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SUMMARY:The Monday Night Lecture! The Home Front!
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\, LT. Colonel Ron Janowski retired US Army talks about the Home Front during the war.\nThe war raged on a different Continent\, but separate conflicts took place on the home front.\nAn active civil rights movement was taking place along side a movement to end the war in Vietnam.\nPlease join us on Monday evening to learn how the two critical movement changed the way America perceived the war and the equal rights movement.\n\n\n\n \nDiscussion will ensue on the effects the media and public opinion dictated the outcome of the war.\nThe Lecture will begin at 6:00pm at the museum located 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the zoom link. The cost for attendance is $5.00 and of course\, members are always free.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/the-monday-night-lecture-the-home-front/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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SUMMARY:The Final Lecture in the Vietnam War series Nov. 15\, 2021!
DESCRIPTION:Fred Johnson\nFred Johnson tells us how the Vietnam War effected future military operations and \nforeign policy in American politics to this day! \n  \nAs always\, The Lecture will begin at 6:00pm at the museum located 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the zoom link. The cost for attendance is $5.00 and of course\, members are always free.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/the-final-lecture-in-the-vietnam-war-series-nov-16-2021/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211120T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211120T153000
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SUMMARY:Flag Retirement Ceremony\, note "date change!"
DESCRIPTION:Twice  a year we hold a flag retirement ceremony. You are welcome to drop off you flags \nat the Museum anytime before the next event!
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/flag-retirement-ceremony/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Regular Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211129
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
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SUMMARY:Museum Store Sunday!
DESCRIPTION:NOVEMBER 28\, 2021  \n#MUSEUMSTORESUNDAY\nThe USS Silversides Submarine Museum\, along with over 1\,400 other museums from around the world\, will be participating in Museum Store Sunday which will take place November 28th. \nWe invite you to “Be A Patron” by purchasing quality gifts for you and your family and friends. By doing so\, you will be directly supporting us during these uncertain times as well as fostering an appreciation for the arts\, sciences\, culture\, and history. \nYou can find out more information on how to “Be A Patron” at museumstoresunday.org \nMuseum Store Sunday #MuseumStoreSunday #beapatron
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/museum-store-sunday/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Regular Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211201
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SUMMARY:Giving Tuesday November 30th!
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve been here before or just want to support our mission to honor the men and women who have served and are serving our country and would like to donate.\nhttps://silversidesmuseum.org/product-category/donations/\n\n\nThank you!
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/giving-tuesday-november-30th/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211216
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
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SUMMARY:80th year celebration of the commissioning of the USS Silversides 236
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on December 15th 2021 at 3pm for as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the commissioning the USS Silversides 236. She was the first US Submarine commission after Pearl Harbor.\nThere will be a ceremony at 3pm and we will be starting 2 of her 80 year old engines. Tickets for the whole day will be a flat rate of $8.00 for those who are over the age of 5 years. Come early and visit the whole museum.\nCoffee and sub shaped cookies will be provided as part of the entrance price of $8.00
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/80th-year-celebration-of-the-commissioning-of-the-uss-silversides-236/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220221T180000
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SUMMARY:The Silversides Spring Lecture series
DESCRIPTION:The Silversides Spring Lecture series begins!\n\n\n \n\n\nFebruary 21\, 2022- Ron Janowski The Road to WWII\n\n\nWorld War II\, a worldwide event that changed humanity forever. Tonight’s lecture will discuss the road to war in the Pacific.\n \nThe Lecture Series will begin at the museum located 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/5483/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220224T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
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SUMMARY:March 21. 2022 Fred Johnson- China Burma India
DESCRIPTION:China‐Burma‐India Theater (1941–45). The China‐Burma‐India (CBI) theater has been dubbed “the forgotten theater” of World War II. Once the United States entered the war\, American strategy called for building up China as a source of manpower\, as a base for bombers and the eventual invasion of Japan\, and as a pro‐American regional power in the postwar era. It became the stuff of Legends. \n \nFred Johnson\, History Professor Hope College \nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6 PM at the museum located at 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the Zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free. \n 
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/march-21-2022-fred-johnson-china-burma-india/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220228T200000
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SUMMARY:A true story of Survival in Japanese occupied waters during WWII.
