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Michigan Historical Center Press Releases
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 2009: December - November - October - September - August - July - June - May - April - March - February - January
  December
   •  01 - Experience WinterFest: A Season of Celebrations Dec. 5 at the Michigan Historical Museum
  November
   •  03 - Nov. 21 Jingle Ball Gala Rings in the Holiday Season, Helps Thousands of Kids Discover Michigan's History
  October
   •  27 - Michigan Historical Museum's Nov. 8 Veterans Tribute Spotlights Local Servicemen and Their Experiences Overseas
   •  26 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum Open Year-Round for the First Time
   •  23 - Take a Spooky Walk Through Time with 'Haunted History' at the Michigan Historical Museum Oct. 25
   •  08 - MSHDA and Department of Natural Resources Team Up on Oct. 10 for Archaeology Family Fun Day
   •  08 - Wisconsin Energy Foundation's $10,000 donation boosts Michigan Iron Industry Museum's comprehensive trail-development efforts
  September
   •  30 - Victorian Halloween: A Family Celebration at Walker Tavern Historic Site Oct. 24
   •  29 - Michigan History Foundation Honors Manchester, Redford and Saugatuck Teachers for Creative Commitment to Michigan History
   •  22 - Archives of Michigan Offers Digitized Ewing Collection of Civil War Letters, Illustrating 'Life in the Trench and at Home'
   •  22 - Idlewild's Role in Michigan's, Country's Heritage Recognized with Nomination to National Register of Historic Places
   •  08 - Family Fall Fest Slated at Michigan Iron Industry Museum
  August
   •  25 - Fifth Annual Frontier Fest at Walker Tavern Promises Old-Style Family Fun
   •  04 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum's Aug. 18 program examines Native American life on eve of iron ore discovery
  July
   •  29 - Michigan Historical Museum's 'Summer Sizzles' day camps still accepting registration for Aug. 5-13
   •  29 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum's Aug. 11 program spells out research on Upper Peninsula dialect
   •  27 - Experience 19th-century music, crafts, food and fun at Fayette Heritage Day Celebration Saturday, Aug. 8
   •  27 - Institute of Certified Records Managers Elects Debra Gearhart, CRM President-Elect; Term Begins in January 2010
   •  25 - Vintage Cars and a Historic Setting Mark the 5th Annual 'Walker on Wheels' Car Show
   •  23 - 'Fort Wilkins by Candlelight' living-history event illuminates 19th-century army life
   •  21 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum's photography program, Aug. 4, captures 'terrible beauty' of abandoned U.P. mines
   •  21 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum's Civil War weekend, Aug. 1-2, brings Lincoln, military and wartime leisure to life
   •  16 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum's 'Defending Our Borders' program tells complex story of Coast Guard mission along Lake Superior, Soo Locks
   •  16 - Fort Wilkins' Civil War encampment July 24-26 brings 19th-century military to life at Copper Harbor
   •  15 - Space Still Available for Michigan Historical Museum's 'Summer Sizzles' Day Camps July 22-31
   •  14 - Michigan Main Street Center @MSHDA and Michigan State Historic Preservation Office unveil latest Main Street design services for Scottville PDF icon
   •  13 - French Voyageurs, Lumber Barons and Toys and Crafts Abound in New Hands-On Activities at the Michigan Historical Museum
   •  02 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum Receives $10,000 from Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for Support of Trail Exhibits
   •  01 - Space Still Available for Michigan Historical Museum's 'Summer Sizzles' Day Camps July 10-17
  June
   •  30 - Educator and Author Ragene Henry Brings Passion for U.P. History to Michigan Iron Industry Museum July 14
   •  15 - State Historic Preservation Office Awards $97,170 in Grants to City of Detroit, City of Kalamazoo and Washtenaw County
   •  12 - Kids Can Discover Their Connection to Michigan's Past at Michigan Historical Museum's 'Summer Sizzles' Day Camps
   •  10 - Michael Deren Shares Lumberjack Songs and Stories at Hartwick Pines Logging Museum June 20
