Our unique community has the privilege of housing the Clinton County Historical Museum at the Paine-Gillam-Scott House, as well as the Clinton County Arts Council, and the Briggs District Library.
The City of St. Johns is just twenty (20) miles north of Lansing, the center of many arts and cultural activities.
Clinton County Historical Museum at the Paine-Gillam-Scott House
The Clinton County Historical Museum Paine-Gillam-Scott House has announced their 46th Season: The 100th Anniversary of Rodney B. Wilson High School 1925-1969.
Volunteers have been busy creating an exhibit that highlights the years RBW was a High School - with displays of clothing, clubs, the arts and sports.
The Museum will open on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 2-5pm and Saturdays from 1-4pm from June 14th through October 25th.
The museum is located at 106 Maple St. in St Johns. For more information, please call 989-224-2894 or visit www.pgsmusem.com.
Clinton County Historical Museum
The Archives of the Clinton County Historical Society is available to anyone researching families and history of Clinton County and is open at 16101 Brook Rd, Lansing, MI. Hours are Monday and Tuesday 9 to 4, and Thursday 2 to 6. Contact 517.482.5117 x 2, or email ccgensoc@yahoo.com. Membership in the Archives ($20.00) includes a very interesting quarterly Newsletter "Clinton County Trails".
Clinton County Historical Society
Meets the first Monday of the month at 1:00 P.M., November through March; and at 7:00 P.M., April through October. Meetings are held at the First United Methodist Church, 200 E. State St., St. Johns.
For anyone needing additional information, send requests to CCHS, P.O. Box 174, St. Johns, MI 48879.
Clinton County Historical Society consists of the Museum and the Archives. The mission statement of the Clinton County Historical Museum is to maintain the complex related to and typical of the Clinton County history, to provide education, and encourage community involvement. Any skills and time you have that would fit the mission, i.e. computer skills, publicity, community awareness, document sorting and cataloging, textile preservation, displays, presentations, cleaning, maintenance (outside and inside), docent duty, etc., would be greatly appreciated. Please contact pgsmuseum@gmail.com or call 989-292-9096. We are located at 106 Maple in St. Johns and plan on reopening for the Mint Festival, August 14 and 15, 1pm-4pm, with the remaining year’s schedule to be determined.
The Archives is the keeper of documents and photos that represent the history and residents of Clinton County. If you have free time and an interest in keeping history available and accessible, please contact Julie Peters at 989-501-0599 or petersj@msu.edu. There is always a need for computer skills (from home or at the Archives), filing, copying and research. You can check out our webpage at www.dewittlibrary.org/CCHS to see the types of things we do.
To assist the mission, donations and membership are needed. Dues for the Museum are $25.00 and the Archives $20. Both can be mailed to PO Box 174, St. Johns, MI 48879.
We are strictly a volunteer group, and the reward of knowing you are helping history stay alive is great! Thank you for your consideration and support.
RODNEY B. WILSON HIGH SCHOOL COLLAGE PHOTOS UPDATE…
After the sale of the former Rodney B. Wilson High School/Junior High School building, the Clinton County Historical Society was fortunate to obtain the framed collage photos from the graduating classes of 1925, 1941, 1945-1967, that had been hanging along the hallways for so many years. Central School was the high school before RBW was built for the 1925 graduating class. We also have the whole school photo from 1921 taken at Central School.
The frames are well worn and of the many individual photos they contain, less than five are missing. It has been decided that to make these accessible to the community, CCHS has had them digitized. For a donation you can obtain a digital file to use as you wish. (A print would make a great placemat at a reunion.)
To obtain a file, you will need to contact CCHS to arrange the file transfer. Contact the Museum at pgsmuseum.com, or 989.292.9096 or the Archives at petersj@msu.edu .
Clinton County Arts Council
http://www.clintoncountyarts.org/
Hosts events, projects, programming, and more, such as Concert in the Park series, Homegrown Productions and our Mint City Singers!
