[Michlib-l] Final Days to Register for The Local History Conference - Deadline Extended to Monday at 5 p.m.

[HSM Web]

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March 20, 2014


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<http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference/conference-r
egistration-54th-annual-local-history-conference/> Just 4 days left to
register for the Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference.

 

 
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LHC-2014-brochure.pdf>
Download the conference flyer here.

 

The conference will feature several keynote speakers and breakout sessions
focused on local history in Michigan.

 

Sheila Cockrel from Crossroads Consulting and a former Detroit City Council
member will present the opening keynote Detroit Bankruptcy: A City in
Transition. Other keynotes include Revisiting "Rosie the Riveter": The New
Workers in the Arsenal of Democracy with Charles K. Hyde of Wayne State
University; Henry Ford's $5 Day: Too Good to Be True? with John Staudenmaier
of the University of Detroit Mercy; and Detroit People Mover with Bill
Sproule of Michigan Technological University.

 

23 breakout sessions will cover topics such as local history, communication
and arts, and cultural diversity! 

 

Lead sponsors of the event include Meijer and the Detroit Historical
Society.

 

 

The deadline is looming!

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

to Monday, March 24, at 5 p.m.

 

Just a few days left to register for the Michigan in Perspective: The Local
History Conference!

 

The 56th annual Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference will
be held March 28-29, 2014, in Macomb County at the Best Western Sterling Inn
Banquet & Conference Center in Sterling Heights.

 

 
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference/conference-r
egistration-54th-annual-local-history-conference/> Quick and Easy! Register
for the conference online!

 

The conference is open to anyone interested in state or regional history.

 

 
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LHC-2014-brochure.pdf>
Download the conference flyer here.

 



 

Meals that feature keynote speakers, including lunch on both days and
breakfast on Saturday, are available by reservation on a space-available
basis. The luncheons are $23 per ticket, and the Saturday breakfast is $17
per ticket.

 

After 5 p.m. on Monday, March 24, you may register at the conference as a
walk-in, but no meal tickets will be available.

 

For more information, visit
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference>
http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference or call (800)
692-1828.

 

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The Historical Society of Michigan is our state's oldest cultural
organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and
explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses
on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming,
and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote
Michigan's rich history.

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For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/> www.hsmichigan.org or e-mail us at
<mailto:hsm at hsmichigan.org> hsm at hsmichigan.org.

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The Historical Society of Michigan

5815 Executive Dr. . Lansing, MI 48911

Phone: (517) 324-1828 . FAX: (517) 324-4370


This e-mail is sent to our members and friends to keep you updated on
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