29 Apr We’re a National Medal Winner!
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...
27 Apr Detroit Design 2067 Youth Immersion Program
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....
02 Mar Detroit 67 Named a Finalist for the 2018 IMLS National Medal
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...
16 Jan National Day of Racial Healing 2018
Today we join organizations and individuals across the country in recognizing the National Day of Racial Healing. Part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation effort, NDORH...
21 Dec Looking Back to Move Forward into 2018
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...
13 Sep Suited for Discussion
Pamela Taylor was five years old, living in the 12th and Clairmount area of Detroit in 1967. She vividly remembers the tanks and smoke that hot July. She also has...
05 Sep Out of the Ashes We Thrive
“Many people moving or visiting Detroit now, say things like,’It’s making a comeback,’ and behave as if the city is a new discovery,” says artist Sydney G. James. “I would...
21 Aug The Detroit Historical Society Seeks the Truth about 1967 in the Collected Memories of Those Who Witnessed It
By Sarah Rose Sharp August 17, 2017 Originally published at CultureSource Any longtime resident of Southeast Michigan has a story about the Summer of 1967 and the infamous events that escalated to a...
16 Aug Moving Forward, Seizing Momentum
The work has already started, but the trick will be maintaining the momentum. As August began, 12,000 volunteers have been cleaning up 300 city blocks and boarding up 300 vacant...
11 Aug Big Dreams, Determined Steps
The turmoil of 1967 was the result of problems spanning decades, and it has taken decades to pick many of those pieces up. But there is change afoot in Detroit....