   •  09 - State Recognizes Cartoon Animation Pioneer Winsor McCay with Michigan Historical Marker in Spring Lake
   •  09 - 'Walk Through Time' At Walker Tavern June 27 Offers Glimpse at Michigan History Across the Centuries
   •  08 - Hartwick Pines Logging Museum Salutes Contributions of Civilian Conservation Corps with Celebration, Statue Dedication June 20
   •  08 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum Drives Interest in Classic Cars with June 21 Antique Auto Show
  May
   •  29 - State Historic Preservation Office Wants to Put Michigan Modern on the Map
   •  27 - Celebrate the Michigan Historical Museum's 20th Anniversary with Fun for the Family During Be A Tourist in Your Own Town May 30
   •  22 - Walker Tavern's Second Annual Farmers and Friends Picnic May 31 Provides Nostalgic Nod to Summer Traditions
   •  22 - Eastpointe Fire Chief Danny Hagen Enjoys Capitol Spotlight, Earns Swainson for Award-Winning Preservation Efforts
   •  20 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum's May 31 Program Honors Workers Who Perished in Barnes-Hecker Mine
   •  18 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum Photo Exhibit Brings History of Abandoned Mine Sites into Focus
   •  15 - Governor John B. Swainson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Michigan Historic Preservation to Be Presented May 19 at the Capitol
   •  06 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum Taps White Water to Perform at May 17 Open House
   •  05 - 2009 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation Presented at Capitol
   •  04 - A Dozen Michigan Historic Properties Recommended for National Recognition
  April
   •  30 - State Historical Markers at East Lansing's College Field and Detroit's Ford Piquette Plant to Be Dedicated May 2
   •  29 - Michigan Iron Industry Museum Packs Summer Schedule with Music, History and Family Fun
   •  23 - Pitch In, Clean Up, and Learn About Volunteer Opportunities at Walker Tavern Community Bonfire Sunday, May 3
   •  01 - Nominate an Outstanding Michigan History Teacher for Odyssey Award, $500 Cash Prize
  March
   •  27 - Four Historic Michigan Lighthouses Receive Nearly $80,000 in Aid from "Save Our Lights" License Plate Fund
   •  25 - 2009 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation Recipients Announced; Awards Ceremony Set for May 5 in Lansing
   •  23 - Michigan Historical Commission Invites Public Input on Civil War Sesquicentennial Work Plan
   •  18 - Public Invited to Share Input on Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Draft Management Plan at March 20 Hearing in Lansing
   •  13 - New Name. New Look. Renewed Effort to Preserve and Share Michigan's History
   •  06 - Walker Tavern Historian Suggests 10 Easy, Creative Ways for People to Connect to Michigan Heritage
   •  04 - March 12 Symposium at Wright Museum Explores John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and Their Defiant Stand Against Slavery
  February
   •  05 - 'I've Got a Home in Glory Land' author Dr. Karolyn Smardz Frost talks about precedent-setting Blackburn case Feb. 8
  January
   •  29 - Detroit's River Terrace Apartments, O'Dell House in Bloomfield Hills Nominated for National Register of Historic Places
   •  29 - Lake Linden Historic District and Escanaba's Richter Brewery Nominated for National Register of Historic Places
   •  29 - Lansing Downtown Historic District Nominated for National Register of Historic Places
   •  29 - Mary's City of David in Benton Harbor and Savidge Robbins House in Grand Haven Nominated for National Register of Historic Places
   •  22 - David and Betty Morris Learning Center to Put Historic Decision-Making Power in Hands of Michigan Students
   •  21 - Owosso Resident Donates Copper Artifact from State's First Geologist Douglass Houghton to Michigan Historical Museum
   •  13 - Governor Granholm Signs Legislation for Enhanced Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits; Credit Expected to Boost Historic Property Development
   •  12 - Michigan Historical Museum Celebrates State's 172nd Birthday, Resourcefulness of State's Citizen, During Statehood Day Jan. 24
   •  05 - State Invests in Cultural Economic Development of Four Michigan Main Street Communities


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