National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame [MI]

Description

The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame exhibits a collection of historic artifacts at the American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, Michigan. Many of the items are one-of-a-kind. Visitors can see the uniforms worn by such greats as Steve Gromek, Carol Blazejowski, and Ed Olczyk; the boxing gloves used by the 1940s world middleweight champion, Tony Zale; and basketballs, baseballs, footballs, and bowling balls used and signed by Mike Krzyzewski, Whitey Kurowski, Ted Marchibroda, and Ed Lubanski. Among other items is a football signed by NPASHOF inductee Bob Skoronski, Vince Lombardi and many other members of the 1967 Super Bowl I Champion Green Bay Packers.

The hall offers exhibits.

Mann House [MI]

Description

The Mann House, built in 1883 and furnished with pieces from the 1840s to the turn of the century, allows visitors a view into the life of Michiganians at the close of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

The house offers exhibits, guided tours, and special programs for school groups.

Iron Industry Museum [MI]

Description

The Iron Industry Museum traces the development of the industry in the state. Located at the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region, it presents indoor exhibits and outdoor interpretive paths that lead visitors through the 19th-century origins of the industry forwards.

The museum offers exhibits and a short audiovisual presentation.

Michigan Historical Museum

Description

From the Michigan Historical Museum website:

"The flagship of the Michigan Historical Museum System, the Michigan Historical Museum offers you Michigan's rich past, from the time of the state's earliest peoples to the late 20th century."

The museum offers exhibits; self-guided and guided tours and programs for school groups; recreational and educational events; and the yearly BIG History Program, which allows teachers to use the museum as a classroom for five days, open acceptance by application.

Heritage Museum and Cultural Center [MI]

Description

The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center promotes historical preservation, education, and research that relates to Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, and the surrounding region through the presentation of exhibits and programs to the public.

The museum offers exhibits, educational tours for students in all grade levels, lending kits, outreach in-classroom presentations, curriculum guides, and research library access.

Holland Museum [MI]

Description

The Holland Museum features permanent exhibits on Holland's history "from settlement to city" and over 400 years of Dutch history in its Dutch Galleries. The Archives and Research Library, in the same building, houses the museum's collection of books, papers, and photographs related to Holland's history. Four Dutch art galleries exhibit a collection of 17th- to 19th-century paintings and decorative arts.

The museum offers educational tours for all grade levels, teaching resources for rent, research library access, and occasional recreational and educational events.