WESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

COOPERSVILLE, MI

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The Western Michigan Society for Industrial Heritage (WMSIH) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the industrial history of western Michigan. Located in Coopersville, MI, the organization operates out of a restored 1907 Grand Trunk Railroad depot, which serves as a museum and educational center.

The WMSIH is focused on telling the story of the region's industrial past, with a particular emphasis on the railroad industry. Exhibits in the museum include a restored steam locomotive, a working telegraph system, and displays on the history of local industries such as furniture manufacturing, agriculture, and lumber milling.

In addition to its museum exhibits, the WMSIH offers a variety of educational programs and events throughout the year. These include guided tours of the museum and surrounding historic sites, presentations on local history, and hands-on workshops focused on traditional crafts and trades.

The WMSIH is staffed by a dedicated team of volunteers who are passionate about preserving and sharing the region's industrial heritage. The organization relies on donations and grants to support its activities and maintain its facilities, which are open to the public year-round.

WESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in COOPERSVILLE MI. US MID #8402600948

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 56,370 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

202405041602001 Dancing and Golden Angel Organ - Holland, MI
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So many places to look in this multi-media exhibition If artifacts are 3-D and photos are 2-D, then perhaps lines of text can be thought of as 1-D. Unlike the still photos, the (rear-projection) video loop at the center of this snapshot from the "Mandela: the official exhibition" includes an audio layer with specially arranged speakers that confine the playback to the immediate vicinity of viewers, rather than filling the exhibit hall. Also in the snapshot is reflection on the video display in which part of the far wall to the left of the large portrait of Rev. Desmond Tutu, including a visitor reading the label text. See also, <a href="https://www.grpm.org/mandela/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.grpm.org/mandela/</a> Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.
Display in so many dimensions, "Mandela- the official exhibition" From 1918 to 2013 Nelson R. Mandela was part of the planet's reckoning with colonialism, racism and discrimination, as well as reconciliation. This traveling exhibition is divided into chapters of his life and the surrounding context of the decades of social changes he was part of in the Republic of South Africa. In this photo the years from prison release in 1992 to Nobel prize for peace in 1993 and election to Presidency are showcased, along with episodes of violence. Within the photo are bigger-than-life, back-lit silhouettes, photos and text, and the beloved trench coat of Mr. Mandela that served him well in the many travels he did after 27 years confined as political prisoner. Not shown in this view are video displays with looped segments of dramatic moments, as well as ambient sounds that can be heard narrowly in the vicinity of particular exhibition spots. Press L for lightbox (large) view; click the image or press Z for full image display. Hover the mouse pointer over the image for pop-up remarks.

Contact WESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

WESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
PO BOX 273
COOPERSVILLE
MI
49404-0273

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MID # 8402600948
Name WESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
Alternate Name WESTERN MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 383615829
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 56,370
REVENUE 56,370
LAT/LONG 43.059851, -85.942535
CODES FIPS State Code: 26
FIPS County Code: 139
US Census Tract: 020200
US Census Block: 1034