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HOURS OF OPERATION UPDATE: We continue to follow health and safety measures to keep our galleries and library open. Please wear a mask to enter and follow social distancing guidelines. We have capacity limits on each space within the History Center that follow guidelines set for museums and retail stores. These capacity requirements rarely create a long wait. We welcome you to visit, shop and support the History Center! Hours and pricing here.
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We believe the preservation of the cultural and physical history of our area brings an understanding to the past and present, and provides a guide for the future. The Marquette Regional History Center not only maintains exhibits, artifacts and a research library, it is a forum for engaging the community and creating links between people.
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The Marquette Regional History Center is a 501c3, private non-profit organization that was established in 1918. We receive no public funding. We rely on membership, fundraising events, donations, and admission fees to continue to provide our community and visitors with high quality, educational programming and exhibits. We invite you to learn more about the History Center. Plan your visit. Become a member. Read our blog. Make a donation. See Cultural Data Project reporting here.
Marquette County Stories of the Pandemic
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The Marquette County, Michigan, Stories of the Pandemic is a collaborative project initiated by Northern Michigan University, the Peter White Public Library, and the Marquette Regional History Center. The Project seeks to document and curate the experiences of individuals, families, and organizations (business, schools, local government, civic groups) living and working in Marquette County, Michigan, as they deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
NMU is hosting and managing the Project’s website and will curate material for use by the public and researchers for decades to come. Individuals, families, and organizations maintain create records that document their experiences with the Pandemic. We hope they will participate in this project by proactively identifying and saving relevant digital material, such as correspondence, journals and diary entries, photographs, audio recordings, and moving images of their experiences during the Pandemic. The Project provides an online mechanism to maintain and share this information with the entire Marquette County community. |
Third Street: Day and Night, a Video History with Jim Koski |
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Historical Marquette Audio TourThis video short features images of all of the characters whose voices you will hear on the tour.
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Current Special Exhibit
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Giving Tuesday: December 1, 2020
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, we followed state orders and closed our doors. We closed March 17, 2020 and safely reopened on June 15. As a private nonprofit, we depend on admission fees. Closing our doors for three full months meant losing the ability to earn income to fund History Center operations. We still cannot host in-person education programs or fundraising events. We are only operating at 50% capacity.
Giving Tuesday is a day of online giving. Will you help the History Center on this day? As we end this unprecedented year, please think about what you can do to keep local history alive. If you are able, please donate to the History Center. Help local history. The Marquette Regional History Center depends on people like you. |
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Welcome New Business Members
We are excited to welcome our Harlow Level Business Members!
The Marquette Yacht Club joined in October of 2019. Learn more about the Marquette Yacht Club by visiting their website. (click on their name)
The Hantz Group joined in January of 2020. Learn more about the Hantz Group by visiting their website. (click on their name)
Do you want your business name on this list? Click here to join as a Business Member today!
MRHC Receives 2020 Michigan HOPE Grant
The Marquette Regional History Center is pleased to announce receiving a recent grant in the amount of $6,000 from the Michigan Humanities Council. Michigan Humanities granted $661,085 in emergency CARES Act funding to 116 Michigan cultural and community organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency Grants (MI H.O.P.E.) of up to $10,000 provided general operating support, with an emphasis on maintaining personnel, in 53 counties across Michigan.
Through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Corona virus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, MI H.O.P.E. Grants were available to museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and other humanities-focused nonprofits in Michigan and could be used for eligible general operating support expenses impacted by the pandemic, including salaries and fringe benefits, rent and mortgage payments, and utilities.
Michigan Humanities works to inspire communities to come together in creative and freely expressed ways to deepen our understanding of ourselves and others, and for all people of Michigan to experience and understand the importance of humanities. For more information on available grants and programs, visit michiganhumanities.org.
Thank you, Michigan Humanities!
Through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Corona virus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, MI H.O.P.E. Grants were available to museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and other humanities-focused nonprofits in Michigan and could be used for eligible general operating support expenses impacted by the pandemic, including salaries and fringe benefits, rent and mortgage payments, and utilities.
Michigan Humanities works to inspire communities to come together in creative and freely expressed ways to deepen our understanding of ourselves and others, and for all people of Michigan to experience and understand the importance of humanities. For more information on available grants and programs, visit michiganhumanities.org.
Thank you, Michigan Humanities!
MRHC Receives 2021 MCACA Grant
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The Marquette Regional History Center was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and National Endowment for the Arts. The grant will assist the MRHC to continue the mission to preserve our area's history through compelling exhibits, public programs and classroom field trips. The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and is for MCACA fiscal year 2021 funding.
Organizations receiving a MCACA grant award are required to match those funds with other public and private dollars. Local business support of the MRHC include: Hantz Financial, Fraco, Lindberg & Sons, Lagniappe, The Courtyards, Landmark Inn, Iron Bay Restaurant & Drinkery, Swanson, Mercier & Associates, Northern Michigan Bank & Trust, Wealth Strategy Group, Casa Calabria, Mining Journal, TV6, Rotary, Eagle Mine, UPHP, to name a few. The History Center receives significant volunteer support from the community. We have over 50 active volunteers. Without their help we could not provide the things people have come to expect from us. These dedicated people work with our curator, our educator and with school groups and present public programs, they help with all aspects of the research library and at the front desk welcoming guests. Thank you to our business supporters and to every one of our volunteers!
The MCACA peer review process allows for each grant application to be competitively considered by a panel of in-state and out-of-state arts and culture professionals. This ensures the residents of Michigan and visitors will have access to the highest quality arts and cultural experiences. Visit Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs for a complete list of grant awards around the state.
Thank you, MCACA!
Organizations receiving a MCACA grant award are required to match those funds with other public and private dollars. Local business support of the MRHC include: Hantz Financial, Fraco, Lindberg & Sons, Lagniappe, The Courtyards, Landmark Inn, Iron Bay Restaurant & Drinkery, Swanson, Mercier & Associates, Northern Michigan Bank & Trust, Wealth Strategy Group, Casa Calabria, Mining Journal, TV6, Rotary, Eagle Mine, UPHP, to name a few. The History Center receives significant volunteer support from the community. We have over 50 active volunteers. Without their help we could not provide the things people have come to expect from us. These dedicated people work with our curator, our educator and with school groups and present public programs, they help with all aspects of the research library and at the front desk welcoming guests. Thank you to our business supporters and to every one of our volunteers!
The MCACA peer review process allows for each grant application to be competitively considered by a panel of in-state and out-of-state arts and culture professionals. This ensures the residents of Michigan and visitors will have access to the highest quality arts and cultural experiences. Visit Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs for a complete list of grant awards around the state.
Thank you, MCACA!
