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Skiing Skating and Slapshots: A Winter Sports Slideshow with Jack Deo and Jim Koski
January 21st release: Purchase your copy here!

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We would like to thank the Rotary Club of Marquette for their support of this 
important fundraiser for the History Center. 

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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. 
  • To learn about what is happening here at the History Center, including updates and other schedule changes, please check our events page, watch our Facebook page and this website. E-newsletters will be sent approximately twice weekly. 
  • Enjoy our newly launched online version of our Great Outdoors exhibit.
  • If you'd like to help the MRHC, you may renew your ​membership or make a donation. 
  • Thank you for supporting the History Center and all businesses in Marquette County. ​
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. 
-Our Mission
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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Share and View Stories Here
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.

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​Historical Marquette Audio Tour

Download your copy of our ​Historical Marquette Audio Tour here. 
This video short features images of all of the characters whose voices you will hear on the tour.

Current Special Exhibit 
The Great Outdoors: The History of Recreation ​in Marquette County
extended to April 10, 2021.

See our Exhibit page for information and events. 
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Welcome New Business Members

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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)


We are excited to welcome our newest business member at the Rankin Level.

Stephenson National Bank & Trust joined in November of 2020. Welcome!


Do you want your business name on this list? Click here to join as a Business Member today!


Marquette Regional History Center Receives 2020 Michigan HOPE Grant

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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!

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!


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Our location in 1969
 

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