HAVE YOU MARKED YOUR CALENDAR TO ATTEND OUR SECOND THURSDAY TALKS? On the second Thursday of each month, the Museum offers an entertaining presentation from 1:30 – 2 p.m., followed by refreshments and a chance to mingle with our speakers and Museum guests. Talks are included with admission, free to members and volunteers, otherwise, they are $5 per person. Reservations are not required.
Simply drop by every second Thursday.
J ANU A RY Winton and Packard, a Transcontinental Feud Part 1: A Rivalry is Born, 1898-1901 By Packard enthusiast Jim Chase
J ULY The Lunar Roving Vehicle The Most Innovative (and Expensive) Car Ever Built By Paul McFarlane
F E B RU A RY Winton and Packard, A Transcontinental Feud Part 2: First from Sea to Sea: The Race that Wasn’t – or Was it? By Jim Chase
AUG UST The History of Ride-sharing From Hailing a Cab to Using Your App By Museum Docent John Sell
M ARC H The Best Car in the World The Story of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost By Museum Docent John Sell A P R IL Henry Joy’s 1915 Road Trip Detroit to San Francisco in his Packard By historian Jim Bonar M AY Gordon Buehrig The Designer of Classics By Museum Docent Norm Miller J UNE The People’s Car The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen By Museum Docent Terry Nielsen
SEPTEMB ER Topic – TBA O CTO B ER Edsel Ford President in name only By automotive historian Bill Cathey N O VEMB ER The Adventures of the Abernathy Brothers The Most Adventurous Kids in History By Museum Volunteer George Canavan D ECEMB ER Henry Leland: Founder of Cadillac and Lincoln Inventor, Machinist, Engineer and Automotive Entrepreneur By Museum Docent Chair Rod Smith
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