Exciting news! Out of 29 finalists, the Detroit Historical Society has been selected as one of 10 recipients of the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service for Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward. The IMLS National Medal recognizes libraries and museums that...
From April 2 to April 7, 2018, 11 talented Detroit-area high school students joined us at the Detroit Historical Museum for an intensive Spring Break immersion program, Detroit Design 2067. Working with four Detroit-serving community groups - Karasi Development Group, Detroit Police Department, Belle Isle Conservancy and...
The Detroit Historical Museum has been named one of 29 national finalists for the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service for Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given...
The Detroit Historical Society has been preserving Detroit's stories, and the artifacts that make those stories tangible, for almost 100 years. This year, we told an especially difficult Detroit story with the help of over 500 voices from our community. Detroit 67: Looking Back to...
The Free Press's Bill McGraw discusses what we call the events of July 1967 and how a look back on history can change perspective....
This photo is of the looting of my father's record shop, on 12th St. It was my first time, last year, seeing an image of my father's store during the unrest. The sight was much different than I expected....
CW50's Street Beat takes its June 16 episode to look at some events around town recognizing Detroit 1967, including a new play, The Dream Deferred-Detroit....
The Metro Times's Michael Jackman explores Detroit 67 as well as the man behind it....
Held July 21, 2016 – 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum The Detroit Historical Society hosted a community open house to share information about the project, as well as provide information on how to get involved. The event featured many of our...
By Mark Lee Detroit, 1967. To many in this region, it conjures up many memories of the tumultuous summer of a civil disturbance. Personally, I remember the events as clear as yesterday — from the news reports to seeing images which are forever ingrained in my memory. The year...