Month: December 2010

Update on auction of Custer Guidon found at the Battle of the Little Big Horn

December 4, 2010

In June 2010, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announced it was putting  the Custer guidon found at the famed  Battle at the Little Big Horn up for auction with Sotheby’s. Read original article here.  The auction will take place  on December 10, 2010. Read more here.

Monroe County Historical Museum faces huge losses in 2011

December 3, 2010

Friends in history, the Monroe County Historical Museum needs your help! Become part of a new organization that’s forming called the Friends of the Museum.  The organization’s goal will be to work together to keep the museum’s doors open. Find out more at the Open House this Sunday, December 5th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  The  Monroe County Historical Museum is … More Monroe County Historical Museum faces huge losses in 2011