Quad Anniversary Lecture Series - Free Evening Admission!

Join us for a monumental series of evening lectures celebrating the rich history of Detroit! In 2026, we commemorate:

• 325 years since Detroit’s first European settlers 🇫🇷
• 250 years since the founding of the United States 🇺🇸
• 75th and 65th anniversaries of the openings of the Detroit Historical Museum and Dossin Great Lakes Museum 🌊

📅 The museum will be open from 5-8 PM with FREE admission during these events. Lectures kick off at 6:30 PM featuring:

• 5/28: Detroit in 1776 – Bill Pringle, Curator of Collections
• 6/11: Freedom Confirmed: Pres. Lincoln’s Courage to Create Change – Rodney Deal, VP of Outreach & Education
• 6/25: Great Fire of 1805 and the Making of Modern Detroit – Jeremy Dimick, Director of Collections & Curatorial
• 7/23: Stars and Stripes O’er the Strait – Joel Stone, Curator Emeritus
• 8/6: Skirmish, Siege, and Surrender: Detroit in 1812 – Eden Mitchell, WCHP Research Associate
• 9/3: Midnight: Detroit & the Underground Railroad – Billy Wall-Winkel, Field Curator
• 9/17: Why 1701? – Lily Chen, Curatorial Coordinator
• 10/29: College Symposium Night – Student presenters from University of Detroit and Wayne State University

Find more details and registration at detroithistorical.org/2026.