Exciting News!

The Friends of the Garden City Historical Museum

Awarded America250MI Grant!

The “Digitizing 68 Years of Garden City History” Project has been made possible in whole or in part by a major grant from America250MI.  America250MI is the statewide commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

This project will allow The Friends of the Garden City Historical Museum (The Friends) to have professionally digitized all of our newspapers that are currently on microfilm. The collection dates from 1932-2000 and includes over 200,000 pages!

Even more exciting is the plan to make this collection accessible to the public. Watch here for more information, or stop in at the Museum. We would love to tell you more! This project will be taking shape over the 2026 summer.

The America250MI Grant is a matching grant. The Friends need to contribute 30% ($8,900) to receive the total grant of $29,772.  We have set up a Zeffy Account. Zeffy is a free donation platform for non-profits. We are accepting donations now. If you would like to donate, please CLICK HERE. When you donate, you will see an option to contribute to Zeffy. If you choose not to donate to Zeffy, select “Other” in the drop down under ‘Help Keep Zeffy Free’.

 

Help Us Bring Beauty and History Together – Support the Gazebo Project!

We’re excited to announce plans for a charming new addition to the Straight Farmhouse Museum grounds – a beautiful, timeless gazebo!

To learn more, or to donate now, please click HERE

Museum is Open noon-3pm Wed. & Sat.
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The Garden City Historical Museum

The Garden City Historical Museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from
noon- 3 p.m.



The Garden City Historical Museum

The history of Garden City carefully preserved and beautifully displayed.

  • Hundreds of year books, class photos, and school memorabilia
  • Founding Families histories
  • Historic local newspapers
  • Military and First Responders local history
  • Local history items on display and so much more!
The Grande Parlour or
Historic Oddfellows Hall

The perfect venues for parties, showers, or meetings of any kind.

The Grande Parlour
Historic Oddfellows Hall

ARTING at the farmhouse

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Take a look at some of our past events

We have a great photo gallery with numerous photos of past event. Click below to check it out.

Over the years, we have had a variety of exhibits. Click below to view some of the photos.

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