Michigan Quilt Collections
From QuiltIndex
The institutions listed here are museums, historical societies, and libraries in Michigan with quilts or quilt-related ephemera in their collections. The institutions are arranged by county.
This listing represents a statewide project to inventory all of the quilts in public collections in Michigan in an effort to better understand the regional characteristics of the quilts produced in that state.
In the creation of this listing, we are indebted to research on Michigan quilt collections undertaken by Dr. Stephen Berg and the Preservation Committee of the Michigan Quilt Network and published as A Guide to Michigan Quilt Collections, Atlanta, MI: Back Porch Press, 1994.
Eventually, researchers hope to answer the question: Is there such a thing as a distinctively Michigan quilt?
Suggestions for Using this Wiki
Clicking on the name of a museum takes you to the page about that museum's quilt collections.
If the name of the museum appears in purple, this means that someone has created a page for that institution. Follow the link, and feel free to edit and add to the page. If the name of the museum appears in red, a page for the museum has not yet been created. Please help the Quilt Index by clicking the red link and adding information (the new page will be created automatically when you click the 'save' button.)
- PLEASE do not alter the names of any titles appearing in purple without consulting the Quilt Index staff--doing this breaks links and makes it impossible to navigate to the page!!!
To add information about a collection, please click on the NAME of the museum/archive/library you wish to edit, NOT the edit link on the righthand side of the page. The following kinds of information are especially useful for the Wiki's museum quilt collections pages:
- Information about named quilt and textile collections owned by an institution
- Highlights from an institution's quilt collection
- The particular stregnths of an institution's quilt collection (geographic, stylistic, etc)
- Areas in which the institution is actively seeking to expand its quilt collection (specific artists, traditions, regions)
- Names, dates, and short descriptions of quilt exhibitions and symposia hosted by an institution
- Descriptions of papers and/or ephemera relating to quilts owned by an institution
- Information about quilt guilds, clubs or groups sponsored by an institution
- Related publications
- Links to any quilt-related projects the institution has done online
- Information about uses of the quilt collection for educational outreach
ONLY click the edit link on the righthand side of the page if you adding a website url or a location for your institution. Please remember to type an asterisk before the url/location.
Alcona County
Alger County
Allegan County
Allegan County Historical Museum
- http://www.allegancountyhistoricalmuseum.org/
- Located in Allegan, MI
Alpena County
- Located in Alpena, MI
- http://www.bessermuseum.org/
Antrim County
Elk Rapids Area Historical Society
- Located in Elk Rapids, MI
- http://elkrapidshistory.org/
Arenac County
Baraga County
Barry County
- Located in Delton, MI
- http://www.bernardmuseum.org/
Historic Charlton Park Village and Museum
- Located in Hastings, MI
- http://www.barrycounty.org/parks-and-services/charlton-park/
Bay County
Benzie County
- http://www.bahmuseum.org/
- Located in Benzonia, MI
Berrien County
- Loacted in Niles, MI
- http://www.ci.niles.mi.us/Community/FortStJosephMuseum/OverviewFortStJosephMuseum.htm
North Berrien Historical Museum
- Located in Coloma, MI
- http://www.northberrienhistory.org/
Branch County
- Located in Coldwater, MI
Calhoun County
- Located in Albion, MI
- Affiliated with the Gardner House Museum
- http://www.forks.org/history/
- Located in Marshall, MI
- A museum of the Marshall Historical Society
- http://www.marshallhistoricalsociety.org/
Cass County
- The museum of the Cass County Historical Society
- Located in Cassopolis, MI
Charlevoix County
Beaver Island Historical Society
- http://www.beaverisland.net/History/Museums/index.htm
- Locate in Beaver Island, MI
- http://www.chxhistory.com/harsha.htm
- Located in Charlevoix, MI
Cheboygan County
Chippewa County
Clare County
- A collection of quilt patterns, books, and other quilt-related printed material
- Located in Harrison, MI
- http://www.harrisonlibrary.net/
Clinton County
- Located in St. Johns, MI
- http://www.sjindy.com/museum
Crawford County
Delta County
Eaton County
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mibhs/index.htm
- Located in Bellevue, MI
- Located in Charlotte, MI
- http://www.visitcourthousesquare.org/
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum
- http://www.gdledgehistsoc.org/
- Located in Grand Ledge, MI
Emmet County
Genesee County
- Located in Flint, MI
- http://www.flintarts.org/
Gladwin County
Gogebic County
Grand Traverse County
- Located in Traverse City, MI
- http://www.dennosmuseum.org
Grand Traverse Heritage Center
- Located in Traverse City, MI
- http://www.gtheritagecenter.org/the-museum
Gratiot County
