2010

 

April 10th
MOS will be set up at the Jay County Business Expo at Jay County High School

April 24th
Annual meeting at Bearcreek Farms around 5 PM

July 4th
Parade and Display

July 9-11th
WACO Days in Troy, OH

July 10-11
Indiana MV show in Anderson

Aug 25-29
Tri-State Engine Show

Sep 10-12
Fort Recovery Civil War Days

Oct 2&3
Jay Heritage Days at the Jay Historical Society on E Main St.

Oct 16th
MOS Military Vehicle show and chicken dinner

Nov 7
USMC Birthday/Veteran’s Day

2009

April 4 & 5th, 2009 Seasonal Reopening

MOS will reopen in the spring on the first full weekend of April.
Open days will continue to be the first and third weekends of the month from Noon until 5 PM.
Tours are usually available anytime by calling the museum at 260-726-2967. 

April 18th, 2009 Annual Meeting

The MOS Annual Meeting will be held at Bearcreek Farms on April 18th, 2009.
The guest speaker will be Guy Gruters, a former Air Force pilot who was shot
down over Vietnam and became a prisoner of the North Vietnamese from
December 1967 to March 1973. His website is: http://www.guygruters.org/

Another website which discusses the role of the Misty Forward Air Controllers
in Vietnam is: http://www.mistyvietnam.com/history.html

May 25th, 2009 Memorial Day Remembrance

MOS will be open on this day in recognition of the those
who gave their lives in defense of this country. 

July 4th, 2009 Fourth of July Parade

MOS will again participate in Portland's annual parade.
Anyone interested in joining the marching unit or
helping with the maintenance of the museum's vehicles
for the parade, please contact Matt Simmons at 260-726-6485. 

July 13 - 30, 2009 Neil Armstrong Museum

We are tentatively scheduled to have a display set up in
Wapakoneta, Ohio at the Neil Armstrong Museum. 

August 2nd, 2009 Coldwater, Ohio Parade

We will be marching in this annual parade.

August 26 - 30th, 2009 Antique Tractor & Engine Show

The MOS will be open this week from 12pm to 5pm in coordination with
the Tri-State Tractor & Engine Show. 

September 5th, 2009 Montpelier, Indiana Parade

The MOS will be participating in this parade as well. 

September 12th, 2009 Bryant, IN Parade

This is the parade help annually in conjunction with Loblolly Days in Bryant. 

October 17th, 2009 Annual Chicken Dinner
and Military Vehicle Display from 10AM until dark.

We would like to expand this event and invite all living historians
to set up displays at this years event. Ideally we would like to see
an encampment from every major military conflict in this nation's
history. If you would like to participate, watch the website for news and updates. 

We will also be having the chicken dinner from 4PM to 7:30 PM.
Come see the vehicles when you pick up your meal! Tickets will be
sold in advance only as the caterer needs to know how many dinners
to provide ahead of time. 

November 8th, 2009 Marine Corps Birthday

The USMC birthday celebration will begin at 2PM with a guest
speaker and a cake cutting ceremony. 

November 11th, 2009 Veteran's Day

Tentative plans are to do a small ceremony at the museum
honoring veterans on the 11th of November. The last days the
museum will be open for the year are November 21 and 22.