Events by Month

November 2021

November 17, 2021

Annual Meeting & Recognition Reception

4:00pm to 7:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit

Join us for our 2021 Annual Meeting, as we discuss important Society business updates, elect new trustees, introduce new staff, and recognize our volunteers and members celebrating milestone membership anniversaries. We’ll also unveil our 2021 custom-designed holiday ornament.

But wait, there’s more!

November 18, 2021

Virtual Third Thursday Speaker Series: Harvey Ovshinsky and Peter Werbe

6:30pm to 8:00pm

In honor of the Detroit Historical Society’s centennial anniversary, our Third Thursday Speaker Series events are focusing on Detroit stories from the past that still impact us today. Each month's discussion will bring a contemporary perspective to a different decade of the last hundred years!

November 20, 2021

Peter Werbe Book Signing

1:30pm to 3:00pm

Join us for a book signing with author and activist, Peter Werbe, as he reads from his most recent title, Summer on Fire: A Detroit Novel. Signed books by Harvey Ovshinsky will also be available for purchase at the museum store. In-person at the Detroit Historical Museum.

Admission is complimentary with the purchase of a title from either author.

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