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With two great museums, the Detroit Historical Society offers engaging opportunities to learn about and explore the city's rich history, from its automotive legacy to its maritime heritage.

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Detroit Historical Museum

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Enjoy a variety of events, from lectures, book talks, and film screenings to family-friendly activities, behind-the-scenes tours, concerts, and more!

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Explore a wide range of tools and resources crafted to inspire curiosity and support learning for educators, students, and lifelong learners alike.

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Learn about our history, meet the dedicated team preserving Detroit’s legacy, and discover what we’re doing today.

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Digital Collection: Random Images

Album, Record - The Great March to Freedom, Rev. Martin Luther King Speaks, Detroit June 23, 1963

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Postcard - Detroit Conservatory of Music, Detroit, Mich.

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Booklet - Ling Piano House

Candlestick

Directory, Membership - Detroit Yacht Club, Mainsheet,
2002 Membership Directory and Harbor Registry

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Saucer

Surrey - Auto Top Surrey

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Photograph, Cabinet

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Program - Celebrating the Memory of Coleman Alexander Young,
A Life of Struggle Becomes a Rich Legacy

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Postcard - Palmer Park, Detroit

Transparency, Slide

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Medal, Pin

Postcard - Young Men's Christian Association, Detroit , Mich.

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Negative, Glass-plate

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Print, Photographic - Sinclair House "Hitching Post"

Flag

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Postcard - Grand Circus Park, Showing Whitney Bldg., Statler and Tuller Hotels.

Print - Bayview Mackinac - 1989

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Music, Sheet - General Alger's March

Medal, Commemorative

Negative, Film

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Print, Photographic - Poppleton School (1877)

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Shoe, Tennis

Program - Official Program, Horace E. Dodge Cup Race, June 27, 1971

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