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2008 Upper Peninsula History Conference
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The 59th Annual UP History Conference is being hosted by the Forsyth Township Historical Society. Highlights of the conference include pre-conference tours of the Tilden Mine, Potlatch lumbering operation, and the Sawyer Air Force Base Museum. Conference Keynote speakers include Arnold Alanen discussing the Gwinn Model Town, Russell Magnaghi on Ethnic Foods of the Upper Peninsula and Tom Friggens speaking on the No Tears in Heaven: the Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster. Breakout sessions on Saturday will feature Demetrius Charlton: Architect of the UP but Steve Brissom, UP Immigrants by Barry C. James, The Gem in the Queen's Crown: An Environmental History of Marquette's Presque Isle Park by John Anderton, Warren Manning and UP Landscape Design by Lynn Bjorkman, Corporate Paternalism and Labor-Management Relations on the Iron Ranges by Terry S. Reynolds, and Archaeology of the Upper Peninsula by Jim Paquette. Mini-workshops will be included in the conference on Saturday including one on Oral History 101: Using Personal History to Preserve Community History by James Cameron.
The conference motels will be the Red Fox Inn and the Model Towne Inn with special conference rates starting at $39.95 (Red Fox Inn) and $49.95 (Model Towne Inn). The Red Fox Inn features spacious rooms and was once the housing for officers at the Sawyer Air Force base. The inn offers standard rooms ($39.95) as well as one, two and three bedroom suites (available for an additional charge). The Model Towne Inn is near the village center. Both motels offer clean and reasonable accommodations typical of a modestly priced motel. Upscale accommodations are available twenty miles north in Marquette.
To make reservations call one of the numbers below. Be sure to identify yourself as attending the 2008 Upper Peninsula History Conference and ask for the special conference rate:
Red Fox Inn: (866) 369-0096
Model Towne Inn: (888) 252-9495
Download a PDF of the 2008 conference flier
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2008 State History ConfereneceSeptember 26-28, 2008 |
Info coming soon!
Mulling Over Michigan2008 |
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Mulling Over Michigan is an annual Statewide Michigan Studies Conference. Aimed at educators that teach Michigan History in the classroom, this conference will increase the quality and quantity of your Michigan state and local history teaching and promote its incorporation into the social studies curricula.
The Mulling Over Michigan is an educational conference of the Historical Society of Michigan.
Download the 2007 brochure to see sample content
Future Conference Locations:
Upper Peninsula History Conference:
June 27-29, 2008 Gwinn
June 26-28, 2009 Newberry
June 25-27, 2010 Menominee
State History Conference:
September 26-28, 2008 Grand Rapids
October 2-4, 2009 Mackinac Island
2010 Frankenmuth
2011 Traverse City
For information about this year's conference you can call toll-free (800) 692-1828.
You can use your credit card and register online with the interactive chart below.
Full conference:
HSM members = $89, Non-members = $119 (includes one year HSM membership)
ncludes three meals, all sessions & events except pre-conference tours/workshop.
Saturday day only:
HSM member = $59, non-members = $89 NOTE: Does NOT include evening Awards Banquet.
Pre-conference workshops & tours:
Archival Conservation workshop (Fri. 9-12): $15*
CCI Mine Tour (Fri. 7:30 am-1 pm): $20
Gwinn area Local History Tour Includes former KI Sawyer AF Base and museum (Fri. 2-4:30 pm): $10
*$15 workshop fee when registering for the conference. If registering only for the workshop see workshop description for fee.
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| Full Conference Member $89.00 |
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| Full Conference Non-Member $119.00 |
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| Saturday - Day Only Member $59.00 |
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| Saturday - Day Only Non-Member $89.00 |
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| Archival Conservation workshop (Fri. 9-12) $15.00 |
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| CCI Mine Tour (Fri. 7:30 am-1 pm) $20.00 |
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| Gwinn area Local History Tour (Fri. 2-4:30 pm) Includes former KI Sawyer AF Base and museum $10.00 |
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