Did you see the story in Monday's Repository profiling Kathy Gray, who shared her frugal tips?
Here is a quote from the article:
For low-cost, kid-friendly entertainment, she recommends the McKinley Museum.
“We got a family membership and go a couple times a month,” she said. “I don’t think many people know how good it is. My son loves the turtles. And now they have this tornado thing with the mist that spins.”
This is the kind of recommendation that truly means the most to us. It comes from one of our members, who recognizes the value of our Museum and the opportunities for fun and learning that exist inside our walls!
Click here to read the entire article!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
More updates
Progress continues!!
This is the beautiful wood floor in the new Victorian house. Can you believe it was recycled from the rooms in the Historical Hall? Our maintenance department removed every nail from the wood, and it was reinstalled and sanded down in its new home!
This is what the Historical Hall looks like now, on the north side. The door to the right is the entrance to the Street of Shops. You can still see the lines of the room settings on the floor because the terrazzo underneath was never waxed. Steve will be stripping the floors and polishing them so they are even.
And here is what the ceiling looks like painted black! Amazing difference. Click here to see what it looked like just after maintenance removed the dropped ceiling panels.
Joyce and I have been proofing panels in batches. We are both so excited -- the panels look fantastic! This exhibit will be a wonderful addition to our Museum.
This is the beautiful wood floor in the new Victorian house. Can you believe it was recycled from the rooms in the Historical Hall? Our maintenance department removed every nail from the wood, and it was reinstalled and sanded down in its new home!
This is what the Historical Hall looks like now, on the north side. The door to the right is the entrance to the Street of Shops. You can still see the lines of the room settings on the floor because the terrazzo underneath was never waxed. Steve will be stripping the floors and polishing them so they are even.
And here is what the ceiling looks like painted black! Amazing difference. Click here to see what it looked like just after maintenance removed the dropped ceiling panels.
Joyce and I have been proofing panels in batches. We are both so excited -- the panels look fantastic! This exhibit will be a wonderful addition to our Museum.
NEW Stark County documentary on PBS
Stark Contrast: A History of Stark County will air on Western Reserve PBS on Monday July 13 at 10:00 PM. It will repeat on Tuesday July 14 at 2:00 AM and Saturday July 18 at 5:00 PM.
Please check it out! They came to interview me a few months ago and also taped at the Soup at Six: "Meyers Lake Revisited," where I believe they spoke with our visitors about the park.
Click here to learn more!! (I happen to be in the first few seconds of the promo video too!)
Please check it out! They came to interview me a few months ago and also taped at the Soup at Six: "Meyers Lake Revisited," where I believe they spoke with our visitors about the park.
Click here to learn more!! (I happen to be in the first few seconds of the promo video too!)
Summer Science Splash TOMORROW!!
Tomorrow July 10 is our Summer Science Splash from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM!
Click on the schedule below to see all the fun things we've planned!
Click on the schedule below to see all the fun things we've planned!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Building the Victorian House
Progress continues!!
John Zwick and his team are constructing the Victorian House in the former Industrial Hall, which will be part of The Stark County Story!
Here's what they've done so far:
We're getting so excited to see this project jump out of the plans and into reality!
John Zwick and his team are constructing the Victorian House in the former Industrial Hall, which will be part of The Stark County Story!
Here's what they've done so far:
We're getting so excited to see this project jump out of the plans and into reality!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Washington DC trip -- McKinley and Canton stuff!!
Chris and I were on vacation in Washington DC all last week! What a great city. We had a fabulous time, but it was HOT. And a LOT of walking. I mean, a lot of walking. My feet have never hurt so much.
I took over 350 photos of our trip, but the following were particularly interesting to people who love McKinley or Canton history! So here you go...........highlights from DC!
These things were in McKinley's pockets when he was shot in Buffalo!
Smithsonian Museum of American History
This was a handwritten note about a plot to assassinate McKinley a few years before it actually happened -- it wasn't the same plot that killed him.
