Michigan Historical Museum featured on Travel Channel Friday

“Mysteries at the Museum” show to feature museum in Nov. 27 segment.
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Nov. 25, 2015

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Michigan Historical Museum to be featured Friday on Travel Channel’s 'Mysteries at the Museum'

potato-shaped glass flaskThe Travel Channel show “Mysteries at the Museum” plans to air a segment Friday, Nov. 27, featuring the Michigan Historical Museum. The segment will discuss Michigan Gov. Hazen S. Pingree’s “Potato Patch Plan.” The museum’s collections include a potato-shaped glass bottle created at the time, known as the “potato Pingree” flask.

"Mysteries at the Museum" airs at 9 p.m. EST Fridays.

Pingree served as mayor of Detroit from 1889-1897 and as governor of Michigan from 1897-1901. As mayor, he initiated public works programs similar to those – like the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps – that would be formed during the Great Depression more than 30 years later. One such program, known as the Potato Patch Plan, allowed needy people to grow crops on vacant land and gained Pingree the nickname “Potato Patch Pingree.” While campaigning for one of his many re-election campaigns, Pingree had the potato flask made as a play on his nickname.

The Michigan Historical Center is part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Its museum and archival programs help people discover, enjoy and find inspiration in their heritage. It includes the Michigan Historical Museum, 10 regional museums, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and the Archives of Michigan. Learn more at www.michigan.gov/mhc.

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This potato-shaped flask – made for Michigan Gov. Hazen S. Pingree, nicknamed “Potato Patch Pingree” – is part of the Michigan Historical Museum’s collections. The museum and Pingree will be featured in a Nov. 27 segment on the Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the Museum.”/


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