MENOMINEE, MICH. – The Anuta Research Center will reopen for the summer on May 27, with open hours every following Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Named after its founder Michael J. Anuta, the research center was built in 1985, where countless records, newspapers, books and photographs related to Menominee County history are collected, stored and maintained.
Amber Polzin, assistant researcher at the Anuta Research Center, said that the center has bound copies of local newspapers dating back to the 1870s.
As a free service to the public, the archives are accessible once a week for informational, historical or genealogical research. An executive director and archivist are on hand during open hours to assist with research.
As certain collections reach higher ages, the Research Center has started to work on further preservation and accessibility to these artifacts.
“We have started digitizing… so scanning copies of things, putting them into a database so that they’re more accessible and so that they’re preserved, because newspapers were never meant to last 100 years,” Polzin said.
The Anuta Research Center will host an open house and Historical Society Membership Drive on June 3 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., where attendees can look up information as well as learn about the research center and what their researchers can do for them.
Attendees can learn about the historical society, see what it has for sale, become a member and enter a raffle to win a basket. Activities for kids will also be included.
Additionally, this summer the Anuta Research Center will offer a unique experience to those looking to dig deeper into Menominee history.
“Museums have a lot of museum articles, but not a lot of historical societies have a research center where people can go to find information,” Polzin shared.
The Anuta Research Center is located at 1105 9th St. in Menominee, Mich. For more information, follow Anuta Research Center on Facebook.
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