)
“Lincoln
comes to Plymouth…Honest!”
Program of
dedication of Weldon Petz Lincoln exhibit
Letter to Lincoln acquisition
contributors from the museum
“Lincoln lore finds home,” Great Lakes Getaway, Fall, 1997
Information packet
for “A. Lincoln-Portrait” display
Flyer for
rededication of Lincoln
exhibit on February 11, 2002
Special Tribute
award from Lt. Governor on February 11, 2002
Guide for the
History 141: Michigan and the Great Lakes project for museum and the Dr. Petz Lincoln Collection (2 copies)
“A Child’s View of
Abraham Lincoln” – a CD produced by Lathers Elementary School
and PHM
“Abraham Lincoln
is Here Honest!” press release
“Lincoln
Comes to Plymouth”
invitations to Grand Opening (3)
Lincoln Dedication
program
Flyer for Grand
Opening of Petz Collection
Entry 11: Photographs of
Lincoln
displays
Folder 1
Wooden statue of
Lincoln
Picture of Lincoln
with advisors
Display of Lincoln
items
Lincoln
display
“Our Martyrs” picture
Lincoln
display
Union uniform
Lincoln
bust
Lincoln
bust
Outside of museum
Beth Stewart with guests
Caterers
Fred Priebe as Lincoln
Union reenactors
Mrs. Priebe as Mrs. Lincoln
Irene Walldorf with Union soldiers
Main Street
display
Room display of
Lincoln
items
Lincoln
photo in glass
Union uniform
Black and white photo of Lincoln display
Black and white photo of Lincoln room display
5 photo sheets of opening of Lincoln room on February 11, 2002
“Our Lincolns”
photo of Fred Priebe and Ron Lowe (Acc. #2007.92.03)
Dr. Petz and Pierre Batialle (wooden mural artist)
Wooden mural
Various display photos
Entry
12: Plymouth
Historical Society Newspaper Clippings
Folder 1: 1940s
“Museum Nears
Start; 121 Donors “
May 1 “Historical
Society Will Mark Five Milestones at Dinner”
“Opens to Public
Friday - Museum Offers Something For All”
October 1, 1943 “Seeks Place for Old Relics - Museum Suggested
For Plymouth”
Folder 2: 1950s
September 20, 1951
“Plymouth Historical Holds First Meeting”
April 24, 1952
“Society Hears Charles A. Root Sr.”
November 19, 1953
“Kirkpatrick tells Historical Society Of Early Railroad”
The
Plymouth
Mail ” June 21, 1956 “Historical Society Schedules Picnic”
June 27, 1957
“Historical Society Has Annual Picnic”
October 11, 1956
“Historical Society Sees Documentary Farm Life Movie”
The
Plymouth
Mail November 15, 1956 “Historical Society Hears Paper on Nation’s Covered
Bridges”
The Plymouth
Mail March 21, 1957 “Historical
Society Invited to Make
Museum Display “
The Plymouth
Mail” April 18, 1957 “Historical
Society Exhibit Being Set Up in Detroit”
June 25, 1957 “Detroit Salutes Local
Historical Society, Community”
April 10, 1958
“Historical Society Hosts Wayne Club” article by K.
