Monroe County Historical Society

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1938 – Society forms; quartered in Sawyer Homestead

1939 – Historic Trails Committee formed by JS Gray

1948 – Purchase of Eby Log Cabin

1955 – Custer Monument moved to Monroe Street

33 markers placed by Trails Committee
1956 – Bridge School acquired from Dundee Board of Education

1959 – St. Antoine Park developed

1960 – Eby Cabin placed on County fairgrounds

1961 – Cabin shown

to 20,000 Fair visitors

1962 – Museum opens year-round

1966 – Monroe County Historical Commission created to operate Museums

1967 – First full-time Museum Director

1969 – Country Store Exhibit opened in Papermill School Building

1971 – Gift of Navarre-Anderson Trading Post

1972 – Monroe Post Office Building acquired

1973 – New Museum building dedicated during Michigan Week

1974 – Architectural Survey of County completed

1976 – Archaeological studies at River Raisin Battlefield begin

1977 – Phinney Building moved

1982 – Navarre-Morris Cabin moved to Trading Post site

1983 – Enlarged Custer Exhibit completed

1984 – Navarre-Anderson Trading Post opened

1986 – River Raisin Battlefield site acquired

1988 – Country Store porch removal and improvements

1989 – Trading Post Barn constructed

2025 - Johnson-Phinney House Painted

04/15/2026

02/02/2026

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Why save the Johnson-Phinney. 1976
01/18/2026

Why save the Johnson-Phinney. 1976

Kentucky gazette ([Lexington, Ky.]), March 30, 1813
12/30/2025

Kentucky gazette ([Lexington, Ky.]), March 30, 1813

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11/25/2025

https://vimeo.com/1058216317

"Capturing Life" (1839-1869) examines the first three decades of Greater Cincinnati's remarkable photographic history. The one-hour documentary combines…

11/11/2025

Rick Grassley

Thanks for the picture Tom. About 80 people came to watch it.
11/06/2025

Thanks for the picture Tom. About 80 people came to watch it.

We had a great presentation last night. Thank you Dr. Heck. About 80 people came out. The next one is Friday night. Hop...
11/06/2025

We had a great presentation last night. Thank you Dr. Heck. About 80 people came out. The next one is Friday night. Hope to see you there.

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22 W. Second Street
Monroe, MI
48161

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+17343447072

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