Historical Speaker Series

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Purchase tickets for the April 6th event   Scott “Chooch” Westgate Chooch has been an active ballplayer playing every fielding position for the Rochester Grangers vintage base ball club since […]

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Todd Carlson is a Michigan-based automotive historian who focuses primarily on enameled auto emblems and automobilia from the early 1900’s through 1930’s.

“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is not just a song written by Gordon Lightfoot.

Much is known about the mastermind behind the Packard Motor Car Company, Henry Bourne Joy, but during his tenure as president of the company...

Hear the story of how John MacArthur and his committee negotiated for 2 1/2 years to successfully reach an agreement to save the historic Packard Proving Grounds.

Donald Nelson had the appearance of the arch-typical Midwestern Rotarian, big, jovial, bland and decidedly well nourished.

This presentation will focus on the development of the Salk polio vaccine and the organization that funded its development, along with background information on polio and its cause.

Steve is the proud owner of his grandfather’s 1916 Model T. He and his wife, Jan, are frequently found driving their Model T just about everywhere.