VICTORIAN FUNERAL TEA & CEMETERY TOUR
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Step back in time and discover a century of fascinating TRUE stories of run-ins with the law as we use the recently acquired Circuit Court records as the basis for this year's Victorian Funeral Tea and Cemetery Tour.

CEMETERY TOUR
Saturday, September 26, 2009
4:00 pm, 5:00 pm or 6:00 pm

We will transport you back in time aboard the Fairview Inn’s double-decker bus as we travel from Heritage Park to the Midland Cemetery. Throughout the cemetery you will encounter actors who are portraying those who lived in Midland County during the past 100 years and who may have had incidents with our judicial system.

Prior to the visit to the cemetery, you will visit the 1874 Bradley Home where they will have an opportunity to learn about funerary customs from the past with our own local expert, MCHS Chairman, Floyd Andrick. You will also see a headstone carving demonstration and more!

The tour as a stand-alone program will run at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and lasts approximately two hours. Advance purchase is strongly recommended as this event often sells out.

Admission (Cemetery Tour only): $15; $12 MCHS Members

Tickets on sale July 22, 2009

VICTORIAN FUNERAL TEA & Cemetery Tour
Saturday, September 26, 2009
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Every culture in every society around the world has established certain foods that hold meaning for them when they experience a loss. During our Funeral Tea, you will taste these traditions in a 4-course tea, each course consisting of two or more foods. Hear fascinating stories about the foods and customs that you try.

The Funeral Tea gives you an opportunity to make an afternoon outing of the events, with the Funeral Tea from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm and the Cemetery Tour from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

Admission (Tea and Cemetery Tour): $30; $26 MCHS Members

Tickets on sale July 22, 2009

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BE A TOURIST IN YOUR TOWN
October 10 , 2009
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Heritage Park

Midland County history belongs to all of us. This is your chance to bring your family and friends to Heritage Park and tour the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center, the H.H. Dow Museum and the 1874 Bradley Home Museum and Carriage House.  Open on Saturday, October 10 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

FREE admission to Heritage Park's Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center featuring the Dorothy Dow Arbury Midland County History Gallery and the current exhibit:  "Tales from the Circuit Court." 

Discounted admission to the H.H. Dow Museum and the 1874 Bradley Home Museum and Carriage House. Guided tours of the Bradley Home will occur hourly.

Special Discounts at the Heritage Park Museum Store, drawings and much more!!

Admission: FREE

Coordinated by the Midland Area Marketing Partnership (MAMP), a committee of the Midland Area Chamber of Commerce

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ALIGHT AT NIGHT: Bradley Home Holiday Tours
December 17 & 18 , 2009
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Heritage Park's 1874 Bradley Home

Visit Heritage Park's 1874 Victorian Bradley Home during the Christmas season and experience the nostalgia of an old-fashioned holdiay.  The Bradley Home will be open two evenings in December for special tours - December 17th and 18th, 6-8pm. 

Details to be announced.

Admission: Adults $8, FOC and MCHS Members and children 14 & under: $5

Tickets on sale October 19, 2009

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FIRESIDE CHATS

NEW DATES & TIME
Second Thursday of the month
2 pm - 3 pm
September, October, November,
March, April, May
Whitman Room, Heritage Park
Admission: FREE

Gather round the hearth to feel the warmth of memories shared. On the second Thursday of each month from 2 pm to 3 pm from September - November and March - May, a group of long-time residents join together in the Whitman Room of the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center to share their recollections. Audiences are invited to listen, learn and join in with questions or memories of their own. This wonderful series also serves to preserve our past by recording sessions for the oral history collection.

Topics:
September 10, 2009 - Home Remedies
October 8, 2009 - Part II Centennial Churches of Midland County
November 12, 2009 - Holiday Memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas
(No meetings in January or February)
March 11, 2010 - TBA
April 8, 2010 - Scouting History in Midland County
May 13, 2010 - TBA 

For further information, contact Floyd Andrick at (989) 837-0870.

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HERITAGE SERIES PROGRAMS

These programs are offered four times a year on such topics as Michigan history, Victorian gardening, antiques, and collectibles such as model trains, marbles, photography and dolls. The Heritage Program Series is held in the Multipurpose Room at the Midland County Historical Museum. Presentations are historical, musical, educational, participative programs.

Aprons: Then and Now
Thurs., Aug. 20, 2009 - 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Whitman Room, Heritage Park
Presented by Katee Heath: The "Apron Lady"

Memories of Grandma in her apron are bound to return as we explore the history and stories of the garment that lives in the kitchen. The joy and heart of the home are represented in aprons. From our cultural recollections of June Cleaver to our own personal memories of relatives wearing aprons to cook, clean, and serve our meals, the apron holds a special place in our cultural history.

Katee Heath has collected over 100 aprons dating from 1880 to the present. Many will be strung across the room for all to see during her presentation. Laugh along at the humorous stories she will share while reminiscing of days gone by.

Admission: $5, FOC and MCHS Members Free

Tickets on sale NOW
Thurs., Aug. 20 - Aprons: Then and Now - 7:30 pm

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The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and Reforestation of Michigan
Thurs., November 19, 2009 - 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Whitman Room, Heritage Park
Presented by Rob Burg - The Civilian Conservation Corp Museum and Hartwick Pines

Rob Burg of The Civilian Conservation Corp Museum and Hartwick Pines will explore one of the most popular programs of the Great Depression - The CCC and the Reforestation of Michigan.

The Civilian Conservation Corps planted hundreds of millions of trees across the upper Midwest during The Great Depression. The 17- to 25- year-old youths also fought forest fires, restored damaged riverbanks, cut truck trails, and built airports. The federal works program created under President Roosevelt not only restored damaged wilderness but help the men grow in discipline and self-confidence.

Admission: $5, FOC and MCHS Members Free

Tickets on sale September 1, 2009

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Midland and The Great Depression: What Have We Learned?
Thurs., March 18, 2010 - 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Whitman Room, Heritage Park
Presented by Gary Skory - Director, Midland County Historical Society

Gary will explore the trials and triumphs Midland experienced during the Great Depression from the business sense of Willard Dow to the tragedy of an attempted robbery that turned fatal.  What lessons might we draw from that time to help us through our current "Great Recession"?

Admission: $5, FOC and MCHS Members Free

Tickets on sale September 1, 2009

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Remembering the "Kassel Mission"
Thurs., May 20, 2010 - 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Whitman Room, Heritage Park

This program will explore the disastrous air battle between the 445th BG (Jimmy Stewart’s original bomb group) and the entire Luftwaffe in 1944 which is rarely discussed today. Covered-up at the time, this “bomber massacre” belongs in the history books next to Custer’s Last Stand and Pearl Harbor.

Admission: $5, FOC and MCHS Members Free

Tickets on sale September 1, 2009

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TBA
Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010 - 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Whitman Room, Heritage Park

Topic to be announced.

Admission: $5, FOC and MCHS Members Free

Tickets on sale September 1, 2009

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MIDLAND ANTIQUE SOCIETY MEETINGS
Mondays, 7:30 pm - 9 pm
September thru May
Carriage House Hall, Heritage Park
FREE admission

Join the Midland Antique Society during their monthly meetings held in the Carriage House Hall at Heritage Park. The Antique Society meetings are always open to the public and are free of charge.

For more information on the Midland Antique Society, contact Melinda McKernan at 989-686-2646, Renee Klein at 989-687-7142 or Linda Fisher at 989-687-9131.

Admission: FREE

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