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Governor Jennifer M. Granholm's Executive Order 2007-52 gives the Michigan Historical Commission responsibility for Michigan's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The governor's charge can be summarized as:
- fostering authenticity
- fostering inclusion
- serving as a national/international liaison and
- providing information to the public as a clearinghouse.
Draft Work Plan
The Michigan Historical Commission's Civil War Sesquicentennial Work Plan is available for public comment until June 1, 2009. The commission's plan covers grassroots involvement, events and projects, education, heritage tourism, marketing and funding.
The commission will hold public hearings to receive comments on the draft work plan on the following dates:
March 28, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Cadillac Cafe
Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Avenue
Detroit
April 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Education Room
Michigan Historical Center
702 West Kalamazoo Street
Lansing
May 6, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Room 109-D
Richard M. DeVos Center
Grand Valley State University, Pew Campus
401 West Fulton
Grand Rapids
May 30, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Michigan Iron Industry Museum
73 Forge Road
Negaunee
Written comments will also be accepted and may be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail:
Michigan Historical Commission
Department of History, Arts and Libraries
P.O. Box 30740
Lansing, MI 48909-8240
Fax: (517) 241-3647
E-mail: PatrickM@michigan.gov
Members
The members of the Michigan Historical Commission/Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee are:
Edward D. Surovell, President
Ann Arbor
John M. Dempsey, Vice President
Plymouth
L. William Conner Jr.
Monroe
Lamont Corbin
Detroit
Thomas M. Farrell
Lansing
Samuel Logan Jr.
Detroit
James A. McConnell
Livonia
Judith L. Tappero
Bloomfield Hills
Thomas Truscott
Lansing
Sandra S. Clark, Secretary
Director, Michigan Historical Center
For more information, please telephone (517) 373-1650 or send e-mail to PatrickM@michigan.gov.
Updated 03/20/2009
Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries
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