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Michigan in Perspective: Local History Conference Future Conference Dates & Locations

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Michigan in Perspective:
the Local History Conference

March 19-20, 2010 The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI Conference Brochure Online PayPal Registration

 

 

The 52st annual Michigan in Perspective: the Local History Conference will be held March 19-20, 2010 at The Dearborn Inn. The conference was organized by the Michigan in Perspective Planning Committee and the lead sponsor and conference administrator is the Historical Society of Michigan. Other major sponsors include the Detroit Historical Society, Detroit Public Library and the Detroit Salt Company.

 

Several keynotes and many breakout sessions are planned that focus on Detroit area history, as well as sessions that focus more broadly on local history in Michigan. The opening keynote, sponsored by the Detroit Public Library, features, Gene Hopkins from HopkinsBurns Design Studio, speaking on "Historic Preservation and Sustainability: The Opportunity for a Community's Legacy." Other keynote topics and speakers include the "The Elections of 2010: Michigan's Most Important in a Century" by Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry, "HAL: Past, Present and Future" by former Director of Michigan Department of History, Arts & Libraries, William Anderson and "Automotive Hall of Fame" by Jeffrey Leestma.

 

A Friday evening reception, sponsored by the Detroit Historical Society, will be held in the main lobby of The Dearborn Inn.

 

View the conference program for more details, registration information, maps to the conference and more.

In addition to the major sponsors the Historical Society of Michigan, Detroit Historical Society, Detroit Salt Comany and the Detroit Public Library the conference is also sponsored by the Algonquin Club of Detroit & Windsor, the Bentley Historical Library, the Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society, the Great Lakes Maritime Institute, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, the Michigan Oral History Association, the Michigan Photographic Historical Society, Michigan State University Press, Preservation Wayne, Troy Historical Society, Wayne State University Press, Detroit Society of Genealogical Research, the Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame and the William L. Clements Library.

Register by telephone, fax or by mail using the 2010 Michigan In Perspective brochure or register online.

Hotel Information - The Dearborn Inn is also offering a discounted room rate of $99 on a limited number of rooms for conference attendees that come from outside the Detroit area and locals that might enjoy a "night away." To make a reservation call (877) 757-7103 and ask for the "Local History Conference" rate.

Exhibitor Information - The Local History Conference welcomes exhibitors. Please review the Exhibitor Packet which includeds a letter and a exhibit application form.

Local History Conference Exhibitor Packet

 

Breakout topics include:

• Arab Americans in Detroit
• Italians in Detroit
• Capturing Detroit's History: Resources in Local Photojournalism
• Walter P. Reuther Library Resources for Photojournalism
• Isadore's Secret
• Finally, Women and Their Bright Ideas
• Finding Cash in this Economy: Primer on Grant Writing
• Voices of Transitional Homeless Adults: A Special Multi-Dimensional Oral History Project
• So I Come to America: Detroit Pre-World War I Immigrants
• Local History as Context: Resources for Genealogists
• Octagon House
• Idelwild: An Historic Resort Community
• Getting Your Article in Michigan History Magazine
• Regional History Publishing with a University Press
• Detroit Aviation
• The Dearborn Inn
• The Future of Living History Programs in the 21st Century
• Benefits of Working with Reenactors
• Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840s-1990s
• Finnish American Rag Rugs: Art, Tradition, and Ethnic Continuity
• Extreme Michigan Weather
• Detroit's Maritime Heritage Center: 50th Anniversary of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum
• Detroit and the Underground Railroad: Developing a World Class Historic Destination
• Detroit River International Historic Site
• Revolutionary Detroit: Reflections on a British Loyalist Stronghold
• Detroit's Near Eastsiders: A Journay of Excellence Against the Odds

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Future Conference Locations:

 

State History Conference:

October 15-17, 2010 Frankenmuth

September 23-25, 2011 Traverse City

September 28-30, 2012 Monroe

2013 Kalamazoo

2014 Big Rapids

 

Upper Peninsula History Conference:

June 25-27, 2010 Menominee

June 24-26, 2011 Marquette

2012 TBA

2013 Houghton County

 

Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference:

March 19-20, 2010 The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn

 

Mulling Over Michigan, Educator's Conference:

Fall 2010 - TBA