I apologize ahead of time for this post being more personal and less about the Plymouth community more broadly. I can’t help myself though, I’m so pumped. Our family and friends, including a number of folks from here in town, will be gathering at the Knights of Columbus Hall (K of C #3292) on Lilley [...]
Posts Tagged ‘history’
Scots invade Plymouth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bagpipes, Burns Dinner, Burns Night, Burns Supper, celebration, community, culture, food, haggis, history, K of C #3292, kilts, Knights of Columbus, Knights of Columbus Plymouth MI, party, poetry, Scotland, scots, Scottish, tradition on January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Plymouth Historical Museum’s new exhibit, “A Red Ryder Christmas Story” opens Nov. 18
Posted in Daisy Air Rifle, downtown Plymouth, film, Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth history, tagged A Christmas Story, air rifle, b-b gun, Christmas, Daisy Air Rifle, downtown Plymouth, events, film, history, holidays, movie, Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, Red Ryder gun on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Penn Theatre has its new marquis
Posted in downtown Plymouth, tagged City of Plymouth, downtown Plymouth, Friends of the Penn, historic theatre, history, Penn Theatre, Plymouth Michigan on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I drove by the Penn Theatre this morning and noticed that the new marquis is in place. It looks great! It’s a definite improvement over the old one. It has a traditional/historic look and fits the architecture of the building very nicely. The message on the marquis says that it will be lit on June [...]
Fundraiser to save the historic Veterans Memorial Park Wall — “Tea and Scones to Save the Stones”
Posted in downtown Plymouth, fundraising, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth history, Uncategorized, tagged fundraiser, history, park wall, Plymouth Community Veteran's Memorial Park, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth history, stone wall, veterans, Veterans Park Wall, World War I on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
A renewed sense of purpose
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, art, blog, blogging, culture, Easter, history, Plymouth MI, renewal, resurrection, spring on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love this blog. I really started it as something of wordpress test run, using it to get familiar with this software. Before starting it I had all kinds of ideas of the things I could write about Plymouth: culture, art, architecture and events. Lately, though, I’ve found myself slipping almost entirely into something of [...]
The Plymouth Historical Museum celebrates Honest Abe’s 200th Birthday
Posted in downtown Plymouth, Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth history, tagged 200th Birthday, Abraham Lincoln, history, Plymouth Historical Museum, President's Day on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
“I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!”
Posted in A Christmas Story, Daisy Air Rifle, Plymouth history, Uncategorized, tagged A Christmas Story, air rifle, b-b guns, Christmas, Daisy Air Rifles, history, Plymouth history, You'll shoot your eye out on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
