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The mission of the Bay County Historical Society is to preserve the history of Bay
County and to develop facilities and programs dedicated to the enhancement, enrichment and enjoyment of our community.    **NEW
TEMPORARY EXHIBIT A Trip to the Moon  The Bay County Historical Society will have a unique exhibit this spring. On display Tuesday, April 1 to TBD.
Jack Neymeiyer: Memorial Installation Tuesday, April 8 at 4- 6 PM. The Bay County Historical Society invites you to join them on Tuesday, April 8th from
4 to 6pm for this immersive experience and community memorial. She will take participants on a journey of love, looking at the person behind the performer as she explores Modern North American culture around grief and death and how it often is so out of touch with the reality of the pain of significant loss. As a society we are at a loss with how to cope. Each grieving person joins a club of billions who have experienced significant loss. Why then do we feel so alone?
 **NEW VIRTUAL EXHIBIT Munger's Hometown Hero: Gerald (Jerry) Thomas Lynch, 1930-2012 Jerry Lynch played professional
baseball from 1954-1966. He was known as being the most prolific pinch hitter in Major League Baseball at that time.
He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. View the Exhibits: Blog Articles Written and told
by Helen Kavanaugh Tobbe (1905-2002) and transcribed by her youngest child, Kate Tobbe Ptak. My brother Jack was a cute little kid. He was about seven years younger
than Jr. and I were. One day, when he was in third grade, he was walking home from school with his friend, Carny, who was
from a very poor family. They were walking past Grandma's house and Carny needed to get to a bathroom soon, so Jack invited
Carny into Grandma's to use the bathroom. Grandma wasn't home at the time. The two boys spotted freshly baked bread and a
crock of jam. Jack, who was a very friendly, hospitable child, invited his friend "poor Carny", to have some bread
and jam with him. They spread that jam nice and thick on their slices of bread. The jam was Grandma's Spring Tonic, made of
honey, figs, and senna (which is a strong laxative). After the snack the boys went on home. Jack didn't mention his visit,
but Grandma knew someone had been there, so she called and warned Nellie that someone was going to be very busy for a while.
Well, Jack and “poor Carny” didn't make it to school for two days - they were too busy. Those boys really cleaned
out their systems. “Poor Carny's” family was too poor to have indoor plumbing, so he really had a lot of running
to do! Museum
Exhibit Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday, Sunday &
Monday CLOSED *Closed for major holidays and inclement weather. The Butterfield Memorial Research LibraryHours: Appointment only: Tuesday - Friday at 10am - 12pm Public Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday at 12-4pm *We make every effort to keep the library open. It is strongly suggested
that anyone with travel or time constraints please call before their intended visit to make sure the library is staffed. ADMISSION Bay County Residents & BCHS Members: FREE Non-Bay County Residents: $2/person or $5/Family Ages 0-5 FREE    |
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