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Welcome to the Home
Page of the MiPHS!
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| The Michigan Photographic
Historical Society (MiPHS) was formed in 1972. The Society encourages the collection and preservation of
photographic equipment, images, photo literature, processes and
techniques and the study of history of photographers and equipment,
especially as related to Michigan. |
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Please feel free to look
around this site.
Click on the underlined words to learn more about the Background
of the Society and two of its ongoing activities; the Photogram
newsletter and the annual Trade Show.
Other Society events and projects are contained on the Calendar
page. Links to related sites are included,
as well. Of course, there is also
information on how you can Join Us!
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Visitors
are always welcome at Society events! |
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Current News |
| Upcoming
MiPHS events and other major items of interest: |
| Saturday, February 28 |
Doug Aikenhead will give a lecture titled: "The World in Your Mailbox: Real Photo Postcards from the Early 20th
Century” at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the University of Michigan’s William L.
Clements Library, 909 South University Ave., Ann Arbor. The event is free and open to the public. Here's the press release. |
| Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18 |
MiPHS is a co-sponsor of the 51st annual conference, "Michigan in Perspective: the Local History" will be held at the McGregor Conference Center on the Wayne State University campus. The complete conference schedule and session descriptions are available in the brochure at http://www.hsmichigan.org/pdf/final.pdf. |
| Saturday, April 18 |
MiPHS Annual Dinner & Presentation at the Birmingham Athletic Club. Our speaker will be Chris Sneberger. Here's the flyer and reservation form for the event. |
| December 4, 2008 - July 5, 2009 |
The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn will be hosting a fascinating photography exhibit entitled "The Yemeni Community: Photographs by Milton Rogovin." In the 1970's Jewish photographer Milton Rogovin documented the Yemeni community in Lackwanna, New York. Go to www.arabamericanmuseum.org or www.miltonrogovin.com for more information.
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| Sunday, October 25 |
MiPHS Annual Photographica Show and Sale. We will be at a new location this year: Royal Oaks Elks Hall, 2401 E. Fourth Street, just south of 11 Mile and west of I-75. Details and table reservation forms will be posted here later. |
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above events are sponsored by the Society. Go to the Calendar
page for other items of interest to Society members and other site visitors. |
| If you would like to keep up
with MiPHS events via email, please join our electronic mailing list.
Simply insert your email address in the form at right, then click on the
purple box. It's free to join and you can unsubscribe at any
time. You will receive messages only occasionally and we will protect your email
address. |
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| How to navigate this site: Hopefully, you will be able to find your way around
by clicking on underlined text. For example: click on names to send an
email and places to get a map. To retrace your steps, use the Back button on your browser.
For your convenience, a line at the top and bottom
of each page lists the major sections. Also included is a Table of
Contents. If you get
really lost, click on Home |
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for stopping by the MiPHS website! |
