Your Passport to Arts, History, and Marine Heritage
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If you are looking for a unique gift for someone, consider giving a membership to the Port Huron Museum. There are a number of membership categories to suit different needs. Membership also comes with a variety of benefits. For information on a gift that gives all year long, please visit our Membership page.
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From the modesty of nineteenth-century bathing costumes to the excitement of the modern annual sailboat races BWR documents the enthusiasm and foresight of the city's residents. You will be delighted by the over 300 carefully selected pictures and anyone who has ever lived in or visited the St. Clair River district will treasure this volume. |
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This dynamic and engaging 27-minute visual journey that chronicles the bridge construction from conception to completion in July 1997, features original music written and performed by Thomas J. Moore and Jim Luke. This video's unique perspective covers the birdseye view from the foundation piers to the top of the arch as Mr. Moore had unlimited access to the structure itself - both inside and out. It features Mr. Moore's exciting interviews with iron workers, engineers, owners, crane operators and many other key personnel involved in the building of the new bridge. |
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| The Search for the House in the Grove - This 245 page study of the archaeological excavation of the boyhood homesite of Thomas Alva Edison in Port Huron, Michigan. Views of original historical documents and laboratory analysis of over 128,000 artifacts tell the story of the 19 year search (1976-1994) for Edison's House in the Grove. Authors Richard Stamps, Bruce Hawkins, and Nancy Wright go far beyond the conventional biographies to uncover the facts about where the noted inventor grew up. $25 plus $4 shipping/handling SPECIAL PRICE $20 plus $4 shipping/handling. | |
| Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin - 2004 is the 125th anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison's invention of the light bulb. By Act of Congress, and in honor of this historic event, the United States Mint has produced silver commemorative coins.
The obverse of the coin by, United States Mint sculptor/engraver Donna Weaver, features a portrait of the great inventor holding an early experimental light bulb in his laboratory. The reverse design, by United States Mint sculptor/engraver John Mercanti, features a rendering of Edison's first light bulb. The image is encircled above by the inscription "125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIGHT BULB" and below by the inscription "1879 2004", "United States of America", "One Dollar" and "E Pluribus Unum". These coins are offered in both proof and uncirculated condition. The United States Mint is authorized to produce not more than 500,000 silver one-dollar coins. The composition of the silver one-dollar coins is 90% silver and 10% copper. $38 Proof plus $4 shipping/handling Equal portions of the proceeds from the sale of these coins is authorized to be paid to the Port Huron Museum; the Edison Birthplace Association; the National Park Service; the Edison Plaza Museum; the Edison Winter Home and Museum; the Edison Institute; the Edison Memorial Tower; and the Hall of Electrical History for purposes of repairing, refurbishing and maintaining the various facilities. |
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Depicted on the pennies are three of Port Huron, Michigan's landmarks - the HURON Lightship, the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, and the Thomas Edison Depot. The fourth penny shows the image of young Tom Edison, who lived in Port Huron. A wallet to organize your collectible pennies is available for an additional $6. |
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Blue Water Reflections: A Pictorial History of Port Huron and the St. Clair River District by Mary C. Burnell and Amy Marcaccio is a beautifully illustrated history book detailing the area's development up to the 1980s.
Bridges and Blue Water: The Story of Building the Second Blue Water Bridge by Thomas J. Moore, 1996 is an historic documentary video which records the construction of the second span of the Blue Water Bridge while capturing the human spirit of the people involved.
Elongated Souvenir Pennies pressed on a machine at the Thomas Edison Depot Museum.