About The Historical Society of Michigan

Established in 1828, The Historical Society of Michigan is a member supported non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. It receives no support for operations from any level of government.

Our mission statement is here.

View a brief presentation about the Historical Society of Michigan.

HSM Staff:

Executive Director:
Larry J. Wagenaar wagenaar@hsmichigan.org

Office Staff:
Ashley Finkbeiner, Office Assistant, Ashleyf@hsmichigan.org
Jessica Wayne, Office Assistant, jessicaw@hsmichigan.org
Stephen Radcliff, Web Design Services, stephenr@hsmichigan.org
Kenneth Kopicky, Consultant, kenr@hsmichigan.org

HSM Board of Trustees:

President: Richard Wiener - Williamston		Vice President: Kendall Wingrove - East Lansing
Secretary: Virgina Paganelli Caruso - Plainwell		Treasurer: Kevin Kelly - East Lansing
Immediate Past President: Searn O'Neil - Grand Haven
Harold Bernhardt - Iron River		James Cameron - Saline
Mary Cauley - Southfield		Barbara Cook - Niles
Mary Jo Cook - Munising		Del Dunbar - Ann Arbor
Sen. Thomas M. George, M.D. - Kalamazoo
Kevin Kelly - East Lansing		Peter Lemmer, Esq. - Grand Ledge
David McConnell - Hillsdale		Jay Platt - Ann Arbor
Sean O'Neil - Allendale		David Trebing - Auburn Hills
Steven Williams - Marysville		Kendall Wingrove - East Lansing
Larry Wagenaar - East Lansing		Lesley Loffredo - Pleasant Ridge
Fred Shell - Ann Arbor		Kenneth Sikkema - Grandville
Debbie Dingell - Dearborn		Robert Myers - St Joseph
Board Advisor: George Borel - Ann Arbor

Michigan History Day Leadership Team:

Hugh Gurney hgurney@hsmichigan.org

Sean O'Neill oneills@gvsu.edu

Larry J. Wagenaar wagenaar@hsmichigan.org

Brad Jarvis bjarvis@svsu.edu