Tag: Karin Risko

Author events for Glory, Valor, & Sacrifice: Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War

November 3, 2012

Upcoming author events for Karin Risko and David Ingall, co-authors of Glory, Valor and Sacrifice: Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War Want us to speak at your event, provide a custom Civil War tour of your area, or appear at a book signing? Let’s talk! Give us a call at 734.642.5712. If you’d like … More Author events for Glory, Valor, & Sacrifice: Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War

March Civil War speakers at Monroe County Historical Museum

March 10, 2012

On Sunday, March 11, 2012 the Monroe County Historical Museum will launch the  special ongoing program One Book, One Community of Monroe County. Featured speakers at the inaugural event are Karin Risko and David Ingall, co-authors of Glory, Valor & Sacrifice:  Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War, a comprehensive Michigan history travel guide featuring … More March Civil War speakers at Monroe County Historical Museum

May 12 SE MI Heritage Tourism Networking Event

May 9, 2011

For Immediate Release Heritage trail aimed at attracting tourists by promoting local history, arts, and attractions unfolds at upcoming SE MI tourism networking event Grosse Ile, May 3, 2011 – Developing a heritage trail that connects and promotes our region’s historic, cultural, scenic and recreational gems and includes nearby attractions such as quaint downtown shopping … More May 12 SE MI Heritage Tourism Networking Event

Civil War guide dedicated to Grosse Ile hero

April 26, 2011

 Civil War guide dedicated to Grosse Ile hero Glory, Valor and Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s Contribution to the Civil War, a 50-page regional guide, pays homage to the local people of this era who bravely fought and those who died to protect and preserve the Union as well as those who challenged the oppressive institution of … More Civil War guide dedicated to Grosse Ile hero

Civil War guidebook of Southeast Michigan

April 24, 2011

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

2nd Annual SE Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event

March 21, 2011

Hometown History Tours 2nd Annual Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event  Capitalizing on our Local History  Thursday, May 12, 2011 8 AM to 4:15 PM (Continental breakfast begins at 8:15, Program at 9 AM) Stone Creek Banquet Center Click here to register now! One Maguire Street (I-75 Exit 29B at Gibraltar Road) inside the Flat Rock … More 2nd Annual SE Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event

Eastern Michigan University Department of Geography and Geology sponsors regional heritage tourism conference

March 13, 2010

For Immediate Release Grosse Ile, MI – March 12, 2010 – Hometown History Tours is pleased to announce that Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Geography and Geology is a Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Ambassador (SEMHTA) and will co-host the first Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event: Capitalizing On Our Local History. The March 18th conference … More Eastern Michigan University Department of Geography and Geology sponsors regional heritage tourism conference

Grosse Ile’s Women’s History Month pays tribute to pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart

March 11, 2010

Grosse Ile, Michigan’s 2010 Women’s History Month focuses on the daring and unconventional Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviatrix who disappeared in 1937 while attempting to be the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe at the Equator. Earhart, an author, record-setting pilot, fashion designer, women’s rights advocate and celebrity, participated in several long distance flight training … More Grosse Ile’s Women’s History Month pays tribute to pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart

Become a Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Ambassador

February 25, 2010

Promote your business AND the great heritage tourism opportunities in southeast Michigan! How? Become a SEMHTA – a  Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Ambassador. As a SEMHTA, you’ll not only market your product or services, but – more importantly –  you’ll market the region’s rich history by sponsoring two media and/or tourism professionals at the March … More Become a Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Ambassador

Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event – March 18, 2010

February 11, 2010

Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event Capitalizing On Our Local History Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event PDF Flyer March 18, 2010 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Stone Creek Banquet Center One Maguire Street (I-75 & Gibraltar Road), Flat Rock (Located inside the award-winning Flat Rock Community Center) Final event registration ends Monday, March 15 … More Southeast Michigan Heritage Tourism Networking Event – March 18, 2010