Old Stuff

Art/History Museums

We finally decided that this section was growing too big and too important to leave as a subsection of Other Travels. As Lydia grows and is receptive to more culture, we plan to get to more of these “hands off” places. Check them out! (Places visited more than once are highlighted in Red.)

Name	Location	Notes
University of Michigan Museum of Art	Ann Arbor, MI	Lydia has been here twice, both times as part of field trips from school; once in 1st grade, and once in 2nd.
Henry Ford Museum	Dearborn, MI
Greenfield Village	Dearborn, MI
Detroit Historical Society Museum	Detroit, MI
Detroit Institute of Arts	Detroit, MI
Sloan Museum	Flint, MI
Oliver Curwood Castle	Owosso, MI	Lydia and Daddy. This is one of those places that’s worth visiting... once. When you’re inside, you realize that it’s merely a big house, made to the order of an eccentric old bachelor. The basement (no, not a dungeon) is a museum in honor of Owosso resident Thomas E. Dewey, who was president until the second edition came out.
Plymouth Historical Museum	Plymouth, MI
Old Rugged Cross Museum	Reed City, MI	We have gone to this because of its proximity to SpringHill Camp in Evart. It houses many of the personal effects of Rev. George Bennard, who penned the famous hymn “The Old Rugged Cross.” There are also many other artifacts of local history.
Rentschler Farm Museum	Saline, MI
Saline Depot Museum	Saline, MI
Yankee Air Museum	Willow Run, MI
Michigan Firehouse Museum	Ypsilanti, MI
Conner Prairie	Fishers, IN
The Lincoln Museum	Fort Wayne, IN
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Chillicothe, OH
Wyandot Popcorn Museum	Marion, OH	This was two museums in one, as the upstairs had the big room full of antique popcorn wagons and the like, while downstairs had displays of local historical interest, particularly pertaining to favorite (?) son Warren Harding.