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Uniform Heaven at the Michigan Military Heritage Museum


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As many know, I am one of the founders of the Michigan Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake Michigan. It is located right off of I-94 between Jackson and Ann Arbor. 153 N Union St. Grass Lake MI. 49240. We are currently all volunteer and are open Wed, Sat, Sun from 11-5.

I have posted many pictures of our exhibits which currently encompass about 200 Michigan uniforms and stories. So, today I thought I would post some of our uniform storage. When we receive items they are recorded, photographed and then entered into a museum software system called "Past Perfect". This tells us the donor, the history, the condition, the appraised value, and the location of the items. Its a bit tedious, but necessary.

I thought I would share some of this as I was doing some work there and it occurred to me that we have done pretty well. By that I mean in addition to the 200 or so uniforms that are on display, we have all of these shown and more. In comparison to many institutions it isn't a lot, but we only began accepting donations 4 years ago! Everything here is either donated or was transferred from another museum. So for me its proof positive that there is still a massive amount out there. The length of the wall with the long run of uniforms is 30' the short run is 10'. Most of the uniforms are WWI and WWII. We struggle with getting items from modern wars and Vietnam.... Scott

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Here are some of our overcoats and Women's dresses as well as some helmet and equipment shelves. I should mention that this is one of 5 storage areas in the museum. Scott

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Really like the constabulary liner!

Its part of a huge group. The soldier served from the 20s through WWII and well into the Cold War. He started out enlisted and retired as a Colonel. Thanks! Scott

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Looks awesome, ill have to make it down your way one day soon .

We would be happy to have you. Stop in and ask for me and I would be happy to show you around. Scott

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