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Adult Continuing Education

Join other area adults who love Michigan history and discover our state's past in a biweekly lecture series at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing.

Lectures are given by historian Dr. Laurie Catherine Perkins of the Michigan Historical Museum's education staff. This year's topic, "The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same," looks at how the human needs of food, clothing and shelter have changed or stayed the same throughout Michigan history.

The Tuesday lecture series takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Lake Erie Room (first floor, west wing of the Michigan Library and Historical Center).

Fee: $10 per person, per lecture (parking not included).

Members of the Michigan Historical Museum Docent Guild and Associates attend these lectures free of charge.

2009-2010 Schedule

September 29 - Orientation

October 13 - Food: Hunters and Gatherers
October 27 - Food: Cookbooks as Primary Sources

November 10 - Food: A Meal in Three Kitchens

December 1 - Food: The Snack
December 15 - Clothing: The Mad Hatter

January 12 - Clothing: Clean Up Your Closet
January 26 - Clothing: The Mitten

February 9 - Clothing: Ups and Downs
February 23 - Clothing: Designed in Michigan

March 9 - Shelter: Log Cabin Dreams
March 23 - Shelter: Greeks and Romans

April 6 - Shelter: Tenting on the Old Campground
April 20 - Shelter: The Moderns

May 4 - Wrap-Up
For more information, please telephone Laurie Catherine Perkins at (517) 241-0731 or send e-mail to PerkinsL1@michigan.gov.

The Michigan Historical Museum—flagship of the Michigan Historical Museum System—is located inside the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing. The museum and visitor parking are on the north side of Kalamazoo Street, two blocks east of M. L. King Jr. Boulevard. Here's more information about how to find us.

Updated 09/25/2009


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