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Photographers taking pictures of a U-M football game from the top of Michigan Stadium.

Making Michigan

Not Just a Copy: How the Bentley Digitized Ann Arbor History in the Ivory Photo Collection

  • Thursday, October 17, 2024
  • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Henry Hatch, UM equipment manager, holding the Little Brown Jug in 1943.

Making Michigan

Myths and Mysteries of the Little Brown Jug: The History of College Athletics

  • Thursday, September 26, 2024
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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A yellow typewriter superimposed over a map of the U-M campus.

Making Michigan

Secret Histories: Uncovering the Hidden Truths of U-M’s Past

  • Monday, June 24, 2024
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Students raising their hands in class.

Making Michigan

Making Big History: Adding Billions of Years to Students’ Education

  • Thursday, April 25, 2024
  • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Medical students practicing bandaging dummies.

Making Michigan

How U-M’s First Hospital Made History – with Joel Howell

  • Thursday, February 8, 2024
  • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Angell Hall seen from the southwest.

Making Michigan

Four Years of “Making Michigan” and Four Decades at Michigan: Some Reflections – with Gary Krenz

  • Thursday, December 7, 2023
  • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Archivists Francis Blouin and Leonard Coombs working in the Vatican Archives.

Making Michigan

A Stunning Achievement: The Improbable Collaboration of the Bentley Library and the Vatican Archives

  • Thursday, November 9, 2023
  • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Angell Hall seen from the southwest.

Making Michigan

More Than “First Do No Harm”: Modeling Global Engagement with the U-M/Ghana Partnership

  • Thursday, October 19, 2023
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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Josephine Gomon talking on a telephone with a pile of packages in front of her.

Making Michigan

A City’s Conscience: The Life and Career of Josephine Gomon

  • Thursday, September 14, 2023
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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A yellow typewriter superimposed over a map of the U-M campus.

Making Michigan

Wolverine Writers II: Stories of Fire, Ice, and Rebirth

  • Thursday, June 8, 2023
  • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory
  • In-Person
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