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Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc.
Genealogical & Historical Societies
of Washtenaw County
  
Dexter Area Historical Society
Dexter Area Museum
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SOCIETY
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Address
Phone
Email Address
Home Page
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3443 Inverness, Dexter, MI 48130
(734) 426-2519
dexmuseu@hvcn.org
http://www.hvcn.org/info/dextermuseum/
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Meetings
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8pm, 1st Thursday of month
Dexter Area Museum, 3443 Inverness, Dexter
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Annual Dues |
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$ 1.50 Student
$ 3.00 Individual
$ 5.00 Family
$10.00 Business
$25.00 Patron
$100.00 Life
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Special Projects
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Dexter Area Museum
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Publications
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Dexter Sesquicentennial Book
The Dexter Area Historical Society Newsletter (not indexed)
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MUSEUM
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The museum is housed in the Old St. Andrew's Church, a white clapboard structure built in 1887.
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Phone
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(734) 426-2519
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Hours
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May-December only, Friday and Saturday 1-3pm. Tours by appointment.
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Directions/Parking
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From I-94 on the South, take Exit 167, turning north onto Baker Road. Follow Baker 2.7 miles into Dexter. Turn right at the light onto Ann Arbor Street. Go four blocks, passing St. Andrews United Church of Christ, a brick church on the left. Turn left just past the church onto Inverness. The museum is in the white clapboard church straight ahead. Bear right to follow Inverness and turn left into the parking lot.
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Admission
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Free, donation appreciated
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Description
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Pioneer and agricultural artifacts, furnishings, antiques, documents dating to the founding of Dexter can be found in this 1883 church building. Archives relate to Dexter, Lima, Scio, and Webster Townships. Archives include all Dexter church records (except Catholic), St. James Episcopal Church burial records, Washtenaw County census and cemetery records. Extensive card and vertical files, indexed scrapbooks, Dexter newspapers on microfilm. Film reader and printer available. Staff genealogist. The museum is a project of the Dexter Area Historical Society.
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Copyright © 1997-2007, Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. All rights reserved.
Permission to print a single copy for personal use is granted.
http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/society/socdexter.htm
Designed by S. Brevoort. Revised 15 October 2007. Send comments or changes to Sharon at wwwgswc@aol.com.
Images © GSWC, Corel Corporation; photographs © S. Brevoort.
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