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The institutions listed here are museums, historical societies, and libraries in Michigan with quilts or quilt-related ephemera in their collections. The institutions are arranged by county.

This listing represents a statewide project to inventory all of the quilts in public collections in Michigan in an effort to better understand the regional characteristics of the quilts produced in that state.

In the creation of this listing, we are indebted to research on Michigan quilt collections undertaken by Dr. Stephen Berg and the Preservation Committee of the Michigan Quilt Network and published as A Guide to Michigan Quilt Collections, Atlanta, MI: Back Porch Press, 1994.

Eventually, researchers hope to answer the question: Is there such a thing as a distinctively Michigan quilt?

Michigan Counties. Source: www.mi.gov

Suggestions for Using this Wiki

Clicking on the name of a museum takes you to the page about that museum's quilt collections.

If the name of the museum appears in purple, this means that someone has created a page for that institution. Follow the link, and feel free to edit and add to the page. If the name of the museum appears in red, a page for the museum has not yet been created. Please help the Quilt Index by clicking the red link and adding information (the new page will be created automatically when you click the 'save' button.)

PLEASE do not alter the names of any titles appearing in purple without consulting the Quilt Index staff--doing this breaks links and makes it impossible to navigate to the page!!!

To add information about a collection, please click on the NAME of the museum/archive/library you wish to edit, NOT the edit link on the righthand side of the page. The following kinds of information are especially useful for the Wiki's museum quilt collections pages:

Information about named quilt and textile collections owned by an institution
Highlights from an institution's quilt collection
The particular stregnths of an institution's quilt collection (geographic, stylistic, etc)
Areas in which the institution is actively seeking to expand its quilt collection (specific artists, traditions, regions)
Names, dates, and short descriptions of quilt exhibitions and symposia hosted by an institution
Descriptions of papers and/or ephemera relating to quilts owned by an institution
Information about quilt guilds, clubs or groups sponsored by an institution
Related publications
Links to any quilt-related projects the institution has done online
Information about uses of the quilt collection for educational outreach

ONLY click the edit link on the righthand side of the page if you adding a website url or a location for your institution. Please remember to type an asterisk before the url/location.

Allegan County

Allegan County Historical Museum

http://www.allegancountyhistoricalmuseum.org/
Located in Allegan, MI

Alpena County

Jesse Besser Museum

Located in Alpena, MI
http://www.bessermuseum.org/

Barry County

Historic Charlton Park Village and Museum

Located in Hastings, MI

Benzie County

Benzie Area Historical Museum

http://www.bahmuseum.org/
Located in Benzonia, MI

Berrien County

Ft. St. Joseph Museum

Loacted in Niles, MI
http://www.ci.niles.mi.us/Community/FortStJosephMuseum/OverviewFortStJosephMuseum.htm

Branch County

Wing House Museum

Located in Coldwater, MI

Calhoun County

Albion Historical Society

Located in Albion, MI
Affiliated with the Gardner House Museum
http://www.forks.org/history/

Honolulu House Museum

Located in Marshall, MI
A museum of the Marshall Historical Society
http://www.marshallhistoricalsociety.org/

Cass County

Newton House

The museum of the Cass County Historical Society
Located in Cassopolis, MI

Charlevoix County

Beaver Island Historical Society

http://www.beaverisland.net/History/Museums/index.htm
Locate in Beaver Island, MI

Harsha House Museum

http://www.chxhistory.com/harsha.htm
Located in Charlevoix, MI

Clare County

Harrison Community Library

A collection of quilt patterns, books, and other quilt-related printed material
Located in Harrison, MI
http://www.harrisonlibrary.net/

Clinton County

Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum

Located in St. Johns, MI
http://www.sjindy.com/museum

Eaton County

Bellevue Historical Society

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mibhs/index.htm
Located in Bellevue, MI

Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum

http://www.gdledgehistsoc.org/
Located in Grand Ledge, MI

Genesee County

Flint Institute of Arts

Located in Flint, MI
http://www.flintarts.org/

Grand Traverse County

Dennos Museum Center

Located in Traverse City, MI
http://www.dennosmuseum.org

Hillsdale County

Grosvenor House Museum

Located in Jonesville, MI
http://www.hillsdalecounty.info/cultural0009.asp

Ingham County

Michigan eLibrary

Extensive online Michigana collection
Lesson plans for teachers
http://mel.lib.mi.us/SPT--BrowseResourcesNewMeL.php

Michigan Historical Museum

Located in Lansing, MI
http://www.michigan.gov/museum

Michigan State University Museum

http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/mtap/Collections/quilts.html
Quilt Index project partner and contributing institution
Houses the Michigan Quilt Project Collection (records of ongoing statewide documentation project) and over 600 quilts, including the Michigan African American Quiltmaking Collection, Cuesta Benberry Collection of African and African American Quilts and Ephemera, Kitty Clark Cole Quilt Collection, Deborah Harding Redwork Ephemera and Quilt Collection, and an extensive collection of Native American quilts and records from the To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions Project
Hosts virtual exhibition Mary Schafer and Her Legacy http://www.museum.msu.edu/glqc/exhibits_Schafer.html

Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame