As the Black Lives Matter movement marches on, more communities are celebrating Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day, nearly two-and-a-half years.
With the flipping of the calendar comes a change in hours for the Port Huron Museum's Carnegie Center and satellite sites. Andrew Kercher, the Museum's Community Engagement Manager, says the change in hours took effect Monday for all museum properties except for the Huron Lightship. Those hoping to board the 100 year old vessel will have to wait a while longer, says Kercher, as it undergoes more preservation work. "We've recently had a cathodic system installed. It's a series of cathodes and anodes buried in the ground, basically to keep the ship from rusting away," said Kercher on the WPHM Morning Show. "It's National Historic Landmark that's a hundred years old, it's been buried in dirt for fifty of those (years). We want to make sure (the ship) is there for the future." Meantime at the Carnegie Center, Kercher says there is still time to check out the current exhibit called "threads" featuring vintage clothing. That ex
February 12, 2021 Uncategorized
New permanent exhibit “From Whence We Came: Black History in the Blue Water Area” at the Port Huron Museum’s Carnegie Center opens this weekend