History Hounds™ Lecture Series
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Or call (800) 692-1828.
If you enjoy “sniffing out” and exploring Michigan’s most fascinating historical facets, join us for our evening series of in-depth lectures. The Historical Society of Michigan’s History Hounds™ Lecture Series allows attendees to delve into Michigan’s history and dig up a bone or two of new appreciation to take home.
- History Hounds is FREE for members of HSM. If you are not a member but would like to become one, see our membership page.
- Nonmembers are welcome to enjoy a lecture for $7.
- An HSM member organization has the option to live-stream the lecture for free for its members.
- Lectures start at 7 p.m. at the Historical Society of Michigan, 7435 Westshire Drive, Lansing, Michigan. The lecture and Q&As usually last about an hour.
- Registration for each History Hounds lecture closes at 3 p.m. the day BEFORE the scheduled talk. Seating is limited. Walk-ins are welcome as long as seats are still available.
- Participants can “attend” remotely, if they prefer. If you can watch and listen to a video on YouTube or Facebook, you have all the technology you need to join us remotely.*
- For in-person attendees, light refreshments will be available.
- Registration is available for the next two History Hounds.
*Instructions on how to remote-in to the workshop will be sent to attendees several days before each History Hounds program.
Wednesday,
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From Isolationist to Internationalist: Senator Arthur Vandenbergwith Hendrik Meijer, Meijer Inc.
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Senator Arthur Vandenberg was a leading voice for isolationism during the 1930s, but his foreign policy views changed after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then led the Republican Party into internationalism, supporting the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO. Vandenberg’s leading biographer explores the life of this great Michigan statesman. |
Wednesday,
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Of Art & Architecture: Pewabic Potterywith Cara Catallo, Pewabic Pottery
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In 1903, Mary Chase Perry Stratton and Horace Caulkins founded Pewabic Pottery in Detroit and changed the world of ceramics. Pewabic lamps, vessels, and architectural tiles earned the company worldwide fame. Pewabic tiles grace churches, libraries, museums, and public buildings. Come to learn about the heritage and influence of this historic pottery. |
Refunds will not be issued for cancellations less than one week before each lecture.
