Port Huron Museums Staff

Hometown: Port Huron

Sara joined the Museum team in 2023 bringing 23 years of fundraising experience in the Blue Water area. Her dedication, experience, and community relationships help make the museum’s events, programs, and fundraisers a financial success. Sara enjoys the museum atmosphere, energy, and dedication of her fellow co-workers. Preserving our local history and culture is a responsibility and honor and she is proud to represent the museums and all they have to offer. Outside of the museum, Sara’s life revolves around her large and very close family, enjoying her grandchildren, walking her black lab, reading, entertaining, traveling, serving on several boards in the community, and working in her extensive gardens in warm months.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Shelly started at the PHM as a volunteer, working on her Masters and our archives at the same time. She fills in at all of our sites, works on special projects, and programs. 

Hometown: Ira, MI

Charles works at each of our sites and is a fan of all things history! He learns so much working at the Port Huron Museums. His favorite artifact is the Mickey Mouse child's rocking toy. In his free time, Charles likes to be with his family!

Hometown: Wisconsin

Mike has been at the Museum for over 17 years. Spending time at the Lighthouse and helping with exhibit projects at the Carnegie are his favorite things to do! 

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Dave loves all of the twists and turns of history, and sees it as a real soap opera, complete with heroes and villains. His real passion is the entire Edison Depot. Growing up just a few blocks away, he was always amazed by the facts that one of the most famous people in world history grew up in the same neighborhood. When not at work, he can usually be found restoring antique phonographs, especially Edison models.

Hometown: Defiance, OH

Danni is a museum professional with a passion for public history, collections management, digital humanities, and educational programming. She is excited to help preserve, educate, and share the history of the Lighthouse. Her background is in public history, archaeology, heritage interpretation, and digital humanities. She has a MA in Public History with a specialization in digital humanities from Carleton University and a post-graduate diploma in Museum Management and Curatorship from Fleming College. She loves reading, traveling, trying new recipes, collecting tea cups and cookbooks, and spending time with her cat Juniper.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Caitlyn began working for the Museum as a Program Assistant almost two decades ago and has helped to educate thousands of students through school programs at the Museum. In her current role, she enjoys creating relationships with Museum members and guests while they visit for the sites or attend an event. In her previous roles, Caitlyn enjoyed working with students as they came through on Pioneer Days, doing everything from candle dipping to cooking soup over the fire. It’s no surprise she loves the 1850 Kammer Cabin. At home, she enjoys spending time with her family, crocheting, reading, and tending to her flock of chickens.

Hometown: Marysville, MI

Jerry’s passion is the Lightship Huron. He loves all of the artifacts on board, and getting to share his passion with others, especially his dedicated group of volunteers.

Hometown: Port Huron, MI

Ian supports the site managers at all sites, dabbles in educational programming, and now is focusing on a major IT project to help make the historic sites more accessible!