WINTER 2012 MAKING A QUARTERLY GUIDE TO EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS,HISTORY TOURS, PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES Pulling history out of the Detroit River! See page 15 for details Past>Forward ide Campaign Update Ins FEATURES African American History Day .............................................. 3 Public Programs .................................................................... 8 Discover Detroit! .................................................................. 3 Give the Gift of Membership .............................................. 14 2 Letter from the Executive Director MAKING HISTORY is the official quarterly newsletter Bob Bury of the Detroit Historical Society, published each winter, spring, summer, and fall. Questions and When Opportunity Knocks … comments may be submitted to Bob Sadler at Last year, a cozy Detroit-themed holiday image adorned
[email protected]. the cover of Making History’s winter issue. And we could have done that again this year. While we, of course, STAFF extend our best wishes for a wonderful holiday season Robert Bury Executive Director & CEO and new year, we just couldn’t wait to tell you about the Michelle Wooddell Chief Operating Officer newest addition to our collection — discovered quite by Harry Pianko Vice President of accident by a member of the Detroit Police Department’s Finance & Operations dive team on a training exercise in the Detroit River. Tracy Irwin Director of Exhibitions What did he find? History! Alease Johnson Director of Operations Peter Poulos Senior Director of The obscured piece of iron encountered turned out to be a rare zebra Communications & Sales mussel-covered 18th century British cannon. Once the cannon was Bob Sadler Director of Public & retrieved on October 5, it gave us the chance to do our job of preserving the External Relations city’s history.