The Detroit Historical Society and Wayne County Executive Office have partnered for the Wayne County History Project, a series of six rotating history exhibitions that will showcase each of the county's 43 communities. Launching on June 7, 2025, exhibitions will be on display at the Guardian Building (500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226) through January 2027 and supported by a new free, searchable archive database of the county's rich history, set to debut later this year.
2025 Exhibit Openings:
- June 7: Redford, Westland, Livonia, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne
The first exhibition in the Wayne County History Project features Redford, Westland, Livonia, Garden City, Inkster, and Wayne. Explore powerful stories of innovation in Garden City, resistance in Inkster, and transformation in Livonia and Redford. Discover how neighborhoods blossomed through agriculture, industry, migration, and the fight for civil rights. From the era of sundown towns and abolitionist hubs to launching groundbreaking Black-owned media and iconic businesses, each community's story holds a vital piece of the county's history.
- September 6: Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Van Buren, Sumpter, Huron Twp., Belleville
REGISTER NOW! - December 13: Romulus, Taylor, Ecorse, Brownstown, Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Flat Rock, Southgate
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2026 Exhibit Openings:
- March 7: Woodhaven, Gibraltar, Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, Riverview, Trenton, Rockwood
- June 6: Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park
- September 19: Detroit, Highland Park, River Rouge, Hamtramck, Melvindale, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights
