Detroit Historical Society
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Founded in 1921, we manage the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and a collection of 250,000+ incredible artifacts.
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One of the most devastating natural disasters in Detroit history struck 51 years ago on this date, from Dec. 1-2, 1974, the region was buried under relentless snow, turning the days after Thanksgiving into a surreal winter landscape for the city.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of the most devastating natural disasters in Detroit history struck 51 years ago on this date, from Dec. 1-2, 1974, the region was buried under relentless snow, turning the days after Thanksgiving into a surreal winter landscape for the city.
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🛍️ Kick off your holiday shopping with big savings on Detroit gifts! Browse at shop.detroithistorical.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🛍️ Kick off your holiday shopping with big savings on Detroit gifts! Browse at shop.detroithistorical.org
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Soutenance de thèse de Rémi Boucay : Des eaux capitales. Les ingénieurs de l’armée des États-Unis et la région nord-américaine des Grands Lacs, 1840-1882, samedi 29 novembre à 9h30
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November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Soutenance de thèse de Rémi Boucay : Des eaux capitales. Les ingénieurs de l’armée des États-Unis et la région nord-américaine des Grands Lacs, 1840-1882, samedi 29 novembre à 9h30
En savoir plus : mondes-americains.ehess.fr/index.php?4664
En savoir plus : mondes-americains.ehess.fr/index.php?4664
On November 26, 1827, Detroit passed an ordinance requiring city sidewalks. Planks were used for sidewalk construction into the early 1900s, as shown in this 1902 photo.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On November 26, 1827, Detroit passed an ordinance requiring city sidewalks. Planks were used for sidewalk construction into the early 1900s, as shown in this 1902 photo.
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Worn #onthisday in 1906 by Hazel Pingree at her #wedding to Sherman Depew in Detroit, MI. The @freep.com described her "white chiffon and liberty satin" wedding gown "made Empire fashion and trimmed with pointe de Venice lace" and "tiara of the same lace" with veil. #OTD 📷 Detroit Historical Society
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1906 by Hazel Pingree at her #wedding to Sherman Depew in Detroit, MI. The @freep.com described her "white chiffon and liberty satin" wedding gown "made Empire fashion and trimmed with pointe de Venice lace" and "tiara of the same lace" with veil. #OTD 📷 Detroit Historical Society
📆 We've had an exciting 2025! From hosting thousands of students to staging award-winning exhibitions, learn more about our year in review and where we're headed next from CEO Elana Rugh: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
📆 We've had an exciting 2025! From hosting thousands of students to staging award-winning exhibitions, learn more about our year in review and where we're headed next from CEO Elana Rugh: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
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"Our collection contains over 250,000 artifacts representing over 300 years of our region’s unique history. About 47,000 of these are available in our Online Collection!"
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"Our collection contains over 250,000 artifacts representing over 300 years of our region’s unique history. About 47,000 of these are available in our Online Collection!"
www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Search the Detroit Historical Society Collections
"Our collection contains over 250,000 artifacts representing over 300 years of our region’s unique history. About 47,000 of these are available in our Online Collection!"
www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
"Our collection contains over 250,000 artifacts representing over 300 years of our region’s unique history. About 47,000 of these are available in our Online Collection!"
www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
For 10,000+ years, Native Ancestors lived on, migrated through, and cared for the land of Detroit. November is Native American Heritage Month and a great time to learn more about our region's First People in our signature exhibit Origins: Life Where the River Bends.
Plan your visit: bit.ly/4rc5CYM
Plan your visit: bit.ly/4rc5CYM
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
For 10,000+ years, Native Ancestors lived on, migrated through, and cared for the land of Detroit. November is Native American Heritage Month and a great time to learn more about our region's First People in our signature exhibit Origins: Life Where the River Bends.
Plan your visit: bit.ly/4rc5CYM
Plan your visit: bit.ly/4rc5CYM
🐙🏒 COMING SOON: Detroit Red Wings at 100 — Becoming Hockeytown opens on Thursday, 11/20 at the Detroit Historical Museum!
Celebrate a century of Detroit hockey, from the 1926 Detroit Cougars to today's Detroit Red Wings.
Celebrate a century of Detroit hockey, from the 1926 Detroit Cougars to today's Detroit Red Wings.
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🐙🏒 COMING SOON: Detroit Red Wings at 100 — Becoming Hockeytown opens on Thursday, 11/20 at the Detroit Historical Museum!
Celebrate a century of Detroit hockey, from the 1926 Detroit Cougars to today's Detroit Red Wings.
Celebrate a century of Detroit hockey, from the 1926 Detroit Cougars to today's Detroit Red Wings.
