Michigan State Capitol

Save the Flags conservation specialists recently completed their work on a flag carried by the 18th Michigan Infantry, making some unexpected discoveries along the way! Get the full story behind this flag in our blog! https://www.mscbattleflags.org/lab-updates/18th-michigan-infantry-national-flag-conservation-correction-amp-completion

Start summer off right with a trip to your Capitol! ☀️

The building will be open Saturday, June 6 from 10:00 to 3:00. Please note, visitors must join a guided tour to see the building on Saturdays.

Plan your visit at http://www.capitol.michigan.gov/

The Capitol Commission and staff are saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Schwarz who served in the Michigan Senate, 1987-2002. Schwartz was an active supporter of the Capitol’s restoration and chaired the Capitol Committee, 1991-1992. This photo shows Schwartz at the Capitol’s 1992 rededication with Kerry Chartkoff (left) and Jerry Lawler (right)

Many of the women who broke barriers in Michigan’s State Capitol were also educators! Director of Education & History Valerie Marvin recently spoke at the Scott Club, a 143 year old cultural center, about Senator Eva McCall Hamilton, Michigan’s first female legislator. Hamilton trained as a teacher, belonged to a Grand Rapids educational society, and introduced a bill to create a teacher pension system in 1921.