Friends of Historical Hamtramck

Help the Friends of Historical Hamtramck celebrate 100 years of Hamtramck cityhood — and make some much-needed upgrades to the Hamtramck Historical Museum.

For 100 years, Hamtramck has welcomed immigrants. The Hamtramck Historical Museum celebrates the immigrant experience, as told through the eyes of the people from all over the world who have made their homes here.

Although we're a small museum in a small city, we take pride in sharing our world-class museum experience with visitors from across the state, country and globe. But our museum is housed in a historic old building on Jos. Campau Ave., and over the years, the repairs have become necessary. We need to fix some structural issues to continue to share Hamtramck's unique story for many more years. To do that, we'll need about $50,000, $25,000 of which is critical maintenance.

What We Need:

$10,000 - $12,000: Floor repair and new carpet.

$12,000 - $15,000: Back wall demolition, elevator access, new kitchen for event rentals, and more display space.

$10,000: Front of building repairs, including removal of accordion gate to allow better access to the museum.

$15,000: Stair repair, basement pillar restoration and asbestos remediation.

What You'll Get:

Each level of donation gets you a special gift, along with a heartfelt Thank You from all of us at the Friends of Historical Hamtramck.

$5,000: Hamtramck Heroes: Private catered dinner at the Hamtramck Historical Museum for you and nine guests, with historical presentation from historian Greg Kowalski, and your name on the Hamtramck Historical Museum wall.

$2,500: Hamtramck Historian: Private catered lunch at the Hamtramck Historical Museum for you and five guests, with historical presentation from historian Greg Kowalski

$1,000: Private tour of Hamtramck Historical Museum with historian Greg Kowalski for you and five guests

$500: Authors' collection: 5-year membership in the Friends of Historical Hamtramck, plus two books on Hamtramck’s history signed by author Greg Kowalski and a copy of the heartwarming “Busia: Seasons on the Farm with My Polish Grandmother” by Leonard Kniffel.

$250: Special 5-year membership in the Friends of Historical Hamtramck and free Hamtramck tote!

$100: Personalized "In the Year You Were Born in Hamtramck" gift, including a printed summary of major events in Hamtramck over the past 100 years. Great birthday gift for mom, dad, grandpa or grandma!

$50: Hamtramck tote bag and one-year membership in the Friends of Historical Hamtramck.

$25: One-year membership in the Friends of Historical Hamtramck.

Whatever you are able to donate, we are grateful for your continued support!