Starkweather
The
Plymouth
Mail September 18, 1958 “80-Member
Historical Society Plans Membership Campaign”
The
Plymouth
Mail October 16, 1958 “Historical Society is Seeking New Members”
Mrs. John Warkup stands next to 214 year-old quilt
Folder 3: 1960s
The
Plymouth
Mail March 30, 1960 “Wanted: Place for Historical Museum Display”
The Plymouth Mail May 18 , 1960 “ Frank Henderson Elected
Historical Society Head”
The
Plymouth
Mail August 2, 1961 “The Museum Showcase”
The
Plymouth
Mail April 26, 1961 “Historical Museum Need Outlined For Leaders”
October 25, 1961
“Dinner Set By Plymouth
History Unit”
May 27, 1962 “Plymouth Museum to Open”
The Detroit
News May 20, 1962 “Plymouth Opens Museum
During Michigan
Week”
June 6, 1962
Pictures of visitors after viewing the newly opened Plymouth Historical
Museum
The
Plymouth
Mail June 20, 1962 “Museum Offers Something For All”
The
Plymouth
Mail May 14, 1963 Two pictures taken at the Plymouth Historical Society’s
annual meeting
May 21 1963 “Historical Society Proclaims
Friday, May 24, Heritage Day”
September 17, 1969
“City Assumes Plans”
Observer Sunday Edition June 2, 1967 “Victorian Living Room Is Preserved”
Folder 4: 1970
Included in file
are several undated articles with estimated dates in the 1970s
March 28, 1970
“Land Buy Puts Museum In Sight”
April 11, 1970
“Hoped-For Museum Seems Step Closer”
The Observer Newspapers 1973 “The
Stroller: What About The Walls”
December 2, 1976 Pictures of Clark McKelvey’s
and Gerald Musch’s table settings
April 20, 197
Picture of Plymouth
Historical Society Members and Samuel Panzica
“Plymouth
Gains A Museum”
“Historical
Collection – Plymouth’s
New Museum To Open”
Picture of
Stephanie LaGosh,
November “Gala
Reception Has Excitement of First Nighter:”
November
“Christmas At Turn Of Century”
“Grant Is
Requested For
Histroical
Museum”
“Centicore – A Look At Plymouth’s Past”
“DAR Presents Silver Service”
“Heritage Is
Recorded On Micro-Film Printer”
“Mark and Cindi Hunt will leave July 9th as Director of
Plymouth Historical Museum “
“Museum To Get
Local Sketches”
Picture – State
Sen. Carl Pursell presents Margaret Dunning..
“Ivory Collection”
“Heritage Show
Reveals Treasures In Our Midst”
“Bird Egg Exhibit
At Museum”
“Museum Offers
Festival Specials”
Folder 5: 1971
March 31, 1971 “Hough
Gift
Sets Museum
Plans”
The Detroit
News April 20, 1971 “Plymouth Museum gets Grant – New Home For Old
Treasures”
The
Plymouth
Mail and Observer September 18-19, 1971 “Gift From Margaret Dunning Speeds Plans ForMuseum”
“Crediteer’s Quilt Is Bicentennial Gift”
“Soroptimists Sand Up Dolls For Museum”
Folder 6: 1972
Detroit Free Press March 1972 “Ply mouth Family’s Fortune Will
Preserve Town’s
Past”
“$100,000 Given
for Museum in Plymouth”
The Detroit
News March 8, 1972 “Plymouth
Resident Is Area History Buff – Museum Gets $100,000 Grant”
May 13-14, 1972
“Museum Given A Unique Birth”
Folder 7: 1973
The Observer Newspapers May 5, 1973
“Dunning
Memorial Building To Be Dedicated
May 20”
Plymouth Mail and Observer May 23, 1973 “Antique
Car Is Museum Gem”
The Observer Newspapers July 14, 1973 “Historical Society Readies
Artifacts for Museum Display”
Plymouth Mail & Observer September 22, 1973 “Volunteers’ Labor Speeds Historical Museum
Opening”
Folder 8: 1974
Plymouth Community Crier February 5, 1974 “City Awards Plaque to Margaret Dunning”
Plymouth Community Crier April 10, 1974 “Plymouth Historical Society News”
The Observer & Eccentric April 11, 1974 “How Dedication Keeps Local
History Alive”
The Observer & Eccentric April 11, 1974
“Rotary Presenting Mural Tonight”
Plymouth Community Crier October 9, 1974 “Work
Progressing On Historical Museum”
“Plymouth Century
Homes To Be Featured”
“Ray
