The $1.5 million gift is being used to fund a new curator of collections and exhibitions position at the museum.

A great place to stop for a local history lesson, the Grand Rapids Public Museum specializes in science, history and culture. Along with a theater, a cafe, a gift shop, a carousel and a ...

Retired NASA Astronaut John Herrington who made history as the first Native American to fly in space, spent over an hour with ...

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

This Black History Month, district leaders are renaming a Grand Rapids Public School in honor of a historic figure.

Michigan's connections to the nation's presidents offers presidential history buffs the ... other keepsakes in Grand Rapids The Grand Rapids Public Museum’s presidential memorabilia collection ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

The judge, Tanya S. Chutkan of the Federal District Court in Washington, wrote that a coalition of 14 state attorneys general could not provide specific examples of how Mr. Musk’s team’s efforts would ...

JC Penney announced in 1925 it would remodel the store in Manistee, to include public restrooms and a bigger shoe department.