Downriver Museums
Historical Museums
Allen Park Historical Museum
The 1888 Backhaus House
15504 Englewood Ave., Allen Park, MI 48101
Hours – Wed. 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm & 2nd Sat. 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
By Appointment: 313.415.6010
Email: allenparkmuseum@gmail.com
Allen Park Historical Museum
Brownstown Historical Society Museum
23451 King Road, Brownstown MI 48183 (Between Telegraph & Dix Toledo Rd.)
Hours: 2nd Saturday of each month from 1 pm-4 pm (also open for private tours upon request)
734.782.5834 or 248.318.5297
Email: brownstownhistory@gmail.com
Brownstown Historical Society
Downriver Genealogical Society Library
Library in Flat Rock School Admin. Building
28639 Division Street, Flat Rock, MI 48134
PO Box 476, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Hours: T & Th 11 – 4
734.535.6530
Email: info@downrivergenealogy.org
www.downrivergenealogy.org
Flat Rock Historical Society Museums
25486 Gibraltar Road, Flat Rock MI 48134
Open House: 1st Saturdays 1 – 4 pm
Office Hours: T, W, TH, 12 – 4 pm
734.782.5220
Email: archives@frdigitalhistory.org
Flat Rock Historical Society
Flat Rock Local History Room Library
25200 Gibraltar Road, Flat Rock MI 48134
Hours: Wed. and Sat. 12 pm – 4 pm or by appt. 734.782.1269
Grosse Ile Historical Society Museums
Railroad Depot and Custom House locations
25000 E River Road (Corner of Grosse Ile Parkway & East River Roads) Grosse Ile Township, MI 48138
Hours: Thursdays 10 – Noon, Sundays 1 pm – 4 pm
734.675.1250
Depot Museum
Corner of Parkway & East River Road, Grosse Ile MI 48138
Open Thursdays 10 am-Noon, Sundays 1 – 4 pm – closed Jan. – March
Custom House
Corner of Parkway & East River Road, Grosse Ile MI 48138
Hours: Thursday 10 am-Noon
NAS-GI Museum
9601 Groh Road, Grosse Ile MI 48138
Grosse Ile Lighthouse Tours – 2nd Sunday of September
P.O. Box 131, Grosse Ile MI 48138
Email: gihistsoc@gmail.com
Grosse Ile Historical Society
Lincoln Park Historical Society and Museum
1335 Southfield Road, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Museum Hours: Wed. & Sat. 1 pm – 6 pm
313.386.3137
Lincoln Park Historical Society & Museum
River Rouge Historical Museum
10750 West Jefferson Ave., River Rouge, MI 48218
734.394.9012
Email: RiverRougeHistoricMuseum@gmail.com
River Rouge Historical Museum
Rockwood Area Historical Museum
32787 Wood Street, Rockwood, MI
(734) 379-0674
Romulus Historical Museum
11120 Hunt Street, Romulus, MI 48174
Hours: Every Sunday 1 pm – 4 pm
(734) 942-2340
Romulus Historical Museum
Southgate Historical Museum
14120 Dix Rd., Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 281-4319
Email: www.southgatehistoricalfoundation@yahoo.com
Taylor Historical Society Museum
Knope Farmhouse/Museum at Heritage Park
12111 Pardee Road, Taylor MI 48180
313.383.9271
Email: taylorhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Taylor Historical Society Museum
Taylor Veterans Museum (Located inside Taylor City Hall)
23555 Goddard Rd., Taylor, MI 48180
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (and some Saturdays)
(734) 374-8775
Taylor Veterans Museum
Trenton Historical Society & Museum (Moore House)
306 St. Joseph, corner of Third St., Trenton, MI 48183
Hours: Sat. 1 pm – 4 pm, Closed Jan. & Feb.
(734) 675-6500
Trenton Historical Society Research Room
Email: Carol.Ann.Hendricks@gmail.com
Wyandotte Historical Society
Membership, Events & Info. 734.324.7299
Email: wyandottehistory@gmail.com
Wyandotte Museum Campus
Historic Ford-MacNichol Home Museum
2610 Biddle Ave. Wyandotte MI 48192
– Historic Marx Home / Old Timer’s Log Cabin
– Burns Home – Office and Archives
Tours, Events, Rentals & Info: 734.324.7284
Email: museum@wyandottemi.gov
Wyandotte Historical Society