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January 2012 Calendar

  • Saturday, Dec. 24, Sunday, Dec. 25, Saturday December 31, and Sunday January 1 : The Museum will be closed. Happy Holidays!

  • Tuesday, Jan. 3:  NO LUNCH AND LEARN

  • Thursday, Jan. 5: MEETING: Saginaw Valley Chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society. 7:30 p.m.
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  • Tuesday, Jan. 10: LUNCH AND LEARN:  The History of Rock and Roll in Saginaw. Speaker Bo White will give a
    90-minute multi-media presentation that includes photos, videos and audio. Free with Museum admission. Dessert and beverage provided. Noon.

  • Saturday, Jan. 14: PALEO JOE AT THE CASTLE MUSEUM! Dinosaur Bone Cleaning Demonstrations.
    10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 17: PAGES OF HISTORY BOOK CLUB:  The group will discuss “The Toledo War: The First Michigan-Ohio Rivalry”  by Don Farber. This event is co-sponsored by the Public Libraries of Saginaw. Free with Museum admission. Dessert and beverage provided. Noon.
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  • Tuesday, Jan. 24: LUNCH AND LEARN: Dinosaur Day with Paleo Joe.  Free with Museum admission. Dessert and beverage provided. Noon.

  • PALEO JOE AT THE CASTLE MUSEUM! Dinosaur Bone Cleaning Demonstrations. 10 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

  • Saturday, Jan. 28: HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAGINAW COUNTY ANNUAL MEETING. All HSSC members are invited to attend.  Reservations are required. $10 per person. Please call Sherri Greene at 752-2861, Ext. 303. Noon.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 31: LUNCH AND LEARN: The History of the U.S. Census, Redistricting and Politics.  Speaker Jim Lewis will take us through the U.S. Census and its impact on elections in our community. Free with Museum admission. Dessert and beverage provided. Noon.


    • Click here for the Pages Of History Book Club list

     

    January EXHIBIT SCHEDULE

    Fossils of the Michigan Basin & Dinosaur Prep Lab

    Happy Meal Memories: A Celebration of Toys

    Mining for Prosperity: Coal in the Saginaw Valley

    St. Mary’s Free Ward Association: A Century of Service

    Saginaw’s Backyard Oil Boom

    Saginaw Illustrated: A Portrait of Saginaw in 1888

    Geared for Production: The Story of Automotive Manufacturing in Saginaw

    Molded From Clay - Brickmaking Along the Tittabawasee River

    Myer Brothers Jewelry Store and Myer Brides

    The Saginaw Hall of Fame


    Ongoing:

    The Saginaw Cyclecar
    The Wood Plank Road
    Lumbering
    Post Office Gallery
    Huckster’s Wagon
    Lady Justice
    HO Scale Model Railroad
    Made in Saginaw
    Period Rooms on the Second Floor
    Saginaw Trolley
    People Make the City
    Revealing Our Buried Past: Archaeology of the Saginaw Valley

     

    For more information on these and other upcoming events, please call Ruth Mancina at (989) 752-2861 ext 315.