Leslie Area Historical Society and Museum

Leslie Area Historical Society and Museum The museum contains displays, records and artifacts from Leslie and the surrounding communities. Click on the Page Info for more information.

Open 11-2 every Thurdsday and the third Satuday of the month from 11-2. Other hours by appointment. The staff of the museum is made up of volunteers available to guide visitors and help with research. The Historian, with the help of staff, carries out the Society's mission to preserve and index all the museum's historical records and artifacts. Over 136 donors have contributed items to the museum.

Included is the largest collection in existence of Holling Clancey Holling's work. Reference sections include Leslie Local Independent and a few Leslie Local Republican books, Leslie Weekly Guardian papers, map, genealogy information, Histories of Michigan and area towns, some school year books and files on a variety of topics. Web page editors are: David Bunting and Tim Howery. Board Members include: Sheryl Hemstreet, President; Tim Howery, Vice President; Nancy Babin, Secretary; Treasurer; Trustees, Jerry Garfield, Eva Rude and Wayne Babin.

05/05/2026

The Bath School bombing 99 year anniversary May 18th. My dad Uncle and Aunt survived the explosion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FIfZDdYPo
05/01/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FIfZDdYPo

This episode of Michigan Moments tells the story of Leslie, Michigan—a town that briefly became a key transportation hub in the early 20th century.Located in...

04/18/2026

To all of you that came to the Interurban program last evening, THANK YOU from the Leslie Historical Society and CADL Leslie, THANK YOU so much for attending. Please continue to support these Leslie organizations and their missions. THANK YOU.

04/01/2026
03/19/2026

For people in Leslie, there is a site where you can see if your house was built before 1893. This link will take Villagers to a site where you can see it your house existed or not. It has 1893, 1900, and 1913.

11/21/2025

UPCOMING::April 16, 7:00 PM History of the Interurban. Norm Krental, an expert and researcher has an updated program and has published a book on the Northern Line, (through Leslie, Rives, Mason, Holt). I have attended several of Norm's presentation. He will have books with a ton of photos and research he has gather together. This has been Very Well attended in the past. Leslie Township Hall 7:00 PM April 16 More coming soon.

Address

107 East Bellevue/
Leslie, MI
49251

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 2pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm

Telephone

+15177125459

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