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The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Indigenous Maps - Indigenous Mapping Collective
We are now known as the Indigenous Mapping Collective. The Indigenous Mapping Workshop is only one part of our global Indigenous Mapping Collective. Our goal has always been to give Indigenous…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art hyperallergic.com/1057932/how-...
How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art
A decade before the mainstream Black Arts Movement, Detroit underwent a transformation of its own, driven by Black artists who recognized a need for opportunities and community.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art hyperallergic.com/1057932/how-...
📝🍎 During the past year, more than 12,000 students explored Detroit’s history in our museum tours, scavenger hunts, and interactive performances — including all 4,000 3rd graders from Detroit Public Schools Community District.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
📝🍎 During the past year, more than 12,000 students explored Detroit’s history in our museum tours, scavenger hunts, and interactive performances — including all 4,000 3rd graders from Detroit Public Schools Community District.
On November 14, 1914, John and Horace Dodge built the first Dodge automobile - the four-cylinder Dodge Model 30 - at their production facility in Hamtramck. This sketch shows "Dodge Main" as it looked upon completion in 1914.
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On November 14, 1914, John and Horace Dodge built the first Dodge automobile - the four-cylinder Dodge Model 30 - at their production facility in Hamtramck. This sketch shows "Dodge Main" as it looked upon completion in 1914.
On November 11, 1918, an armistice brought an end to fighting on land, sea and air in World War I. This photographic postcard shows an elevated view of a large crowd around the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Campus Martius in Detroit.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On November 11, 1918, an armistice brought an end to fighting on land, sea and air in World War I. This photographic postcard shows an elevated view of a large crowd around the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Campus Martius in Detroit.
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Fifty years after the tragic loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald, she remains the Great Lakes’ last major shipwreck.
These disasters were once a regular part of life on the lakes. How has shipping changed since the loss of this iconic vessel?
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These disasters were once a regular part of life on the lakes. How has shipping changed since the loss of this iconic vessel?
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How the Edmund Fitzgerald Changed Great Lakes Shipping | Great Lakes Now
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November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fifty years after the tragic loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald, she remains the Great Lakes’ last major shipwreck.
These disasters were once a regular part of life on the lakes. How has shipping changed since the loss of this iconic vessel?
youtu.be/jSeqiT2kKi4
These disasters were once a regular part of life on the lakes. How has shipping changed since the loss of this iconic vessel?
youtu.be/jSeqiT2kKi4
On November 10, 1975, the ore carrier S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point, killing all 29 sailors on board.
⚓️ Tonight, we honor the 50th anniversary and all other sailors lost on the lakes at our 26th Annual Lost Mariners Remembrance at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
⚓️ Tonight, we honor the 50th anniversary and all other sailors lost on the lakes at our 26th Annual Lost Mariners Remembrance at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On November 10, 1975, the ore carrier S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point, killing all 29 sailors on board.
⚓️ Tonight, we honor the 50th anniversary and all other sailors lost on the lakes at our 26th Annual Lost Mariners Remembrance at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
⚓️ Tonight, we honor the 50th anniversary and all other sailors lost on the lakes at our 26th Annual Lost Mariners Remembrance at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
✨ Step back into the magic of a Detroit tradition! ✨
⛄️ Hudson’s Holidays is now open at the Detroit Historical Museum through 1/5/26! Explore recreated window displays, Toy Town treasures, elegant fashions, and the iconic in-store details that made Hudson’s the heart of Detroit’s holiday season.
⛄️ Hudson’s Holidays is now open at the Detroit Historical Museum through 1/5/26! Explore recreated window displays, Toy Town treasures, elegant fashions, and the iconic in-store details that made Hudson’s the heart of Detroit’s holiday season.
November 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
✨ Step back into the magic of a Detroit tradition! ✨
⛄️ Hudson’s Holidays is now open at the Detroit Historical Museum through 1/5/26! Explore recreated window displays, Toy Town treasures, elegant fashions, and the iconic in-store details that made Hudson’s the heart of Detroit’s holiday season.
⛄️ Hudson’s Holidays is now open at the Detroit Historical Museum through 1/5/26! Explore recreated window displays, Toy Town treasures, elegant fashions, and the iconic in-store details that made Hudson’s the heart of Detroit’s holiday season.