DESCRIPTION:Director Peggy Maniates brings you an incredible true story of courage and perseverance.   In August of 1944\, a submarine sets out on a war patrol in Japanese occupied Water. The sub strikes a mine and sinks in under a minute.  Join us as the museum tells the horrendous story of the brave men of the USS Flier who survived in Japanese-occupied waters without being taken\, prisoner.  Hear the story of here 8 survivors\, the natives who risked their lives to hide them and the Coast Watchers  Americans – Americans of Philippine descent- who were able to arraigned rescue.    Featuring\, a local Grand Haven Business Man and WWII submariner Alvin Jacobson. \nThe book Eight Survived\, The story of the USS Flier\, is available in our gift shop. \n \n  \nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6 PM at the museum located at 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the Zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free. \n 
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/a-true-story-of-survival-in-japanese-occupied-waters-during-wwii/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220307T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220307T200000
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SUMMARY:March 7\, 2022\, Fred Johnson – The 5 American Presidents who Served in WWII
DESCRIPTION:What do Presidents George H.W. Bush\, John F. Kennedy\, Lyndon B. Johnson\, Gerald R. Ford\, and Richard Nixon have in Common (Other than being President) they all served in the Pacific Theater during WWII. (Jimmy Carter was at the Naval Academy until 1946\, Reagan’s eyesight was bad\, he did limited duty in the US and Eisenhower was busy in Europe)  Jimmy Carter was a submariner; a Submarine (USS Finback SS230) picked up George Bush after his plane was shot down near the island of Chi Chi Jima. He spent time on the USS Finback SS230 until he could be returned to base. \n \nJohn F. Kennedy on PT 109\n\nFred Johnson\, History Professor  Hope College\nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6 PM at the museum located at 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the Zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free. \n 
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/march-7-2022-fred-johnson-the-5-american-presidents-who-served-in-wwii/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220314T180000
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SUMMARY:March 14\, 2022\, Fred Johnson - Doolittle and the USS Hornet
DESCRIPTION:The early days of WWII in the Pacific brought bad news every day. America needed a win and quickly. In walks\, James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle (1896-1993) was a pioneering pilot\, aeronautical engineer\, combat leader\, and military strategist whose career stretched from World War I to the height of the Cold War. He is most famous for leading a daring bombing raid over Tokyo in 1942\, the first American attack on the Japanese mainland. Doolittle’s 16 planes dropped their bombs and then\, lacking fuel to return to their carrier\, flew on to crash-land in China and the Soviet Union. \n \nFred Johnson\, History Professor Hope College\nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6 PM at the museum located at 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the Zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free. \n 
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/march-14-2022-fred-johnson-doolittle-and-the-uss-hornet/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220321T200000
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SUMMARY:March 21. 2022 Fred Johnson- China Burma India
DESCRIPTION:China-Burma-India Theater (1941–45). The China‐Burma‐India (CBI) theater has been dubbed “the forgotten theater” of World War II. Once the United States entered the war\, American strategy called for building up China as a source of manpower\, as a base for bombers and the eventual invasion of Japan\, and as a pro‐American regional power in the postwar era. \nIt became the stuff of Legends. \n  \n \n \nFred Johnson\, History Professor Hope College \nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6 PM at the museum located at 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the Zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free. \n 
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/march-21-2022-fred-johnson-china-burma-india-2/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220328T200000
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SUMMARY:MARCH 28\, 2022 The USS Silversides the boat\, the men\, and the war.
DESCRIPTION:Come and listen to USS Silversides staff members Don Kitchen and Teresa Folkmier-Troutman discuss the Pacific war years of our venerated and decorated war veteran and her valiant crew. Don and Teresa will talk about the boat itself\, the official version of how the Silversides was so successfully utilized during the war\, and stories from various crew members that never made it into the official records. You don’t want to miss a lecture about the most successful surviving World War II submarine\, so we’ll see you at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum this Monday\, March 28\, 2022. \n  \nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6PM at the museum located 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/march-28-2022-the-uss-silversides-the-boat-the-men-and-the-war/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220404T200000
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SUMMARY:April 4th 2022 John Heaton – The Little Known History of World War II in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Lecturer will be off site and zoom into theater.\nA lecture dedicated to the people of Alaska\, who fought bravely in WWII\n\n\nSix months after the attack on Pearl Harbor\, the Japanese bombed the U.S. Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Fort Mears\, near Unalaska Island and occupied the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska. Hear he history of the War in Alaska as well as our own Coast Guard Cutter McLane.\n\n\nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6PM at the museum located 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of course\, members are always free.\n\n\n\nDr. John W. Heaton chairs the History Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is\nthe Arthur T. Fathauer Chair in History. A lifelong Northwesterner\, he grew up in Portland\,\nOregon and spent summers working on his father’s alfalfa farm near Bend\, Oregon. In the\nsummer of 1991\, he earned a BA in History at the rainy campus of Portland State University.