<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Tahoma;
        panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Verdana;
        panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
        margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:8.0pt;
        font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing
        {mso-style-priority:1;
        margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
        {mso-style-priority:34;
        margin-top:0in;
        margin-right:0in;
        margin-bottom:0in;
        margin-left:.5in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
span.BalloonTextChar
        {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
        mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
        font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:windowtext;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle22
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle23
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle24
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle25
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle26
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle27
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle28
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle29
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle30
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;
        text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle31
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#003399;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle32
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#003399;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle33
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#003399;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle34
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#003399;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle35
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#003399;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle36
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#003399;
        font-weight:normal;
        font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle37
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle38
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle39
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle40
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle41
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle42
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle43
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle44
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle45
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle46
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle47
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle48
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle49
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle50
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle51
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle52
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle53
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle54
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle55
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle56
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle57
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle58
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle59
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle60
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle61
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle62
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle63
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle64
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle65
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle66
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle67
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle68
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle69
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle70
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle71
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle72
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle73
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle74
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle75
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle76
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1031" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=6 cellpadding=0 title="eCommunication from the Historical Society of Michigan" width=641 style='width:481.1pt'><tr><td width=629 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:472.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=600 height=88 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D0250E.A301ABF0"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=420 valign=top style='width:315.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt'><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Our Latest Issue of <i>Michigan History</i> has Arrived—Read All About It!<o:p></o:p></span></b></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><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter" />
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0" />
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" />
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t" />
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.35pt;width:107.25pt;height:139.25pt;z-index:251683840;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image007.jpg@01D348E2.C1504B70" o:title="" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=143 height=186 src="cid:image004.jpg@01D348F2.351069F0" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The November/December 2017 issue of <i>Michigan History</i> magazine has appeared on store shelves and doorsteps around the state! This issue is jam-packed with several articles from across the state, all of them focused on a unique point in Michigan’s history. From Mackinac Island’s unique artistic history to international ski-jumping to Michigan’s interesting political background, this issue is sure to delight every history fan!<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"'>Interested in taking a sneak peek? <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/publications/michiganhistory/read/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Try out a few stories on us!</span></a></span> <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 catch a glimpse of the magazine’s content, check out our article line-up below!<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 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>November/December 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/current-Made-in-Michigan.pdf"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Made in Michigan: Logging Tools by Deborah Larsen</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thanksgiving Day Magic on Woodward Avenue by Romie and Laurie Minor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Michigan Vote: A Political Battleground by Jack Lessenberry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Zeba: Legacy of a Native-American Mission by Judith Sundstrom-Carlsen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lest We Forget: Michigan’s Memorials to World War I by Dennis Skupinski<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ironwood: An Epicenter of International Ski Jumping by Charles Supercynski<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mixed Heritage: A Unique Free People of Color by Shonda Buchanan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Will Carleton, Michigan’s Poet by Byron A. Finney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/current-highlighted-magazine-story.pdf"><span style='color:#0070C0'>The Art of Mackinac by Steve Brisson</span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/publications/michiganhistory/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>To learn more about <i>Michigan History</i> magazine, check out our website!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><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 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Poetry Against Slavery: Elizabeth Chandler<o:p></o:p></span></b></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><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.35pt;width:105pt;height:139.5pt;z-index:251680768;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image003.jpg@01D348DB.DE1E1EF0" o:title="Elizabeth Chandler" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=140 height=186 src="cid:image005.jpg@01D348F2.351069F0" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Elizabeth Chandler was born in Delaware in 1807 and moved to Tecumseh, Michigan Territory, in 1830. Elizabeth’s poems, such as “The Slave Ship,” told of slavery’s evils—a fierce advocate for abolition, Chandler worked tirelessly through her poetry to spread awareness of the negativity surrounding slavery. <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 1832, she and Laura Smith Haviland founded the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society. It created an important link in the Underground Railroad to help freedom-seekers reach Canada. Following a life-long career of abolitionist ideals, Elizabeth Chandler died in 1834 and is buried near Tecumseh.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Coming up next with History Hounds™…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Mid-Michigan Modern: Designs that Shaped America<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'>Wednesday, November 8 – 7 p.m.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><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><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hardhat.jpg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.35pt;width:134.25pt;height:92.65pt;z-index:251682816;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image009.jpg@01D348DD.FC39E020" o:title="hardhat" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=179 height=124 src="cid:image006.jpg@01D348F2.351069F0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hardhat.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Designers, architects, companies, and academic institutions in Michigan have made an impact on Modernism since the turn of the twentieth century. <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"'>This lecture will address our state’s role in the development of modern design through production, education, and architecture.<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"'>History Hounds is FREE for individual members of HSM. Non-members are welcome to enjoy a lecture for $7.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In addition to attending personally, HSM member organizations have the option to live-stream the lecture for free for its members.