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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img width=980 height=125 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF12C5.5226DE50" alt=pagebanner.JPG><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0033CC'>2014 Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference - March 28-29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The 56th<sup> </sup>annual Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference will be held March 28-29, 2014, in Macomb County at the Best Western Sterling Inn Banquet & Conference Center in Sterling Heights<span style='color:black'>.</span> The conference is one of the Historical Society of Michigan’s four major history conferences. Lead sponsors of the event include Meijer and the Detroit Historical Society.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Organized by the Michigan in Perspective Planning Committee, the conference will feature several keynote speakers and breakout sessions focused on local history in Michigan. Sheila Cockrel from Crossroads Consulting and a former Detroit City Council member will present the opening keynote <b>Detroit Bankruptcy: A City in Transition.</b> Other keynotes include <b>Revisiting “Rosie the Riveter”: The New Workers in the Arsenal of Democracy</b> with Charles K. Hyde of Wayne State University; <b>Henry Ford’s $5 Day: Too Good to Be True?</b> with John Staudenmaier of the University of Detroit Mercy; and <b>Detroit People Mover</b> with Bill Sproule of Michigan Technological University.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To see the full conference flyer or to register online, visit</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference">http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Breakout sessions will cover topics such as local history, communication and arts, and cultural diversity. They include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Detroit Sound Conservancy Oral History<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Maritime Trilogy: Submerged History & Heritage in Southeast Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Michigan’s First Prison: The Jackson Prison<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>History of and in Detroit’s Pubs and Bars<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Defending Freedom: Detroit’s Military Airports<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Digital Challenges for the Analog-Minded: Reference, Research, and Accessibility Strategies for Digital Archives<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Origin of U.S. Immigration Controls on the U.S.-Canada Border<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Great Female Artists of Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hank Greenberg: Love and Hate in Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Grant Writing for Local Historical Organizations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Preserving Our Past: Historic Preservation in Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>New Books in Michigan History: <i>Old Slow Town: Detroit During the Civil War; Beyond Pontiac’s Shadow; Michigan: A History of Explorers, Entrepreneurs, and Everyday People</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Detroit Elders Project<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Civic Detroit: Centennials of Kiwanis International and Junior League of Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Traveling Through Time: Michigan Historical Markers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ethnic Detroit: Arab and Asian Communities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Researching and Writing a Historical Novel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Demographics of Detroit: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Marketing Tips for Small Museums<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Underground Railroad: Dispelling Myths and Telling Our Stories in the Detroit River Region<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Respecting Those Who Came Before Us: Why Is Repatriation So Important to Tribal Communities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Metro Detroit’s History of African Americans in Communication & Media Arts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Women at Work in the Nineteenth Century<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Open to anyone interested in state or regional history, <b>registration for the two-day event is only $45</b> ($55 after March 18). Meals that feature keynote speakers, including lunch on both days and breakfast on Saturday, are available by reservation on a space-available basis. The luncheons are $23 per ticket, and the Saturday breakfast is $17 per ticket. <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/conferences/local-history-conference/">Register online</a> </span>or by calling (800) 692-1828.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The first day of the conference will close with a Friday evening reception at the Sterling Inn. The reception is free for all registered conference attendees, but tickets are required and can be secured during the conference registration process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In addition to our lead sponsors, the conference’s other <span style='color:black'>featured sponsors</span> <span style='color:black'>include the Detroit</span> Public Library, Michigan State University Press, University of Michigan Press, Walter P. Reuther Library, and Wayne State University Press. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Local History Conference is also supported by Algonquin Club of Detroit & Windsor, Bentley Historical Library, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Inc. , Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society, Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, Michigan Genealogical Council, Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame, Oakland County Historical Commission, Troy Historical Society, and William L. Clements Library.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Members and friends of the Society will receive a printed copy of the conference flyer on or around February 1, 2014. <a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LHC-2014-brochure.pdf">The flyer can be downloaded from our website or by clicking here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Historical Society of Michigan is our state’s oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan’s rich history.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Historical Society of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5815 Executive Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lansing, MI 48911<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone: (517) 324-1828<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>FAX: (517) 324-4370<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org" title="blocked::mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org
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