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humanities.wayne.edu/edmund-fitzg... Tomorrow a pop-up exhibit I created at work about the #EdmundFitzgerald in #Detroit will debut at both the Dossin Great Lakes Museum and the Mariners' Church of Detroit, popping between the 2 sites all weekend. #balladlore #GalesOfNovember #LakeSuperior
Edmund Fitzgerald 50th Anniversary Commemoration
On November 10, 1975, the Great Lakes freight ship, the Edmund Fitzgerald, met its end when a gale on Lake Superior brought the 729-foot-long bulk carrier to its final resting place five hundred feet ...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
humanities.wayne.edu/edmund-fitzg... Tomorrow a pop-up exhibit I created at work about the #EdmundFitzgerald in #Detroit will debut at both the Dossin Great Lakes Museum and the Mariners' Church of Detroit, popping between the 2 sites all weekend. #balladlore #GalesOfNovember #LakeSuperior
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For those interested in the Edmund Fitzgerald, a reminder that there is a commemoration here in Detroit every November & if you can’t physically be here they livestream the ceremony on their Facebook page bc it always sells out: www.facebook.com/DossinGreatL...
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Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit. 15,587 likes · 2,061 talking about this · 8,252 were here. Showcasing the story of the Great Lakes and Detroit’s role in regional and national maritime history
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November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For those interested in the Edmund Fitzgerald, a reminder that there is a commemoration here in Detroit every November & if you can’t physically be here they livestream the ceremony on their Facebook page bc it always sells out: www.facebook.com/DossinGreatL...
⚓️ This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Join us at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum November 7-10 for special commemoration events, including a book talk, drop-in tours, a pop-up exhibit, and family-friendly crafts.
Find all the details at: bit.ly/3W9lInP
Find all the details at: bit.ly/3W9lInP
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
⚓️ This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Join us at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum November 7-10 for special commemoration events, including a book talk, drop-in tours, a pop-up exhibit, and family-friendly crafts.
Find all the details at: bit.ly/3W9lInP
Find all the details at: bit.ly/3W9lInP
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Detroit’s Black Bottom storytellers
Micah talks with the Black Bottom Archives about a new exhibit, "From the Bottom, Up," at the Detroit Historical Museum. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
Micah talks with the Black Bottom Archives about a new exhibit, "From the Bottom, Up," at the Detroit Historical Museum. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
Detroit’s Black Bottom storytellers
Micah talks with the Black Bottom Archives about a new exhibit, "From the Bottom, Up," at the Detroit Historical Museum. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Detroit’s Black Bottom storytellers
Micah talks with the Black Bottom Archives about a new exhibit, "From the Bottom, Up," at the Detroit Historical Museum. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
Micah talks with the Black Bottom Archives about a new exhibit, "From the Bottom, Up," at the Detroit Historical Museum. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.
On November 5, 1918, Michigan's male voters approved a state constitutional amendment granting suffrage to women after a decades-long struggle. See some of our collections items related to women's suffrage: bit.ly/43I6Bpu
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On November 5, 1918, Michigan's male voters approved a state constitutional amendment granting suffrage to women after a decades-long struggle. See some of our collections items related to women's suffrage: bit.ly/43I6Bpu
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🧵 Solidarity House had some very special guests last week!
Former Ford workers, Jim and Cheryl Bassett, purchased a vintage Ford station wagon from UAW Local 174 around 10 years ago. It was a bit worn and dusty from being stored for decades, but it appeared to be something special.
Former Ford workers, Jim and Cheryl Bassett, purchased a vintage Ford station wagon from UAW Local 174 around 10 years ago. It was a bit worn and dusty from being stored for decades, but it appeared to be something special.
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🧵 Solidarity House had some very special guests last week!
Former Ford workers, Jim and Cheryl Bassett, purchased a vintage Ford station wagon from UAW Local 174 around 10 years ago. It was a bit worn and dusty from being stored for decades, but it appeared to be something special.
Former Ford workers, Jim and Cheryl Bassett, purchased a vintage Ford station wagon from UAW Local 174 around 10 years ago. It was a bit worn and dusty from being stored for decades, but it appeared to be something special.
Happy Halloween! 👻🎃 Listen to some thrills and chills from Detroit’s past and discover how The Hermit's Cave - a 1930s-40s horror radio show from WJR - helped shape the city’s haunted entertainment legacy: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
Haunted History: Hermit's Cave
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October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy Halloween! 👻🎃 Listen to some thrills and chills from Detroit’s past and discover how The Hermit's Cave - a 1930s-40s horror radio show from WJR - helped shape the city’s haunted entertainment legacy: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
What was "Devil's Night" and how is it connected to the history of Detroit? Learn more on our blog: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...
Haunted History: Devil's Night
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October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What was "Devil's Night" and how is it connected to the history of Detroit? Learn more on our blog: www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online...