[History Hounds] The Clapp Family Mastodon: Michigan’s Massive Find with Cory Redman, Grand Rapids Public Museum

In 2022, the Grand Rapids Public Museum recovered the nearly-complete skeletal remains of the Clapp Family Mastodon from a Kent City site. Join us to learn about the mastodon’s discovery; the excavation, donation, curation, and research process; and the current and future plans for this amazing Ice Age find.

We'd like to thank the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM), which supports local history organizations, like us! They are continuing to make their History Hounds Lecture Series available online for free to members of HSM’s member organizations. Register for this remote presentation by 3:00pm the previous day. Click here to register. Select “A member of an Organizational Member of HSM” to enjoy this presentation at no charge.