Smithsonian Museum of American History
The 1909 Wright Military flyer that the Wright brothers used to teach Frank P Lahm how to fly! I wrote about Lahm in Canton's Pioneers in Flight, so it was SUPER COOL to see this plane in person!
National Air & Space Museum
I also wrote about Bernetta Miller in both Canton's Pioneers in Flight and Canton's West Lawn Cemetery. She was the 5th woman in the United States to earn her pilot's license. It was 1912. She was way ahead of her time.
National Air & Space Museum
This is the Gordon Bennett Cup, the trophy given to the winner of the first international balloon race! Most people wouldn't even know what that is, probably, but I wrote about it in Canton's Pioneers in Flight because Frank P Lahm won it in 1906!
National Air & Space Museum
The mast of the USS Maine, which exploded in 1898 and was the catalyst of the Spanish-American War during McKinley's first term as President. Very powerful.
Arlington National Cemetery
The base of the mast.
Arlington National Cemetery
A cute little chipmunk running around the bottom of the USS Maine mast!
Arlington National Cemetery
Frank P Lahm learned to fly at College Park.
College Park Aviation Museum
Frank P Lahm artifacts.
College Park Aviation Museum
Bernetta Miller demonstrated the monoplane for the US government at College Park in 1912.
College Park Aviation Museum
THIS is the runway where all of it happened. Lahm and Miller both flew here. I swear as we stared out at the airstrip, we could actually SEE it happening. History coming alive...
College Park Aviation Museum
I took over 350 photos of our trip, but the following were particularly interesting to people who love McKinley or Canton history! So here you go...........highlights from DC!
These things were in McKinley's pockets when he was shot in Buffalo!
Smithsonian Museum of American History
This was a handwritten note about a plot to assassinate McKinley a few years before it actually happened -- it wasn't the same plot that killed him.
Smithsonian Museum of American History
The 1909 Wright Military flyer that the Wright brothers used to teach Frank P Lahm how to fly! I wrote about Lahm in Canton's Pioneers in Flight, so it was SUPER COOL to see this plane in person!
National Air & Space Museum
I also wrote about Bernetta Miller in both Canton's Pioneers in Flight and Canton's West Lawn Cemetery. She was the 5th woman in the United States to earn her pilot's license. It was 1912. She was way ahead of her time.
National Air & Space Museum
This is the Gordon Bennett Cup, the trophy given to the winner of the first international balloon race! Most people wouldn't even know what that is, probably, but I wrote about it in Canton's Pioneers in Flight because Frank P Lahm won it in 1906!
National Air & Space Museum
The mast of the USS Maine, which exploded in 1898 and was the catalyst of the Spanish-American War during McKinley's first term as President. Very powerful.
Arlington National Cemetery
The base of the mast.
Arlington National Cemetery
A cute little chipmunk running around the bottom of the USS Maine mast!
Arlington National Cemetery
Frank P Lahm learned to fly at College Park.
College Park Aviation Museum
Frank P Lahm artifacts.
College Park Aviation Museum
Bernetta Miller demonstrated the monoplane for the US government at College Park in 1912.
College Park Aviation Museum
THIS is the runway where all of it happened. Lahm and Miller both flew here. I swear as we stared out at the airstrip, we could actually SEE it happening. History coming alive...
College Park Aviation Museum
Friday, June 26, 2009
Car show TOMORROW!!
It is going to be a BEAUTIFUL day tomorrow!!
If you have a classic car, or if you just want to see a bunch of neat rides, come to our 8th Annual Cruisin' Thru History CAR SHOW tomorrow!
Registration is from 9-12, and the car show is from 9-3. Museum volunteers will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled chicken, and Milk & Honey will be here again selling ice cream. You can stay all day!
Inside you can see all the changes in the history galleries, plus, of course, The Working White House exhibit.
There is no charge to view the cars, so come on down tomorrow!
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