Happy New Year! Would you like to be a Detroit tour guide in 2016? If yes, then you’re invited to attend our Tour Guide Opportunity Session on Saturday, January 16 at 1 PM / 220 Bagley, Suite 300 (Michigan Building). Session will last approximately 1.5 hours and refreshments will be served. City Tour Detroit (formerly Hometown History … More Be a Detroit tour guide in 2016
Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with a historic look at how this frozen concoction was dished out in Detroit. … More National Ice Cream Day 2015: Refreshing look at Detroit’s ice cream history
Casting Call! Superstar Actors/Historical Reenactors needed for amazing Detroit UGRR lantern tour Do you possess a flair for the dramatic and like being the center of attention? Are you outgoing, enthusiastic, and passionate about history? Are you a quick study who can learn lines quickly? Can you take on a persona from Detroit’s incredible history … More Superstar Actors/Historical Reenactors needed for amazing Detroit UGRR tour
Casting Call! Notorious 313 Detroit’s Original True Crime and Ghost Tours – the tours that made news around the world – are back! We need *Superstars* to join our team. Do you possess a flair for drama and love to be the center of attention? Can you weave a spell-binding tale from a few facts? Think … More Casting Call! Notorious 313 True Crime & Ghost Tour Guides Wanted
Just happened to peruse Facebook Thursday and caught the post by Nicole Curtis announcing the upcoming Saturday afternoon open house for her “Grand House.” Located on East Grand Boulevard, this c.1914 home was featured earlier this year as part of season six of HGTV’s Rehab Addict of which Nicole is the star. Have to admit, don’t think I … More Rehab Addict Nicole Curtis opened Detroit “Grand House” to public today
We have applied for a Chase Main Street Mission Grant and need your help. In order to even qualify for this grant, 250 votes of support are needed by June 19. Will you please vote for us? Why? We’d love to bring something really awesome to Detroit’s tourism scene and use it as a vehicle to … More Help HHT qualify 4 Main Street Mission Grant. Please cast your vote!
On April 4, 1825 – 190 years ago today, Detroiters elected their first mayor John R Williams. He served four more one-year terms as mayor in 1830, 44, 45 and 46. The street John R bears his name. Some things you may not know about John R. Williams: French was his native language. Williams had owned … More Detroit’s first mayor elected 190 years ago today
Where will Americans travel in 2015? Detroit! says Hotels.com. DALLAS, Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Robots that service hotel guests, the emergence of marijuana tourism and the rise of several Midwest destinations – these are some of the trends that marked the year in U.S. travel. As 2014 draws to a close, Hotels.com® has compiled an analysis … More Detroit a top 25 domestic travel destination in 2015
HELP WANTED: Would you like to be on the R&D team for Notorious 313 Detroit’s Original True Crime & Ghost Tour or work as a tour guide in 2015? R & D Team Member Notorious 313 tour research and development is a project-based, contract position. Must be willing to spend time at Burton Collection perusing … More Help wanted: Notorious 313 research & development, tour guides for 2015
Starting Saturday, October 18, visitors to the Detroit Historical Museum have the opportunity to check out four new exhibitions and displays: Gary Grimshaw: Detroit’s Counterculture Poster Artist, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center: Windows of Opportunity in the Community Gallery, Detroiters Paint Detroit: 1930s in our Detroit Artists Showcase, and a refreshed array of artifacts … More Gary Grimshaw headlines four new Detroit Historical Museum exhibit openings
HOMETOWN HISTORY TOURS 