Managers of the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum and a collection of 250,000 artifacts. Conveners of the @D67project.
Joined August 2009
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
17 Jul 2025
WEEKEND ALERT - A special collaboration between @DHSDetroit & @PiquettePlant brings together an extraordinary collection of antique autos for a temporary exhibit titled “Detroit Wheels: Early Motor City Stories,” opening TODAY & running thru August 17. fordpiquetteplant.org/produc…
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
2 Jun 2025
Today, we're putting the spotlight on our Awards of Excellence finalists in the Education/Interpretation category. First up is @DHSDetroit for their Detroit Diesel Power exhibit, which continues through July 6. #ExploreMotorCities
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18 Apr 2025
Thanks for visiting! 🩵
11 Apr 2025
We wanted to share some scenes of the students at our Cecil Center Head Start facility and their recent trip to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.🚢⚓️ They got to be the cutest little sailors while learning about an important part of Michigan's history!
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
12 Apr 2025
I didn’t think I liked trains til I saw this exhibit in the Detroit Historical Museum. The details were fascinating!
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
4 Apr 2025
COMING TUESDAY - We're proud to be hosting the unveiling of the Michigan Innovation Dollar from the @usmint at the @DHSDetroit Tuesday morning. More details are in this article from @candgnews. Thanks to K. Michelle Moran for the great coverage! candgnews.com/news/state-coi…
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
24 Mar 2025
On this day in 2020:
Marlowe Stoudamire joins the ancestors. The 43-year-old had experienced COVID-19. Stoudamire had worked at @skillmanfound, and led @DHSDetroit award-winning Detroit 67 project, commemorating 50th anniversary of the 1967 uprising.
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
13 Mar 2025
Happy 313 Day, Detroit! 🔥🏙️
Where to celebrate:
🎶 313 Day Events – Concerts & panels
🍻 @atwaterbeer – $3.13 food & drink specials
🏛 @DHSDetroit – Free museum admission (5-8 PM)
🎤 Detroit Riverfront Party – Live music & vendors at Valade Park
How are you celebrating?
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13 Mar 2025
Happy 3️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ Day! We're celebrating with extended hours and free admission at the Detroit Historical Museum from 5-8 pm. Sample mocktails w/Karlyta Williams and learn about Detroit's Dynamite Dames w/Cate Waldecker.
📲 Event details and registration: detroithistorical.org/things…
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
6 Mar 2025
#OTD in 1896, Charles Brady King drove his 4-wheeled vehicle for the 1st time in Detroit. Featuring a 4-cylinder, 4-cycle, gas engine of his own design, Brady's was the 1st car ever driven on the streets of Detroit. A replica is on display at @DHSDetroit. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage
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28 Feb 2025
📝 Please note! The Detroit Historical Museum will be CLOSED to the public tomorrow, Saturday 3/1 for the annual Michigan History Day District 10 competition. Students will present their projects for judging on this year's theme - rights and responsibilities in history.
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28 Feb 2025
Michigan History Day is a year-long educational program of the Historical Society of Michigan that encourages students to explore local, state, national & world history. Winners in the Junior & Senior categories will move on to compete in National History Day in College Park, MD.
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
19 Feb 2025
.@_blackbottom is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with an exhibit at @DHSDetroit.
Titled, “10 Years Back, 10 Years Forward,” it shows the organization’s evolution from a Tumblr page to a growing community archive.
@BridgeDet313 @Micah_walker701
bridgedetroit.com/black-bott…
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
16 Feb 2025
History lives on at Black Bottom with new exhibit at @DHSDetroit. @wxyzdetroit wxyz.com/news/voices/history…
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13 Feb 2025
Due to the winter weather, the Detroit Historical Museum is CLOSED today, 2/13.
Tomorrow, we'll be closing early at 2 p.m. for event set up & OPEN LATE from 6-9:30 p.m. for Tales from the D: Johnny Bee. Spend your Valentine's Day with us ❤️
Tickets: bit.ly/40NmkSY
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
12 Feb 2025
Always a pleasure to help share Detroit Black Bottom history with neighbor Marsha Battle Philpot. Many thanks, @WXYZ and @DHSDetroit.
wxyz.com/news/voices/history…
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6 Feb 2025
Please note! For the safety of our guests and staff, the Detroit Historical Museum and Detroit Historical Society offices are CLOSED today, Thursday, 2/6 due to the icy conditions.
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6 Feb 2025
📷 1913 postcard reading "Ice Blockade 'Zimmerman' in Lead, Soo, Mich." Showing a fleet of steamers, caught fast in the anchor ice out in Lake Superior.
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Detroit Hist Society retweeted
3 Feb 2025
Come see Dr. Craig Wilkins, @detmercy alum, @UMich prof, exhibit: “If history were told as stories, it’d never be forgotten …Tales of Black architects and the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture.” #GoSeeNow taubmancollege.umich.edu/new…
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3 Feb 2025
Thanks for visiting!
Ms. Sargent's 3rd grade class had a great experience during their trip to The Dossin Great Lakes Museum yesterday.
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31 Jan 2025
In 1974, Detroit was the center of a Supreme Court Case that halted school desegregation. Join us this Sunday 2/2 for a timely exploration of the historic decision. Michelle Adams, Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at @umich, will discuss her new book The Containment.
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