\nThen\, he headed southeast to study the West and earned a MA at the high-altitude Utah State\nUniversity campus. Days after successfully defending his thesis\, in the summer of 1993\, he\ntrekked south to begin a PhD at the sizzling Arizona State University campus in Tempe. Upon\ncompletion of his graduate exams in 1995\, he journeyed back to the mountains to teach at USU\,\nwork assistant editor of the Western Historical Quarterly\, and write a dissertation. With a Ph.D.\ngranted by ASU in 1999\, Heaton landed a job on the frozen far north campus of the University of\nAlaska Fairbanks. He drove the Alaska Highway during the summer of 2000 in a U-Haul with\nsix barking dogs in the back of a pickup hitched behind. Upon his promotion to associate\nprofessor in 2006\, Heaton became the chair of the History Department and has served in that\npost ever since. He also served as the executive director of the Western History Association from\n2012-2017 and as an associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts.\nAfter the publication of his book The Shoshone-Bannocks: Culture and Commerce at Fort Hall\,\n1870-1940 (U. Press of Kansas\, 2005) Heaton began a NSF funded research project on\nAthabascans of the Interior Alaska and has published articles on that topic. He teaches a variety\nof courses\, including Alaska History\, and published a book titled Outlaw Tales of Alaska. He is\ncurrently working on a research project about Al Jolson’s USO tour of Alaska in 1942 just after\nthe Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor\, Alaska.\nIn 2020\, after twenty years in Fairbanks\, Dr. Heaton moved his family across the continent in the\nmiddle of a pandemic to the more hospitable climate of Huntsville\, Alabama. He continues to\nchair the History Department with a telecommuting contract and now complains about the cold\nsouthern winters.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/april-4th-2022-john-heaton-the-little-known-history-of-world-war-ii-in-alaska/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220425T200000
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SUMMARY:April 25\, 2022 Ron Janowski- MacArthur’s Return to the Philippines
DESCRIPTION:During World War II’s Pacific Campaign\, General Douglas MacArthur\, along with his family\, were located on the island of Corregidor where he oversaw more than 90\,000 American and Filipino troops in the battle against the Japanese military. As neighboring strongholds fell to the Japanese\, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt grew concerned that Corregidor would also fall and MacArthur\, a well-respected leader\, would be captured or killed. General MacArthur balked at the President’s request to leave the island\, but when he was ordered to do so\, he had to oblige. When he left\, MacArthur vowed\, “I Shall Return.” And he did—On October 20\, 1944!\n\n\n\nThe Lecture Series will begin at 6PM at the museum located 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, Michigan. If you are unable to attend in person\, please contact Teresa Folkmier at tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org for the zoom link. The cost for attendance is $7.50 and of\ncourse\, members are always free.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/april-24-2022-ron-janowski-macarthurs-return-to-the-philippines/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Regular Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220529T130000
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SUMMARY:35th Annual Lost Boat Ceremony Sunday May 29\, 2022 11:00am
DESCRIPTION:Our lost boat ceremony is a time \nhonored tradition here at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum.\nFor 35 years we have honored the 52 lost crews and their submarines from WWII. \nThe ceremony is free to the public with food provided by G&L hotdogs. \nThere will be music by the West Michigan New Horizons Music Ensembles. \nA fly over from the War Birds team. \nOur Guest Speaker  \nRear Admiral \nThomas “Tom” Meek\,  \nU.S. Navy Retired. \n \n  \n  \n  \nOur Mission \nThe Mission of the USS Silversides Submarine Museum is to honor the men and women of the military\,  preserve military history\, and provide experiences that educates the public about past and present military history and technology. \n  \nTo watch the Live Stream\, please go to our Facebook Page!
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/35th-annual-lost-boat-ceremony-sunday-may-29-2022-1100-am/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Regular Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220911T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220911T170000
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UID:10000137-1662908400-1662915600@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:911 Community Day of Remembrance and Scout Salute
DESCRIPTION:Annual 911 event on the submarine with local Scout saluting will take place from 3 to 5 pm aboard the USS Silversides Submarine. \nAll are welcome to view the event to remember those who died that day! \nAround the state at the Gerald R. Ford Museum\, LST 393 the USS Edson in Bay City and at Albion College\, \nsimilar events are to take place.
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/911-community-day-of-remembrance-and-scout-salute/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T160514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T160514Z
UID:10000142-1664820000-1664827200@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series “The Toledo War”
DESCRIPTION:Deep Dives Event Series “The Toledo War” presented by Kurt Troutman
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/deep-dives-event-series-the-toledo-war/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/309301491_5469598466460999_7713712354959416919_n.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T155804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T160138Z
UID:10000140-1665424800-1665432000@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series “Acts of Love in a Time of War\, Part 1”
DESCRIPTION:Deep Dives Event Series “Acts of Love in a Time of War\, Part 1” Presented by Dr. Fred Johnson
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/deep-dives-event-series-acts-of-love-in-a-time-of-war-part-2/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACAC529F-C966-4FD9-9DA7-28F46016A45B.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221016T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221016T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T162540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T162540Z
UID:10000145-1665925200-1665932400@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Underwater Pumpkin Carving
DESCRIPTION:The Muskegon County Sheriff Dive Team carves pumpkins underwater in the Muskegon channel. 1-3pm on Sunday\, October 16th. Bring your own pumpkin!
