Events by Month

The annual Lost Mariners Remembrance returns to an in-person format for our 22nd consecutive year of honoring mariners lost on the Great Lakes. On the anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a lantern vigil at the Fitzgerald anchor will begin the night, followed by the live Honor Guard escort of a memorial wreath to the Detroit River for receipt by an Honor Flotilla of Great Lakes vessels. A performance by Lee Murdock, Great Lakes balladeer, will follow the wreath ceremony.

To commemorate the anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, The Livonia Amateur Radio Club (LARC) will operate a Special Event “Ham” radio Station, W8F, at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Saturday, November 13, from 11 AM to 3:30PM EST.

Club members will contact other amateur radio operators around the country and the world and tell them the Fitz’s story. Those with whom we converse can request a special confirmation certificate.

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!

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!

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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Join us for a session on [hi]storytelling about Wahnabezee and the river park question!

This event is sold out! 

Thursday, November 25

7 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Detroit Historical Museum 

5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202