Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. Whitmer's order extending work from home for state employees, the Michigan History Museum and the Archives of Michigan in Lansing will remain closed to the public at least through July 12, 2021.

The Archives of Michigan continues to provide reference services by email and by telephone at 517-335-2576. Or, sign up for a one-on-one virtual appointment with an archivist to ask research questions or to request records. 

The Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee re-opens Wednesdays through Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning June 2. 

Several of our statewide museums and historic sites will open for the summer season. Please visit the museum section of our website for more information on specific sites. 

The Farmers Market at Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is the largest of its kind in southeast Michigan. Here, at the historic crossroads where Sylvester Walker fed weary travelers in the mid 1800s, you'll find more than 50 vendors offering fresh produce, baked goods and locally produced crafts.

New for 2021! Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Friends of Walker Tavern are moving the 2021 Farmers Market from the park to the Village of Onsted. The market will be located in The Village Park (behind the Fire Station at 135 N. Main St., Onsted, MI)

The Farmers Market will run every Sunday from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. from May 23, 2021 through October 3, 2021. 

Each summer, the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council host a seminar to promote family history awareness and teach genealogical research skills. This event is generously supported by the Abrams Foundation in loving memory of Barbara J. Brown.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 annual event will take place remotely via Zoom on Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10. 

Early-bird registration (now through May 31) is $35; Registration from June 1 - July 9 is $45.

Visit the Barbara J. Brown Family History Seminar web page for detailed information on the program and featured speaker, Judy G. Russell and to register for the event. 

The Michigan Freedom Trail Commission and the Michigan History Center, in partnership with the William L. Clements Library, invite proposals for presentations to be given at the fourth annual Michigan Underground Railroad Heritage Gathering.

The conference will be held virtually, over multiple dates during the month of September; as well as with a tentative in-person session scheduled for October 2 at the Clements Library on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan.

The Heritage Gathering is an annual conference for individuals, organizations and communities interested in our state’s Underground Railroad heritage. Building off the previous years and the 2020 virtual Heritage Gathering, the 2021 conference will provide a variety of opportunities for learning and networking through keynote speakers, workshops, and group and individual presentations. It will continue to foster opportunities for collaboration.

For more information, read the Underground Railroad Heritage Gathering Call for Proposals.