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Anyone familiar with Plymouth history probably knows that our town is known for b-b gun manufacturing.  The Red Ryder gun of A Christmas Story (maybe the best Christmas comedy ever) fame was made here in Plymouth.  The Plymouth Historical Museum will be honoring that history, tying it into other themes from the movie, in an [...]

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Last night my wife, daughter and I watched Amadeus.  It was the 3rd time my wife and I saw this brilliant film; my daughter’s first.
Toward the end of the movie it came rushing back to me that the movie’s star, Tom Hulce, grew up right here in Plymouth.  The Joanne Winkelman Hulce Center for [...]

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Yesterday I checked three excellent books on Plymouth history from the library (more about the books later.)  In just thumbing through them I was surprised at how many historical buildings in Plymouth have burned to the ground over the years.
We all know that homes and buildings in the past weren’t built or maintained with the [...]

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I’m no historian but I was recently asked to identify the location of a business that was once known as the Bonafide Garage, which was at one point (early 1900s) owned by a W. J. Beyer.  (The question was raised in the “About” section of my blog, if you wish to look.)  Here is a [...]

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I’ve written about this issue several times in the past, so no need to rehash the background.
By way of update, I received an email today regarding a fundraiser to save the Veterans Memorial Park wall, the original stone and mortar wall erected shortly after World War I.  If you are interested in this issue, please [...]

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Youtube has a little bit of everything.  Everything!  Knowing that, I figured I would go there and search “plymouth mi” just to see what might pop up.  The first search result was a little “tour” (stretch to call it that) of Old Village by a local realtor, Russ Ravary.  He tell some very interesting historical [...]

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Next week is President’s Day, our national holiday which honors the births of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Mr. Lincoln, if he were alive today, would be 200 years old on February 12.
The Plymouth Historical Museum, which is known for its fascinating Lincoln collection, is currently exhibiting “In the Presence of Lincoln.”  Here’s a link [...]

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Here’s the latest from the group trying to save the original Veterans Memorial Park stone wall.  It appears that basic repairs can be done very cheaply (especially compared to the $100,000 the committee is willing to spend for a new wall)
We have selected Salem Farms to repair the stone wall. The mason’s
name is Pat Cahill [...]

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Saturday morning, we had breakfast at Crawford’s Kitchen.  Mrs. Crawford greeted us with brand new menus, the covers which feature historic photos of Old Village.  She proceeded to tell us some very fascinating Plymouth history that she learned while designing the new menus.  She moved to another table and began sharing information with a gentleman [...]

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If you’ve seen the movie, A Christmas Story, you’ll know that line.  If you’ve been around Plymouth very long, you’ll also know that air rifle used to be made right here in town.
Michigan History Online has a great brief history of Daisy (and the air rifle industry more generally)
http://www.michiganhistorymag.com/extra/2008/marapr/its_a_daisy.html
Red Ryder was a character created by [...]

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