Events by Month
November 4, 2017
Detroit Denim
This tour is SOLD OUT. Please contact Casie at 313.833.1801 for wait list information.
November 6, 2017
Historic Houses of Worship Tour
This tour is SOLD OUT. Please contact Casie at 313.833.1801 for wait list information.
Since 1972, the Historic Houses of Worship tours have acquainted metro Detroiters with the contributions religious institutions have made in the development of our community. These tours are sponsored by the Detroit Historical Society.
November 10, 2017
18th Annual Lost Mariners Remembrance
When the tug Admiral and its consort tanker-barge Cleveco left Toledo on December 1, 1942, there were no indications of the horrific snow storm that would hit Lake Erie. The barge carried 18 men and a million gallons of crude oil critical to World War II production. The tug carried 14 men.
November 11, 2017
Traffic Jam and Snug
This tour is SOLD OUT. Please contact Casie at 313.833.1801 for wait list information.
Includes lunch!
November 11, 2017
Fall Film Series: The Fitzgerald Tragedy
Twenty years of documentary filmmaking and exclusive interviews with people closest to the disaster are presented in “The Fitzgerald Tragedy”—an historical narrative as told by those closest to the most famous ore carrier to ever sail the Great Lakes. Ship captains and crew members, Coast Guard personnel, lighthouse keepers, commercial fishermen, maritime historians, authors, divers and other maritime experts all give their theories and opinions as to what caused the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald’s demise on Lake Superior.
Fall Film Series: The Fitzgerald Tragedy
Twenty years of documentary filmmaking and exclusive interviews with people closest to the disaster are presented in “The Fitzgerald Tragedy”—an historical narrative as told by those closest to the most famous ore carrier to ever sail the Great Lakes. Ship captains and crew members, Coast Guard personnel, lighthouse keepers, commercial fishermen, maritime historians, authors, divers and other maritime experts all give their theories and opinions as to what caused the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald’s demise on Lake Superior.
November 11, 2017
Mosaic Youth Group Performancethon
Watch for two appearances by young performers and singers from Mosaic Youth Theatre as part of their Performancethon!
On Saturday, November 11, groups will spend the entire day popping in and out of area venues to perform and answer audience questions before leaving for the next location.
Performance times at the Detroit Historical Museum: 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. in the Allesee Gallery of Culture
For more information about Mosaic Youth Theatre, visit mosaicdetroit.org.
November 11, 2017
Fall Film Series: Detroit, Remember When: Historic Houses of Worship
Detroit and its surrounding communities are home to some of the most historic and architecturally significant religious buildings in the country. As immigrants from around the world swelled Detroit’s population, they brought their faith and cultural traditions with them and reflected those traditions in the churches, synagogues and mosques they erected. This film
Fall Film Series: Detroit, Remember When: Historic Houses of Worship
Detroit and its surrounding communities are home to some of the most historic and architecturally significant religious buildings in the country. As immigrants from around the world swelled Detroit’s population, they brought their faith and cultural traditions with them and reflected those traditions in the churches, synagogues and mosques they erected. This film
November 12, 2017
Edmund Fitzgerald Special Event Station by LARC
On the 2nd Saturday in November each year, the Livonia Amateur Radio Club operates Special Event Station W8F commemorating the sinking of the "Mighty Fitz". This year's event will take place on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit.
Edmund Fitzgerald Special Event Station by LARC
On the 2nd Saturday in November each year, the Livonia Amateur Radio Club operates Special Event Station W8F commemorating the sinking of the "Mighty Fitz". This year's event will take place on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit.
November 12, 2017
Fall Film Series: Detroit, Remember When: Historic Houses of Worship
Detroit and its surrounding communities are home to some of the most historic and architecturally significant religious buildings in the country. As immigrants from around the world swelled Detroit’s population, they brought their faith and cultural traditions with them and reflected those traditions in the churches, synagogues and mosques they erected. This film
Fall Film Series: Detroit, Remember When: Historic Houses of Worship
Detroit and its surrounding communities are home to some of the most historic and architecturally significant religious buildings in the country. As immigrants from around the world swelled Detroit’s population, they brought their faith and cultural traditions with them and reflected those traditions in the churches, synagogues and mosques they erected. This film
November 16, 2017
Charles Lang Freer House
This tour is SOLD OUT. Please contact Casie at 313.833.1801 for wait list information.
Thursday evening tour!
Third Thursday Speaker Series: The Algiers Motel Murders
Please note venue change! Our popular Third Thursday speaker series continues this month at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is encouraged, as space is limited. To register for a presentation, please contact Charnae Sanders, Public Programs Coordinator, at 313.833.0277 or charnaes@detroithistorical.org.
The Algiers Motel Murders and the Infrastructure of Injustice
by Danielle McGuire, Wayne State University
Third Thursday Speaker Series: The Algiers Motel Murders
Our popular Third Thursday speaker series continues this fall at the Detroit Historical Museum. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is encouraged, as space is limited. To register for a presentation, please contact Charnae Sanders, Public Programs Coordinator, at 313.833.0277 or charnaes@detroithistorical.org.
The Algiers Motel Murders and the Infrastructure of Injustice
by Danielle McGuire, Wayne State University
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 6–8 P.M.
November 20, 2017
Self-Guided Family Tour & Detroit 67: Perspectives Discussion
For more than two years, the Detroit Historical Society has convened diverse groups and communities around the effects of a historic crisis with its Detroit 67 project. From the hundreds of oral histories in our archive, the assistance and input of our many partners, and the latest historical scholarship, we have developed the Detroit 67: Perspectives exhibition to allow visitors to better understand the events of July 1967, what led up to them, where we are today and how to connect to efforts moving Detroit forward.
November 23, 2017
America's Thanksgiving Parade at the Detroit Historical Museum
Savor America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® at the Detroit Historical Museum! Reserve a front-row seat as the parade begins right in front of the museum, at Woodward and Kirby. Space is limited!
$35 General admission SOLD OUT!
