The Grosse Pointe Historical Society was organized in 1945 to promote the preservation of our local heritage and to share that knowledge with the community. Learn more at www.gphistorical.org TO STIMULATE AND ENCOURAGE EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN THE GROSSE POINTE AREA AND ITS HISTORY, CUSTOMS, ARCHITECTURE, AND GOVERNMENT, AND THE PART THAT ITS INHABITANTS HAVE HAD IN SERVICE OF THEIR GOVERNMENT, AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SOCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL, FINANCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONS; AND TO THAT END TO ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR STUDY, AND FOR RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES RELATING THERETO; TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE GIFTS OF MONEY AND OTHER PROPERTY IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTIVES.