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What did this neighborhood look like before the Michigan Historical Center was built? What stood where the Vietnam Memorial is now? Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!
Follow the discovery of one Lansing resident as he worked to restore his own house. Learn how to document the history of your own home. What surprises might you find?
Return to the Michigan Historical Center to investigate the evidence that architects, engineers, and historians used to guide restoration of the State Capitol building. Even the walls held surprises!
Believe it or not Michigan’s citizens once thought about tearing down our State Capitol building because they wanted to build something more modern! Tour the Capitol and learn how architects, engineers, historians, preservationists and even a few kids like you work together to recreate the beauty of Michigan’s 1879 Capitol.
Join Capitol Tour Director Matt VanAcker to explore the design and history of the capitol building.
Discover some of the different ways people are connected in neighborhoods and communities.
Discover the story of Michigan’s tumultuous entrance into the Union. Learn how settlers traveled here and see tools, dishes and other objects that they brought with them. Explore our dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip, and view the state’s first Constitution as students receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives of Michigan. (GLCEs: 3-H3.0.9, 3-C1.0.1, 3-C2.0.1)
Work with a museum staff to create a tour that fits your curriculum plan. Possibilities include themes as well as time periods ranging from prehistoric Michigan to 1975.
