In conjunction with the exhibition "East Lansing Modern, 1940 -1970," the MSU Museum will host a workshop: "How to Research Your Home," led by Whitney Miller, university archivist at MSU and author of "East Lansing: Collegeville Revisited."
The workshop will be at 2 p.m. June 9 in the MSU Museum Auditorium. This program is free and open to the public. Information and tips include how to find the most useful information from local libraries and archives, how to understand deed and tax records and how to use online sources most effectively. Attendees are welcome share their questions, research problems, and discoveries.
In addition, the The Tri-County Bicycle Association, the MSU Museum and the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Coalition announce a June 29 bicycle tour of modern buildings in East Lansing in conjunction with the MSU Museum's "East Lansing Modern, 1940-1970" exhibition.
The tour will start at the East Lansing High School Night Activities Parking Lot (509 Burcham Dr.) at 1 p.m. June 29. It will last about three hours and cover seven miles with frequent stops, including a variety of residences, office buildings, municipal buildings and religious centers. Ron Springer, long-time East Lansing resident, and Michigan Safe Routes to Schools urban planner Adrianna Jordan will be the tour guides.
The ride visits most of the buildings listed in the "East Lansing Modern Driving/Biking Tour" in the exhibit. The final stop will be at East Lansing's most exuberant piece of modernist architecture: Bell's Pizza, 1135 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, The rain date is June 30, same time and place.
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