Clinton County Historical Museum, Paine-Gillam-Scott House

Clinton County Historical Museum, Paine-Gillam-Scott House The Clinton County Historical Museum campus contains the Paine-Gillam-Scott House, the oldest brick residence in St.

Johns, the Swegles General Store and the Carriage House. The Museum is now open the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 2 - 5 PM. The Clinton County Historical Museum museum in St. Johns MI is a non-profit museum which includes three structures: the main house, general store/dentist office, and carriage house. We offer public tours on Sundays from 1pm-4pm and Wednesdays from 2pm-7pm. Private

tours can be scheduled by contacting the museum. All of our workers are volunteers, and always look forward to showing the public around the grounds.

Are you interested in owning a piece of St Johns history?The Museum is currently offering one of our cast iron radiators...
05/12/2026

Are you interested in owning a piece of
St Johns history?
The Museum is currently offering one of our cast iron radiators that was installed in the House circa 1890's. Here are the details:
9 fin
38" tall; 7.5 " deep; 22" wide
Complete with bleeder and original shield diffuser
Make your best offer and your donation may be tax deductible!
***The radiator is on the 2nd floor and buyer must move. Museum volunteers are unable
to help.
Pictures below:

05/05/2026

Welcome Back to the 47th season of the Clinton County Historical Museum! Our doors will be officially open on Saturday, June 13th from 9 -12, just in time for the St Johns Farmers Market.
We have been busy renovating the 2nd story of our beautiful 166 year-old house and will be unveiling a brand-new Grand Trunk Railroad and Interurban exhibit in mid-July.
In the meantime, our hours on and after June 13th are:
1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 2 - 5 PM and Saturdays from 9- 12 through October.
We will continue to showcase the 100 years of RBW: 1925 - 1969 and are creating old and interesting corners to discover.
Check out our new website: cchsmichigan.org
Hope to see you in June!

01/14/2026

PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN THE CLINTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES EMAIL ADDRESS:

OLD EMAIL: [email protected]

NEW EMAIL: [email protected]

If you have emailed anything to the old address within the last week, please resend to the new address as we are no longer have access to the old account.

Call 989-501-0599 or email [email protected] with comments or questions.
Julie Peters, Director

CCHS Archives

12/13/2025

Please stop by the Museum today from 10 - 1 PM. It's our last Saturday of this year. We will have warm cider and gingerbread cookies to share while you stroll the the House and soak up the Christmas spirit.
We would love to see you!

12/05/2025

Good afternoon!
The Clinton County Historical Society is applying for a 250MI grant to create a St Johns Railroad and Interurban exhibit at the Museum. We are very interested in working with local youth organizations (e.g. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.) to participate in the planning and development of this important work. We would love to hear from folks that can make these connections or introductions for us. Although, the exhibit is based in St Johns, we are a county-wide organization and would encourage groups from anywhere in Clinton County to respond.
Looking forward to all of your assistance!
Thank you!

Come by and visit the Museum during the Christmas season. The house is beautifully decorated and we have warm drinks and...
12/04/2025

Come by and visit the Museum during the Christmas season. The house is beautifully decorated and we have warm drinks and treats to share.
Our hours are Saturday, December 6th and 13th from 10 -1 PM and our last day of 2025 is on Wednesday, December 17th from 2 - 5 PM.
We would love to see you!

What a beautiful day we had at the Museum on Saturday! 17 visitors enjoyed our Storyteller Lauretta Phillips, a Christma...
11/24/2025

What a beautiful day we had at the Museum on Saturday! 17 visitors enjoyed our Storyteller Lauretta Phillips, a Christmas Craft, hot cider and donuts and tours of our Museum campus.

Why not kick off the Christmas Season this Saturday at the Museum!
11/18/2025

Why not kick off the Christmas Season this Saturday at the Museum!

Please consider making the Museum part of your holiday traditions!
11/06/2025

Please consider making the Museum part of your holiday traditions!

10/18/2025

A kind reminder that the Museum will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, October 18th.
We will reopen on Saturday, October 25th from 9 - 1 PM.

10/06/2025

Only 3 more Saturdays left of the St Johns Farmer's Market!
The Museum campus continues to be open on Saturdays from 9 - 1PM.
We will, however, be CLOSED ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.
We have been overwhelmed by the number of visitors we've had since we changed to Saturdays. Please stop by and check us out!
We would love to see you!

Address

106 Maple Street
Saint Johns, MI
48879

Opening Hours

Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

(989) 224-2894

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