Michigan History Magazine

It’s your last chance to take advantage of our HSM birthday membership sale!

Sign up for an HSM membership today and get 10 magazines a year, access to our highly popular History Hounds weekly lecture series—including our digital library of past lectures!—discounts on History Skills Workshops and HSM conferences, and lots more!

Read about all the benefits of being a member and sign up today at https://hsmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/forms/hsm-birthday-sale-2026

If you love Michigan History magazine and want to see what else HSM has to offer, we have a special birthday sale going on this week...

To celebrate 198 years of sharing Michigan’s rich past with history enthusiasts like you, we’ve got a special deal on HSM memberships! For a limited time, sign up for a membership for only $31.98. With this summer deal, you’ll unlock so many ways to explore Michigan's history.

Purchase a membership and unlock the following perks:

✨ 6 annual issues of Michigan History magazine
✨ 4 annual issues of Chronicle, HSM's quarterly member magazine
✨ FREE access to our weekly History Hounds® lectures
✨ Participation in the Michiganders on the Road® motorcoach tours
✨ Discounts on History Skills Workshops®, Conferences, and other programs
✨ Member specials and access to HSM's new Experience Days

Take advantage of this special sale at https://hsmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/forms/hsm-birthday-sale-2026

Summer is in full “swing,” and if you’re reminiscing on summers past, the new issue of Michigan History magazine features a cover story about Michigan’s “voice of summer” for more than 40 years…Ernie Harwell!

Read all about the life and legacy of the beloved Detroit Tigers announcer and explore many other topics, including the Revolutionary War era in St. Joseph, the hit 1960s Bay City/Saginaw-based garage band ? and the Mysterians, the 100th birthday of the famous and whimsical Pickel Barrel House Museum in Grand Marais, the history of bungalow-style company housing in Rogers City, and more. Also in this issue: the presidential ticket that almost was, the story of the Michigan Soldiers’ Home and Cemetery, the Hollyhock Lane Parade, and so much more. Happy reading!

Get the newest issue of Michigan History hot off the press at https://hsmichigan.org/read/michigan-history