Grand Rapids Public Museum in United States

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Grand Rapids Public Museum
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Local name	The Kent Scientific Museum of Grand Rapids
Type	museum
Founded	1854
Address	272 Pearl St NW
Zip-code	MI 49504
Place	Grand Rapids
State	Missouri
Country	United States
Website	Website
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Directors	1932-1964: Frank DuMond


Key People	-: Cory Redman (curator)
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Record history
History of updates	2022-08-23

Latest document update	2022-08-23 09:38:32
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Grand Rapids Public Museum, located at 272 Pearl St NW, in Grand Rapids, Missouri, United States , was founded in 1854.

Taxidermy specimens

Grand Rapids Public Museum has in its collection 3 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Moorland Mastodon Accession nr: . Received: 1905-00-00 ⚪ Moorland Mastodon (fossil)
Species: American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
* Born 10 000 years ago at North America unspecified forest † Dead 10 000 years ago at Moorland swamp
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1904-00-00 by Farmer McKay at Moorland Swamp, McKays farm in Moorland, Ravenna Township, Michigan ,
Body, bone or dental material: Complete skeleton, Excavated 1905-00-00,

Smitty Mastodon Accession nr: . Received: 1986-11-00 ♂ Smitty Mastodon (fossil)
Species: American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
* Born 10,920 to 12,160 years ago at North America unspecified forest † Dead 10,920 to 12,160 years ago at Grandville construction site
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A) Age: ca 33 years old
Discovered as fossil 1985-10-00 by Jeremie and Kenneth Butts at residential construction site in Grandville, Michigan (Kent County, Grandville Township, Section 18, T6NR12W),
Body, bone or dental material: 40% complete skeleton, Excavated 1986-10-00,

Clapp Family Mastodon Accession nr: . Received: 2022-08-12 ⚪ Clapp Family Mastodon (fossil)
Species: American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
* Born 11,000 years ago at North America unspecified forest † Dead 11,000 years ago at Newaygo drain construction project
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A) Age: 10-20 years old
Discovered as fossil 2022-08-12 by Kent County road crews at Geers Intercounty drain construction project in Newaygo,

Comments / picturesThe Grand Rapids Public Museum, located on the Bank of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States. It was founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History". The museum includes a cafe, a gift shop, and a 1928 Spillman carousel, which is situated in a pavilion over the Grand River. A Wurlitzer #157 Band Organ that plays 165 rolls provides the carousel\'s music. The Museum building also houses the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium. The current Pearl Street N.W. location, built in 1994, replaced the former Art Deco location on Jefferson Avenue S.E.; that building now serves as a high school and is connected to the GRPM Collections and the City of Grand Rapids Archives.

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