During the 15th annual Custer Week held October 7 through 13, 2013 the Monroe County Historical Museum is offering a variety of programs.

In addition to the Monroe County Historical Museum’s regular operating hours (Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 am to 5 pm, and Sundays, 12 pm to 5 pm) the museum will be open Monday and Tuesday from 12 pm to 5 pm for visitors to tour the Custer Family Exhibit. For the duration of Custer Week, visitors will be able to take advantage of special discounts on select Custer merchandise in the Monroe County Historical Museum’s gift shop.

On Saturday, October 12 the Friends of the Monroe County Historical Museum are sponsoring two events. At 10 am, local Civil War historian Dave Ingall will conduct a Civil War tour of Woodland Cemetery. The tour is $5 per person and reservations can be made by contacting the museum’s Curator of Collections, Chris Kull, at 734.240.7787. At 2 pm there is a reception followed by “Brother to Brother” a conversation between George Custer reenactor Steve Alexander and Thomas Custer reenactor Gary Stewart.

“We look forward to visitors coming by the Monroe County Historical Museum during Custer Week to see our exhibits. The Friends of the Monroe County Historical Museum, the Monroe County Convention and Tourism Bureau, the Monroe County Historical Society, and Monroe County Library System have once again put together a great slate of programs around the community during Custer Week and we look forward to joining with them in recognizing one of Monroe County’s most notable families,” stated Andrew Clark, Monroe County Historical Museum director.