Gallery Hours:
Open Tuesday - Friday 10:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. Open Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Concerts in the Park
The popular summer “Concert in the Park” series, sponsored by the Clinton County Arts Council and the City of St. Johns, will open its season on June 11th.
2024 Concert in the Park Series
June 11 The 126th Army Band: Grand Opening Concert
June 18 The General Assembly Big Band: All About Jazz
June 25 Miranda & The M80s: The Very Best of the 80's
June 2 Lansing Concert Band: Our 4th of July Concert
July 9 Fly2k: High Energy Nashville 90s - 2000s Cover Band With Bear Mitchell & Rachel Thompson Mitchell
July 16 Shrock Bros Band: An American/Blues Band Featuring Grammy Award winner Peter Madcat Ruth
July 23 Toppermost: Wonderful Tribute to the Beatles
July 30 Wilson Thicket: Acoustic - Folksy - Bluegrass
August 6 On The Lash: Great Irish Band - Celtic Folk
August 13 Detroit Retro Society: The Big Detroit Sound
SET ONE
INSTRUMENTAL Pick Up the Pieces – Average White Band (Fm)
GABE Superstition – Stevie Wonder (Ebm)
GABE I Want You Back – Jackson 5 (Ab)
GABE The Way You Make Me Feel – MJ (F)
STEVE Waterfalls – TLC (D)
GABE Brick House – Commodores (Am)
GABE You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate (F)
GABE What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye (E)
STEVE You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon (F)
GABE Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield (D)
GABE Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder (F)
GABE I Can’t Help Myself – Four Tops (C)
STEVE/GABE Bust a Move – Young MC (Em)
GABE I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown (D)
GABE P.Y.T. – MJ (Bm)
GABE/STEVE Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars (Dm)
SET TWO
INSTRUMENTAL Tequila – The Champs (F)
GABE Respect – Aretha (C)
STEVE Stuck in the Middle – Steelers Wheel (D)
GABE Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder (E)
GABE Boogie Shoes – KC (Bb)
GABE Just the two of us – Bill Withers (Fm)
GABE Get Lucky – Daft Punk (Bm)
GABE This is How We Do It – Montell Jordan (Fm)
STEVE Low Rider – WAR (G)
GABE Play that Funky Music – Wild Cherry (E)
STEVE Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith (A)
GABE American Girl – Tom Petty (D)
STEVE All the small things – Blink182 (C)
GABE Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (B)
GABE Can’t Stop the Feeling – JT (C)
GABE Don’t Stop Believing – Journey (E)
Detroit Retro Society - August 14, 2025
Royal Oak Summer Concert Series
One 60-minute set
SET
INSTRUMENTAL Pick Up the Pieces – Average White Band (Fm)
GABE Superstition – Stevie Wonder (Ebm)
GABE I Want You Back – Jackson 5 (Ab)
STEVE Waterfalls – TLC (D)
GABE What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye (E)
GABE Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield (D)
GABE Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder (F)
STEVE/GABE Bust a Move – Young MC (Em)
GABE I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown (D)
GABE Respect – Aretha (C)
GABE This is How We Do It – Montell Jordan (Fm)
STEVE Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith (A)
GABE American Girl – Tom Petty (D)
STEVE All the small things – Blink182 (C)
GABE Don’t Stop Believing – Journey (E)
GABE/STEVE Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars (Dm)
ENCORE
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (B
August 20 Audrey Ray: Nashville Recording Artist - Country
August 27 Jake Slater/Josh Ramses Band: A tribute to Elvis
The series will be held at the William E. Tennant Performance Shell in the beautiful St. Johns City Park. All concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. rain or shine. The Lions Club food trailer will be available this year – social distancing and safety precautions are encouraged. The CCAC receives funding from the Michigan Arts & Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
St. Johns Community Band
Contact Roy Davis at 989-227-4273 for information on how to join.