Endowment
Eases Museum
Money Worries”
Folder 9: 1975
The Observer & Eccentric April 7, 1975 “Dunning Museum Locates A
Curator”
The Observer & Eccentric May 8, 1975 “Museum Director Hopes For Early
Opening”
The Observer & Eccentric July 10, 1975 “Lions Donate New Flagpole”
The Observer & Eccentric July 10, 1975
“Workers Busy At The Museum For Opening”
The Observer & Eccentric September 11, 1975 “Plymouth Historical Society Founded in 1948”
November 10, 1975
“Helen Gilbert To Describe Historic Walk”
December 1, 1975
“Museum To Open Next Month Despite Director’s Departure”
The Observer and Eccentric December 22, 1975 “Museum To Get Local
Sketches”
Folder 10: 1976
The Observer and Eccentric January 5, 1976 “Museum Hires New Director;
February Opening Is Target”
The Community Crier January 7, 1976 “Seeks February Opening – New
Museum Curator Hired”
The Observer and Eccentric January 12
,1976 “Old Map, Book Presented To Museum, Archives Group”
The Community Crier January 14, 1976 “I
Opened My Big Mouth – How Historian
Hudson
‘Volunteered’”
The Detroit
News January 26 1976 “History Building is Gift – Plymouth To Open
Museum In Month”
The Community Crier January 28, 1986 “Artist Put Final Touches
On Historical Sketchbook”
The Observer and Eccentric “Sam Hudson Tells of History”
The Community Crier February 4, 1976
“Finally…Museum Will Open Doors”
The Observer and Eccentric February 5, 1976 “Just The Beginning –
Historical Museum Opens February 14”
The Community Crier
Februaryn
6, 1976 “Museum to Open”
The Detroit
News February 10, 1976 “Historical Collection – Plymouth’s New Museum To Open”
The Community Crier February 10, 1976 “The Plymouth Historical Museum Will Open to the
Public on February 14, 1976”
The Observer and Eccentric February 12,
1976 “The Secret of Plymouth
To Be Unmasked February 14”
The Observer and Eccentric February 12,
1976 “The Plymouth
Historical Museum Will Open to the Public on February 14, 1976”
The Community Crier February 11, 1976
“Thank You, Valentines!”
The Observer and Eccentric February 16, 1976 “Past and Present”
The Observer and Eccentric February 16, 1976 “A Grand Place For
Browsing”
The Community Crier February 18, 1976 “Museum Brings Past to
Present”
The Community Crier February 18, 1976 “Plymouth’s Past Is Here In Print”
Cemtocare A Plymouth Salem High School Publication
March 5, 1976 “A Look At Plymouth’s Past”
The Observer and Eccentric March 25, 1976
“School Bicentennial Exhibits Shown In Historical Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric March 29, 1976
“Heritage Is Recorded On Micro-Film Printer”
The Community Crier March 31, 1976
“Historical Book Debuts At Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric April 1, 1976
“Museum Spotlights Central Middle, Elementary”
The Observer and Eccentric April 1, 1976
“Sketchbook Available At Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric April 8, 1976
“Sketchbook Artists Feted At Reception”
The Observer and Eccentric April 11, 1976
“Rotary Presenting Mural Tonight -Work Progressing on Historical Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric April 12, 1976
“Community Radio Listings”
The Observer and Eccentric April 15, 1976
“West Middle and Bird Share Museum Spotlight”
The Observer and Eccentric April 22, 1976
Tamger
Emters Museum Exhibit”
The Observer and Eccentric April 29, 1976
Gallimore, Farrand in Museum’s Spotlight”
The Observer and Eccentric May 10, 1976 “Grant Is Requested For Historical
Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric May 13, 1976
“Allen,
Fiegel Schools In Museum’s Spotlight”
The Community Crier May 19 and May 26, 1976 “The Plymouth Historical Museum will Hold Guide
Training Sessions”
