About MHC
About Us
About Us
Contact Us
Contact Us
We welcome your questions and comments! Please call or email us for assistance using the information below.
- Our email address for general questions: MHCInfo@Michigan.gov
- Group/school tour reservations, please call 517-241-0708
Membership
Become a Member
- Membership
Join us in the essential work of preserving, protecting and sharing Michigan's history. Your membership to the Michigan History Center is an investment in Michigan's people, its communities and its future.
Get Involved
Volunteer
The Michigan History Center offers volunteer opportunities in key roles such as tour guides, program presenters, gallery assistants, greeters and other services that support the center's mission. MHC volunteers are eligible for a variety of discounts and continuing education as thanks for supporting one of the state's leading history institutions.
Internships
We offer internships in a wide variety of archival and museum-related areas. These internships offer practical experience to complement academic studies. All interns have the opportunity to learn about many facets of public history from staff members in varied specializations and with a wide range of experiences and perspectives.
Media Room
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News
- These flags flew: Revisiting Michigan's World War I flags
The Michigan History Center in Lansing, a division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, preserves and displays the state's military flags, allowing Michigan residents to connect visually with the past, adding depth and color to their appreciation of wars that gripped our nation and greatly changed Michigan and the country.
- Governor's Decision Room puts students in thick of Michigan history's milestones
The Governor's Decision Room at the Michigan History Center in Lansing Michigan History Center describes is a multiday, solution-based learning experience that allows students to collaborate as they determine the best course of action for the governor during actual historical events. Currently, the program is devoted to understanding the social, political and cultural climates surrounding the 1967 civil unrest in Detroit.
Media Inquiries
- media contacts
For all media inquiries, please contact Tobi Voigt, Engagement Director
Email: VoigtT@Michigan.gov
Phone: 517-898-6067
Michigan History Foundation
- Michigan History Foundation
Michigan History Foundation
- Michigan History Foundation
At the Michigan History Foundation, we're passionate about preserving and promoting Michigan's unique, irreplaceable heritage.
- Michigan History Foundation
Advisors and Supporters
Advisors and Supporters
- Michigan Freedom Trail Commission
Preserves, protects and promotes Michigan's Underground Railroad and antislavery heritage.
- Michigan Heritage Leadership Council
Focuses on the connection between Michigan heritage and outdoor recreation.
- Michigan Historical Commission
Advises the DNR director and approves Michigan Historical Markers.
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum Advisory Board
Advises on policies, plans and programs for the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.
- State Historical Records Advisory Board
Plans for preservation of Michigan's historical records.
- Underwater Salvage and Preserve Committee
Advises on policies and permits concerning shipwrecks on Great Lakes bottomlands
- Friends of Michigan History
Provides resources to ensure continued excellence at the Michigan History Center.
- Museums and Historic Sites Friends Groups
Support programs and preservation at the Center's museums and historic sites.
