Back to the grind

Happy New Year!!

Finally, I can live out of ONE calendar!! I hate the last few months of a year when you are juggling between two calendars. Finally, I am dealing exclusively with 2009.

Time to start looking ahead to the exciting things in 2009. Starting this month, we've got some neat McKinley events coming up in January!


McKinley's presidential portrait

Soup at Six is BACK!

Join us on Thursday January 22 for Soup at Six: "The McKinley Years" as Chris takes a look at McKinley's life, in honor of the President's birthday (which is January 26). We'll look at his service during the Civil War, his rise to political prominence, and his tragic death. Chris will also explore the wide variety of campaign memorabilia used in the Front Porch Campaign. This program will also examine McKinley's legacy, including his role in creating the Panama Canal and establishing the United States as a world power. The lecture also includes two rare film clips of the President's funeral train. Pre-paid reservations are required. It's just $10 for a great soup dinner, homemade bread on the open hearth, and a great program!



McKinley in his Masonic uniform

New Exhibit in the Keller Gallery!

We will be opening a new exhibit exploring the Masons in Ohio on Saturday January 31, in conjunction with McKinley Day (see below). President McKinley was a Mason, and we are honoring his membership in that group with a special traveling exhibit on Masonic history. If you've always been curious what this group is about, come see the exhibit! It will be on view through June 7.



A general lays a wreath on behalf of the White House

Celebrate Canton's Favorite Son at McKinley Day!

Preparations are underway for this family-friendly community celebration of McKinley's birthday. All of your favorite McKinley Day activities will be back again this year, including an open hearth cooking demonstration (with samples!), Civil War re-enactors, special shows in Discover World, and “Meet the President” talks. Our Museum Café will again serve lunch.


Please plan to join us as we honor the birth of our 25th President with these January events.

It is easy to take things for granted when they are right in your backyard, but remember, only a handful of cities in this country can call themselves a community that created a President of the United States.

And CANTON is on that select list!