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><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:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lectures start at 7 p.m. (unless noted) at the Meijer Education Center at the Historical Society of Michigan, 5815 Executive Dr., Lansing, Michigan. The lecture and Q&As usually last about an hour. Seating is limited and pre-registration is suggested but not required. Walk-ins are welcome. For in-person attendees, light refreshments will be available.<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:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Participants can “attend” remotely, if they prefer, through Zoom Video Communications and will be able to interact with the speaker and other attendees. <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/programs/history-hounds-lecture-series/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>For more information on our remote access services, see our website.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></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 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/programs/history-hounds-lecture-series/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>To learn more, visit our website!</span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Michiganders on the Road Hails Tour a Success!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="on-the-road" style='position:absolute;margin-left:388.2pt;margin-top:13.9pt;width:148.25pt;height:118.05pt;z-index:251681792;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image012.jpg@01D348DC.F1273580" o:title="on-the-road" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=198 height=157 src="cid:image014.jpg@01D348F2.351069F0" align=right hspace=12 alt=on-the-road v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>From October 13-16, 2017, a wonderful group of HSM</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>members and history enthusiasts embarked on a tour of Lincoln’s hometown and surrounding history on the “Life of Lincoln” motorcoach tour. <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"'>Taking in the sights, sounds, and food of Lincoln’s stomping grounds, the tour explored the beautiful Lincoln museum, New Salem, Lincoln’s home in Springfield, and the old capitol building. Our fearless tour guide, Historical Society of Michigan staff member Bob Myers, led the successful charge across statelines and had only positive things to say following the trip’s conclusion: “The Lincoln home and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum were a huge hit! The group had a great time<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> and there was great food and times to be had.”<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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=330 height=186 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image017.jpg@01D348E3.15F1F1B0"><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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For those of you who missed out on the “Life of Lincoln” tour—never fear! We have an exciting year of bus tours planned for 2018. <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/programs/michiganders-on-the-road/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Stay tuned for more updates regarding Michiganders on the Road tours on our program page.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></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></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=402 height=41 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF8A43.BF828E40"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>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, and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote Michigan’s rich history.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit <a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/"><span style='color:black'>www.hsmichigan.org</span></a> or e-mail us at <a href="mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org"><span style='color:black'>hsm@hsmichigan.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The Historical Society of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>5815 Executive Dr. • Lansing, MI 48911<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Phone: (517) 324-1828 • FAX: (517) 324-4370</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=203 valign=top style='width:152.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://hsmichigan.org/store/donate/"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=172 height=103 id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image013.jpg@01D311EF.0F331BE0"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><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";color:#984807'>Interested in perusing our publications? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If you are interested in exploring <i>Michigan History</i> magazine or the <i>Historic Michigan Travel Guide</i> in person, stop by your local Meijer grocery store and look for our publications! Meijer carries both our magazine and the travel guide for any history-minded enthusiast to pick up while shopping.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Interested in reading some of our story content online? <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/publications/michiganhistory/read/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>We always have a sneak peek at our magazine content on our website.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/publications/michiganhistory/"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=185 height=209 id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image022.jpg@01D348F1.55D161E0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Coming Up Next With the Michigan History Alliance…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><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";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=167 height=167 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image021.jpg@01D348E3.15F1F1B0" alt="michiganHistoryAlliance_web"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><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";color:#984807'>Central Michigan – October 26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Meijer Education Center, Lansing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Northern Michigan – October 27<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Jay’s Sporting Goods, Gaylord<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Western Upper Peninsula – November 7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>University Archives, MTU, Houghton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Central Upper Peninsula – November 8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, Marquette<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Eastern Upper Peninsula – November 9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#984807'>Sault Ste. Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://hsmichigan.org/programs/michigan-history-alliance/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Learn more on our website!</span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><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";color:#984807'>Check us out on Facebook! <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";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Image result for facebook icon" href="https://www.facebook.com/hsmichigan/" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:45pt;height:45pt;z-index:251664384;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:top;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
<v:imagedata src="cid:image008.png@01D31D90.0A6DF1F0" o:title="Image result for facebook icon" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hsmichigan/"><img border=0 width=60 height=60 src="cid:image019.png@01D348F2.351069F0" align=left hspace=12 alt="Image result for facebook icon" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"></a><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hsmichigan/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>HSM page</span></a><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";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><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";color:#984807'>Calling all HSM Member Organizations!<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";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'>We’re still looking for one-of-a-kind artifacts and items!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Do you have an unusual, one-of-a-kind artifact or item in your collections? We’re looking for eligible items to include in our publications. If you think you have a unique item of interest, let us know! Eligible items and artifacts that belong to an HSM member organization will be featured in our publications, along with your organization’s site information. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Please e-mail <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="mailto:editor@hsmichigan.org"><span style='color:#0070C0'>editor@hsmichigan.org</span></a></span><b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></b>for more details.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><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";color:#984807'>Upcoming Events From Our Members</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Library of Michigan presents “Author Talk: Sailing into History,” Saturday, November 11, in Lansing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Holland Area Historical Society presents “Almost Home: The Phoenix Disaster of 1847,” Tuesday, November 21, in Holland.<o:p></o:p></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 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/calendar/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>For more calendar events, see our website!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><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";color:#984807'>Interested in featuring an event or exhibit on HSM’s online calendar and eNews?<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";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are always looking to support our member organizations, and one of the ways we show support is in advertising your events and exhibits. Have an exhibit or event you’d like promoted? <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.hsmichigan.org/calendar/event-submission/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Feel free to submit your listing via our online calendar registration form here.</span></a> <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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=629 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:472.1pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This e-mail is sent to our members and friends to keep you updated on historical activities and opportunities to learn more about our state’s history. To opt-out, please respond to this e-mail with “remove” in the subject line.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>