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Upper Peninsula History Conference June 26-28, 2009 Newberry, MI Click here to download conference brochure.

The Historical Society of Michigan's 60th annual Upper Peninsula History Conference will be held June 26-28, 2009 in Newberry, Michigan. The conference features a pre-conference workshop and tours, Friday evening outdoor BBQ with musical entertainment, three keynotes, Saturday breakout sessions, the annual Upper Peninsula History Awards Banquet, exhibitors, a training track for local museums and historical societies and a closing downtown history tour.

The conference is hosted by the Luce County Historical Society and sponsored by the Erickson Center for the Arts.

Pre-conference Workshop: Michigan History at Your Finger Tips: Using Resources On-line
Presented by Deb Biggs-Thomas, Library of Michigan and Ken Miller, Bayliss Public Library
Michigan History at Your Finger Tips will explore the collections of the on-line treasure trove called MeL Michigana, the Upper Peninsula Digitization Center Collections, local library collections including the Bayliss Public Library and other resources.

Pre-conference and Sunday morning Tours:

• Logging Tour: the Logging Museum, Louisiana Pacific, Bessie Lumber and more
• Local Newberry History Tour: the State Psychiatric Hospital (then) & Prison (now); Potato farms, Charcoal Fire Company, tour of the Old Bank and a Jim Dwyer a booklet on drive-by history.
• Downtown Walking Tour (Sunday morning)

Three keynotes include:

• The History of Newberry
• Blaney Park Resort
• Dead Pan Bed Pan-A Humorous Look at the Past & Present

Breakout sessions include:

• Conservation & Fires in the Upper Peninsula
• Lumberjack Schools & One-Room Schoolhouses
• The Upper Peninsula Hospital for the Insane
• Sault Tribe History
• The UP and the Civil War
• Commercial Fishing in the Eastern UP
• Leveraging HSM's Services for your Local Museum
• Additional workshop sessions TBA

A Friday outdoor BBQ at the Logging Museum will feature the music of the Seney Bluegrass Music Group.

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Future Conference Locations:

Upper Peninsula History Conference:

June 25-27, 2010 Menominee

June 24-26, 2011 Marquette

2012 TBA

2013 Houghton County

 

State History Conference:

October 2-4, 2009 Mackinac Island

September 24-26, 2010 Frankenmuth

September 23-25, 2011 Traverse City

September 28-30, 2012 Monroe

 

Mulling Over Michigan:

October 27, 2009 Grand Valley State University, Allendale

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