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Michigan Historical Commission
The Michigan Historical Commission advises the director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and approves Michigan Historical Markers. The governor appoints commission members to four-year terms.
Michigan Historical Commission Members
- Laura Rose Ashlee, Okemos
- Joseph Calvaruso, Galesburg
- Timothy Chester, Vice President, Grand Rapids
- Brian James Egen, President, Monroe
- Delia M. Fernandez, Lansing
- Eric P. Hemenway, Harbor Springs
- Robin Terry, Rochester Hills
- Thomas Truscott, Lansing
- Larry J. Wagenaar, Ada
- Sandra S. Clark, Secretary, Director, Michigan History Center
Programs and Initiatives
2023 Michigan Historical Commission Meeting Schedule and Agendas
Unless noted, all meetings are held at the Michigan Library and Historical Center in the Morris Learning Center (first floor, east wing). Meetings begin at 10 a.m. and are open to the public; agendas will be posted here in PDF format as they become available. The Michigan Library and Historical Center is located at 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing. The building and visitor parking are on the north side of Kalamazoo Street, two blocks east of M. L. King Jr. Boulevard.
- Feb. 2 – read the agenda
- April 13
- June 15
- Aug. 24
Mackinac Historic State Parks
Mackinac Island - Nov. 2
For Zoom access to these meetings, please contact Michelle Davis.
Commission Documents
- By-Laws (PDF)
- A Centennial Review - A Commemorative Booklet (PDF)
Updated 2/13/2023
Meeting minutes
For minutes of meetings held before 2020, please send an email request to MHCinfo@Michigan.gov
- Nov. 3, 2022, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- Aug. 25, 2022, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- June 9, 2022, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- April 21, 2022, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- March 16, 2022, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- November 4, 2021, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- September 9, 2021, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- June 10, 2021, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- April 29, 2021, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- February 11, 2021, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- November 19, 2020, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- September 3, 2020, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- June 11, 2020, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- April 30, 2020, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- March 12, 2020, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download
- February 13, 2020, Michigan Historical Commission meeting minutes Download