News Updates from January 2023 to March 2023

March 2023

BIG NEWS! MHS has been awarded $1 million in Federal appropriation from the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration committee through the support of Senator Debbie Stabenow. Receiving this award means that renovation of the Straits Cultural Center building can begin. In the near future we will start the process of selecting a general contractor to oversee the construction. As work on the building progresses, we will share updates and photographs on the MHS website under the “Straits Cultural Center” tab.

Our 2023 program schedule is complete. This year we have partnered with the St. Ignace Public Library who will host our programs which will be held on Wednesday evenings. Through the generous support of the Michigan Arts & Culture Council, all presentations are free to attend. If you are interested in attending a workshop, please note the associated fee. To learn more about the programs and workshops, and to register, click here. 

February 2023

Each month we use this E-news to highlight an object from the museum’s collection that is available to be sponsored. Perhaps you have been interested in sponsoring an artifact, but have not found one that strikes your interest. We have good news for you! New artifacts have recently been added to the sponsorship page on our website. Click here to view the new objects and consider sponsoring one today.

January 2023

New Online Exhibit: The new online exhibit “Glass from the Past” is now available. Filled with pictures, this exhibit offers a tour through MHS’s historic bottle collection. The bottles date from the 1700s to the mid-1900s and include bottles made in Europe and the United States. Methods for identifying and aging bottles, and glass bottle making processes are discussed. Click here to view the exhibit.