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Registration is now open for the 70th annual Sign up today to get early-bird pricing! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 28-30, 2019
Click here to download the booklet for more information and session descriptions. The Upper Peninsula History Conference pays particular attention to U.P. history topics and explores the heritage of the host area. The U.P. History Awards are also presented This year’s conference offers… · Three keynotes o Inventing the Outdoors: The Marble Arms Company with Dennis Pace, “Inventing the Outdoors” Special Exhibit From the Michigan Historical Museum o Miners Died and Widows Cried: Remembering the Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster with James Paquette, Marquette Regional History Center o Secrets of the House of Ludington Hotel with Karen Lindquist, Delta County Historical Society and Kathleen Bennett, Gladstone Area Schools (Ret.) · More than 12 breakout sessions that address local and · U.P. History Awards Banquet · Tours · Workshops · Exhibitors/vendors for attendees to visit · Three days of “meet and greets” Come see what all the excitement is about!
The Historical Society of Michigan is our state’s oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming, and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan’s rich history. For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit www.hsmichigan.org or e-mail us at hsm@hsmichigan.org. The Historical Society of Michigan 5815 Executive Dr. • Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 324-1828 • FAX: (517) 324-4370 | Click here to download the booklet for more information and session descriptions. Here are just a few of the sessions that will be presented at the conference… From Sunburns to Snowstorms: U.P. Weather with Karl Bohnak, TV6 Meteorologist, and Jack Deo, Photo-Historian
Sites of Refuge and Resilience: Anishinaabe Logging Settlements with Eric Drake, Hiawatha National Forest Braving the Waves: Life-Saving Service on the Shipwreck Coast with Bruce Lynn, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
We Were Here Too: Women of the Central U.P. with Karen Lindquist, Delta County Historical Society
A Cultural Journey: The Potawatomi in Michigan with Earl Meshigaud Sr., Potawatomi Heritage Center Pasties, Cudighi, and Nisola: The U.P.’s Ethnic Foods with Russell Magnaghi, Northern Michigan University
Blind Tigers and Police Raids: Prohibition in Delta County with Charles Lindquist, Delta County Historical Society |
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