Get your updated copy of Glory, Valor and Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s Contribution to the Civil War today! Click here for info on our narrated bus tours to these sites From the chair President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in to the hometown of the infamous Civil War hero General George Armstrong Custer, Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s … More Civil War guidebook of Southeast Michigan
Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan Civil War Remembrance Tours Monroe County and More Sunday, October 7 / 1 PM to 5 PM / $40 Adult, $25 Youth Early bird special: Order tickets 14 days or more in advance and SAVE 10%. Book tour now ______________________ “Thank God for Michigan!” It’s been said President Abraham … More SE Mich Civil War Remembrance Tours – Monroe County
In June 2010, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announced it was putting the Custer guidon found at the famed Battle at the Little Big Horn up for auction with Sotheby’s. Read original article here. The auction will take place on December 10, 2010. Read more here.
Explore southeast Michigan and allow our region’s storied past to unfold! Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) to sell Custer guidon 134 years ago today (June 25) George Armstrong Custer and members of the 7th Cavalry were killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the DIA announces it will sell the Custer guidon that is … More Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) to sell Custer guidon
The following appeal just came across my desk. Fort Wayne is an important part of Detroit’s military history. So much of Fort Wayne has succumbed to decay over past decades, we cannot allow this treasure to once again close and become ravaged by neglect and abandonment. The Historic Fort Wayne Coalition has been trying their … More Save historic Fort Wayne
Click on the link below to access a PDF version of the July 2010 Michigan at Gettysburg flyer. Please feel free to print and distribute. MIatGettysburgerFlyerFinal
A Civil War Tour You Won’t Want to Miss! September 16 – 20, 2010 Michigan at Gettysburg Click on link below for detailed tour itinerary GettysburgItinerary (Itinerary is correct, however dates should be September 16-20. I will change later tonight. Sorry for confusion) Click here to book tour and make payment Experience Gettysburg by paying … More Michigan at Gettysburg – A Civil War tour you won’t want to miss
Ford’s recent news of profits got me thinking of my favorite exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum – the letter from outlaw Clyde Barrow of Bonnie & Clyde infamy to Henry Ford that praises the speed of the Ford V8. Tulsa, Okla 10th April Mr Henry Ford Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir: – While I still … More Ford product praised by legendary outlaw Clyde Barrow
Monroe County Historical Museum presents an excellent weekend of historical programming in conjunction with the city’s annual Custer Week. For further information, contact David Ingall, MCHM assistant director at 734 240-7782 Donovin Sprague, educational director of the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota will be the headlining speaker on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Mr. Sprague, … More Crazy Horse descendant, noted historians speak at MCHM program during upcoming Custer Week
The Monroe County Historical Museum will be on the forefront of commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (2011-2015) with lectures, programs and special displays. The museum’s inaugural lecture will be presented to the Monroe County Civil War Roundtable* at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at the Ellis Reference &Information Center, 3700 S. … More John Brown, Terrorist or Freedom Fighter MCHM Civil War Sesquicentennial Lecture
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