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With two great museums, the Detroit Historical Society offers engaging opportunities to learn about and explore the city's rich history, from its automotive legacy to its maritime heritage.

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Detroit Historical Museum

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Enjoy a variety of events, from lectures, book talks, and film screenings to family-friendly activities, behind-the-scenes tours, concerts, and more!

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Research & Learning

Research & Learning

Explore a wide range of tools and resources crafted to inspire curiosity and support learning for educators, students, and lifelong learners alike.

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Research Assistance

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Digital Collection

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About

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Learn about our history, meet the dedicated team preserving Detroit’s legacy, and discover what we’re doing today.

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Help celebrate and protect Detroit’s legacy by giving, getting involved, or becoming part of our community!

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Digital Collection: Random Images

Card, Advertising - Cutting Remarks

Negative, Glass-plate

Animal, Toy

Music, Sheet - When the Roses Bloom in Avalon

Postcard

Brochure - D&C Big 4th of July Cruise

Magazine - Special Report: Olympic City '68

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Roadway from Scott Memorial Fountain, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Program, Theater - The Playgoer, Volume 17, Number 20

Print

Blueprint - Sail and Rigging Plan,
Schooner J. T. Wing

Prospectus - Detroit and Deadwood Gold Mining Company

Menu

U-Matic - Robot Show at Cobo Hall 6-5-84

Photograph, Cabinet

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Magazine - The Student, Vol. IV, No. 3

Print - Steamer St. Claire

Photograph, Cabinet

Negative, Film

Brochure - Allied Artists Association

Drawing, Technical - Hold Plan, T.S.S. Virginia

Drawing, Technical - SS Massachusetts

Bag

Registration - Library of Congress

Program, Theater

Moccasin

Advertisement

Organ

Souvenir

Print, Photographic

Block, Toy

Toy, Automobile

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - G.T., Robin Hood Flour, T.J. Wing Bldg.

Postcard - Str. "Ste. Claire" of Detroit River Steamers, Bob-Lo Route.

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Historical Walker Tavern, Brooklyn, Mich

Music, Sheet - A Real, Live, Regular Town

Album, Record - What Have I Done to Deserve This/A New Life

Postcard

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Medal

Print, Photographic

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