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/underwater-pumpkin-carving/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/E3A80D90-AACD-44D7-8246-FF9874367215.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221017T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T160235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T160317Z
UID:10000141-1666029600-1666036800@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series “Acts of Love in a Time of War\, Part 2”
DESCRIPTION:Deep Dives Event Series “Acts of Love in a Time of War\, Part 2” Presented by Dr. Fred Johnson
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/deep-dives-event-series-acts-of-love-in-a-time-of-war-part-2-2/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/4F8DA65F-B3F1-48E5-9F1F-699898761129.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20220925T171619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T154555Z
UID:10000138-1666634400-1666641600@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series “The Seeds of Destruction\, the Events that led to the American Civil War\, Part 1”
DESCRIPTION:Deep Dives Event Series “The Seeds of Destruction\, the Events that led to the American Civil War\, Part 1” presented by Ron Janowski
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/uss-silversides-fall-2022-lecture-series-2022-10-24/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/4C1112AB-7BFA-4CE6-80F7-8C962DB5D316.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221027
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T160730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T160730Z
UID:10000143-1666742400-1666828799@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Museum Closed Oct. 26th
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be closed Wednesday\, October 26th for staff training and museum maintenance. Regular museum hours will resume Thursday\, October 27th. We apologize for any inconvenience!\n 
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/museum-closed-oct-26th/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/70112B92-E04F-4164-AC91-AFD0CDA2FC58.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221028T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T161519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T161519Z
UID:10000144-1666954800-1666958400@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:2022 Flag Retirement Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Presented by VFW 2326 of Grand Haven \nJoin us for our annual Flag Retirement ceremony on Friday\, October 28th. Ceremony begins at 11am EST
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/2022-flag-retirement-ceremony/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/62F5923A-685F-4755-A027-30EF2DA98102.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221031T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221031T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20220925T171619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T161637Z
UID:10000139-1667239200-1667246400@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series “The Seeds of Destruction\, the Events that led to the American Civil War\, Part 2”
DESCRIPTION:Deep Dives Event Series “The Seeds of Destruction\, the Events that led to the American Civil War\, Part 2” Presented by Ron Janowski
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/uss-silversides-fall-2022-lecture-series-2022-10-31/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/387410D0-F8B3-490A-8BFD-3879AFEEA749.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221103T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T165158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T165158Z
UID:10000147-1667471400-1667476800@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:We Honor Veterans Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Conversation with valuable information for veterans\, their widowed spouse\, and families\nThursday\, November 3\, 2022 – 10:30 am to 12:00 pm\nUSS Silversides Submarine Museum – Channel View Room 1346 Bluff Street\, Muskegon\, MI 49441
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/we-honor-veterans-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/DFA7F248-0599-45C8-A5F9-9AACB7CA6E26.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221107T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221101T181358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T184418Z
UID:10000148-1667844000-1667847600@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series "Local Muskegon Veterans"
DESCRIPTION:Mike Baauw of the Muskegon County Department of Veterans Affairs will facilitate a presentation on Local Heroes for our Deep Dives Event Series this coming Monday\, November 7th. Presenter Billy Stancroff will be speaking on VFW Post 7729 namesake Lt. Clement F. Derezinski and Lupe Alviar from the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 31.\n\n\nAll events begin at 6pm. Cost of attendance is $7.50. Museum members are FREE. For a Zoom link\, email tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/veterans-day-engine-start/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/DD-Nov-7th.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221111T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221111T173000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221018T164140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T164140Z
UID:10000146-1668186000-1668187800@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:2022 Veteran’s Day Parade
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 11th at 5pm\, downtown Muskegon on Western Avenue
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/2022-veterans-day-parade/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/1F0AC957-94F3-4D34-ABE3-A1527B6BD76F.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221103T150504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T150504Z
UID:10000149-1668254400-1668258000@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:USS Silversides Submarine Engine Start
DESCRIPTION:The USS Silversides Submarine Museum will be firing up USS Silversides engines for the last time this year on Saturday\, November 12th at 12pm
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/uss-silversides-submarine-engine-start/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ENGINE-START.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T081511
CREATED:20221103T184302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T184302Z
UID:10000150-1668448800-1668452400@silversidesmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Deep Dives Event Series "1919: The Year That Changed A Century"
DESCRIPTION:Next week’s Deep Dives Event is presented by Muskegon Community College Center for Experiential Learning. Their lecture will cover the topic “1919: The Year That Changed a Century”\n\n\nAll events begin at 6pm. Cost of attendance is $7.50. Museum members are FREE. For a Zoom link\, email tfolkmier@silversidesmuseum.org
URL:https://silversidesmuseum.org/event/deep-dives-event-series-1919-the-year-that-changed-a-century/
LOCATION:Silversides Museum\, USS Silversides Museum\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://silversidesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/DD-Nov-14th.png
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