- Located in Ithaca, MI
- http://www2.matrix.msu.edu/~quilti/wiki/index.php/Michigan_Quilt_Collections
Hillsdale County
- Located in Jonesville, MI
- http://www.hillsdalecounty.info/cultural0009.asp
Houghton County
- Located in Houghton, MI
- http://www.cityofhoughton.com/rec-carnegie.php
Houghton County Historical Museum
- Located in Lake Linden, MI
- http://www.houghtonhistory.org/
Huron County
- Located in Caseville, MI
- http://www.thehchs.org/
- Located in Harbor Beach, MI
Ingham County
- Located in Mason, MI
- http://www.masonmuseum.org/Home.html
- Extensive online Michigana collection
- Lesson plans for teachers
- http://mel.lib.mi.us/SPT--BrowseResourcesNewMeL.php
- Located in Lansing, MI
- http://www.michigan.gov/museum
Michigan State University Museum
- http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/mtap/Collections/quilts.html
- Quilt Index project partner and contributing institution
- Houses the Michigan Quilt Project Collection (records of ongoing statewide documentation project) and over 600 quilts, including the Michigan African American Quiltmaking Collection, Cuesta Benberry Collection of African and African American Quilts and Ephemera, Kitty Clark Cole Quilt Collection, Deborah Harding Redwork Ephemera and Quilt Collection, and an extensive collection of Native American quilts and records from the To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions Project
- Hosts virtual exhibition Mary Schafer and Her Legacy http://www.museum.msu.edu/glqc/exhibits_Schafer.html
Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame
- Located in Lansing, MI
- http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/pages/links.htm
Ionia County
Ionia County Historical Society
- Operates the John C. Blanchard House and the Ionia County Museum
- Located in Ionia, MI
- http://www.ioniahistory.org/
Iosco County
Iron County
- Located in Caspian, MI
Isabella County
Shepherd Area Historical Society
- Located in Shepherd, MI
- http://sahs.wetpaint.com/?t=anon
Jackson County
- Located in Jackson, MI
- A museum of art and history
- http://www.ellasharp.org/
Kalamazoo County
Kalkaska County
Kalkaska County Historical Museum
- Located in Kalkaska, MI
- http://www.h-net.org/~hsm/kalkaska/
Kent County
- Located in Grand Rapids, MI
- http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/aboutmus.asp
- Located in Grand Rapids, MI
- http://www.grmuseum.org/
- Located in Grand Rapids, MI
- http://www.grmuseum.org/voigt_house
- A museum of the Public Museum of Grand Rapids
Keweenaw County
Keweenaw County Historical Society
Lake County
Lapeer County
Leelanau County
- http://www.leelanaucounty.com/government0293.asp
- Located in Empire, MI
- http://www.leelanauhistory.org/
- Located in Leland, MI
Lenawee County
Livingston County
- Located in Howell, MI
Luce County
Mackinac County
Macomb County
Manistee County
Marquette County
Mason County
Mecosta County
Menominee County
Menominee County Historical Museum
- Located in Menominee, MI
- http://www.menomineehistoricalsociety.org/
Midland County
Missaukee County
Monroe County
Montcalm County
- Located in Greenville, MI
- http://www.flatriverhistoricalsociety.org/about.htm
Montmorency County
Muskegon County
Newaygo County
Oakland County
Oceana County
Ogemaw County
Ontonagon County
Osceola County
Oscoda County
Otsego County
Otsego County Historical Museum
- Located in Gaylord, MI
- http://www.otsego.org/ochs/vtour/vtour1.htm
Ottawa County
- http://www.hollandmuseum.org/
- Located in Holland, MI
- An affiliate of the Holland Historic Trust
Presque Isle County
Presque Isle County Historical Museum
- "The Bradley House"
- http://www.thebradleyhouse.org/
- Located in Rogers City, MI
Presque Isle Lighthouse Museum
- http://www.keepershouse.org/
- Located in Presque Isle, MI
Roscommon County
Saginaw County
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History
- http://www.castlemuseum.org/index.html
- Located in Saginaw, MI
- The museum of the Frankenmuth Historical Association
- http://www.frankenmuthmuseum.org/
- Located in Frankenmuth, Mi
Sanilac County
Schoolcraft County
Shiawassee County
Michigan Railroad History Museum
- Located in Durand, MI
- http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/RRHXHome.htm
St. Clair County
- Located in Port Huron, MI
- http://www.phmuseum.org/
St. Joseph County
Tuscola County
Mayville Area Museum of History and Genealogy
- Located in Mayville, MI
Van Buren County
Historical Association of South Haven
- Located in South Haven, MI
- http://www.historyofsouthhaven.org/
- http://www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org/
- Located in South Haven, MI
- Located in Hartford, MI
- http://www.vbco.org/history0026.asp
Washtenaw County
- http://www.hvcn.org/info/dextermuseum/
- Located in Dexter, MI
Wayne County
- Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
- Located in Dearborn, MI
- http://www.thehenryford.org
Wexford County
- Located in Manton, MI
- http://www.mantonmichigan.org/community_history.html
Wexford County Historical Society
- Located in Cadillac, MI
- http://www.wexfordcountyhistory.org/
