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
Yolanda Uddin is the Chief Operations Officer at the beautiful Historic First Congregational Church of Detroit also known as Old First. In her position, she handles the marketing of Old First’s rental facilities, hospitality services, and group tours of the Underground Railroad Living Museum. She supervises a dedicated staff that works hard to make every event … More SE MI Heritage Tourism Networking Event speaker bio: Yolanda Uddin
Edward D. Gerten is the Winery Operations Manager for Pentamere Winery LLC located in Tecumseh, Michigan since 2005. Ed is also an instructor for the Culinary Studies Department at Jackson Community College. Courses Ed teaches include Hospitality Management, Food & Beverage Cost Control, and Beverage Service. Ed represents Pentamere Winery at the Southeast Michigan Pioneer Wine Trail meetings. He also serves as … More SE MI Heritage Tourism Networking Event speaker bio: Ed Gerten
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
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.
Friends in history, the Monroe County Historical Museum needs your help! Become part of a new organization that’s forming called the Friends of the Museum. The organization’s goal will be to work together to keep the museum’s doors open. Find out more at the Open House this Sunday, December 5th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Monroe County Historical Museum is … More Monroe County Historical Museum faces huge losses in 2011
They thought finding the remains of Michigan’s first governor (the Boy Governor) would be a cinch, especially since his remains had been relocated in 1955. Everyone was getting nervous though today and yesterday, when construction workers worked to unearth the remains for removal to another part of Capitol Park but couldn’t find any evidence. Well, … More Remains of Michigan’s first governor found | detnews.com | The Detroit News
River Raisin Walking Tours Registration Click here for detailed tour information Book tours by mail 1. Call 734.642.5712 first to make phone reservation 2. Follow by mailing check for appropriate amount to: Hometown History Tours 24410 Hickory Drive Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Book tickets online using PayPal Click on links of desired Battle of the … More River Raisin Walking Tours Registration
“The thing to remember when you hear people bashing Detroit is it’s the largest engineering center in the world. Detroit took this country from mud roads to suburban sprawl connected by ribbons of concrete and on to the moon.” … More Ford’s Forgotten Plant: Birthplace of the Model T
Explore southeast Michigan and allow our region’s storied past to unfold! In so Distant a Place as Traverse City: The Northern Michigan Relatives of Elizabeth Bacon Custer by Julie Schopiery The life story of General George Armstrong Custer is widely known, and biographies have been written about his wife, Elizabeth ( Libbie) Bacon Custer, who was a staunch supporter … More Book on Elizabeth (Libbie) Bacon Custer’s Traverse City Roots
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