The Community Crier May 26, 1976 “Antique pulled from Sale Goods”
The Observer and Eccentric May 20, 1976 “Museum Guide Training Set”
The Observer and Eccentric May 24 , 1976 “CEP Museum
Displays – Bicentennial Concert’s Wednesday At Salem”
“Historical
Society Elects Officers”
“Herb Lecture Set”
The Community Crier June 24, 1976 “Antiques To Get Display”
The Community Crier June 2, 1976 “ The Plymouth Historical Museum will Hold
Guide Training Sessions”
The Observer and Eccentric June 10, 1976
“Tapes In Plymouth
Are Living History”
The Community Crier June 16, 1976 “The Plymouth Historical Museum to Open Thursday
and Saturdays”
The Observer and Eccentric June 17, 1976
“Iron Bank Collection At Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric June 17, 1976
“Museum Hours”
The Observer and Eccentric June 21, 1976
“Plymouth Township Ups Water Charges”
The Observer and Eccentric June 24, 1976
“Historical Museum Earns NBD Grant”
The Observer and Eccentric June 24, 1976
“Museum Hours”
The Observer and Eccentric June 28, 1976
“Indian Exhibit”
The Observer and Eccentric July 1, 1976 “Hunt Resigns As Director; Museum Renews
Search”
The Observer and Eccentric June 15, 1976
“NBD Aids Archives”
The Observer and Eccentric July 19, 1976
“Plymouth
Man Is Selected To Direct Historical Museum”
The Community Crier July 21, 1976 “Museum Hires New Curator”
The Observer and Eccentric September 9,
1976, “Museum Offerings Await Festivalgoers”
The Observer and Eccentric September 22,
1976 “Historical Society Welcomes
Director”
The Community Crier October 6, 1976
“Museum Flaunts Antique Lace”
The Observer and Eccentric October 18,
1976, “First Christmas At the Plymouth Historical Museum”
The Detroit
News October 20, 1976 “Plymouth
Gains A Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric October 21,
1976 “Heritage show Reveals ‘Treasures In
Our Midst’”
The Observer and Eccentric November 18,
1976 “Miracle On Main Street”
The Observer and Eccentric November 22.
1976 “Never Underestimate The
Artistry Of Women”
The Observer and Eccentric November 25,
1976 “Gala Reception Has Excitement Of
First Nighter”
The Observer and Eccentric December 16, 1976 “Christmas Exhibit In Plymouth”
The Observer and Eccentric December 1976 “Frank Henderson and Co. Reminisce –
Dickens’ Christmas Planned For Museum”
Folder 11: 1977
The Observer and Eccentric January 14, 1977, “Museum Archives Receives Gift”
The Community Crier January 26, 1977 “You Can Hear History On
Museum Tapes”
The Observer and Eccentric February 7, 1977 “Museum Loses Director
Again As Archie Stobie Resigns Post”
The Community Crier February 16, 1977
“Lore of Yore”
The Observer and Eccentric February 17, 1977 “Museum Has A Birthday”
The Observer and Eccentric February 17, 1977 “Preview Reception”
The Observer and Eccentric February 21, 1977 “Happy Birthday”
The Community Crier March 2, 1977 “Saunders Heads Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric March 3, 1977 “Barb Saunders To Head
Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric April 4, 1977 “Bird Egg Exhibit At Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric April 6, 1977 “Sunday Drive?”
The Observer and Eccentric April 7, 1977 “Civil War Historian Tracked Down ‘J.S.’”
The Observer and Eccentric April 16, 1977 “Fans and Parasols”
The Observer and Eccentric April 21, 1977 “Bird Egg Exhibit At Museum”
The Observer and Eccentric April 21, 1977 “Velvet Coverlet”
The Observer and Eccentric May 5, 1977 “History In a Trunk Enthralls Children”
The Observer and Eccentric May 16, 1977 “DAR Presents Silver Service”
The Observer and Eccentric June 23, 1977 “Spring Planting”
The Observer and Eccentric June 23, 1977 “June Brides At Museum”