Membership matters!

Your interest and membership helps keep our local history alive!  Join today!​

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Exclusive Event!

Come join us in honoring one of Flint's best and brightest, the exceptional Reggie Williams! Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 6-8pm at Historic Factory One in Downtown Flint.  
Click here to learn more!

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Featured ARticle

Authors Series

Our third installment in our Authors Series covers Lawrence R. Gustin: Writing to fill a historical void

Author, Lawrence R. Gustin

Gustin's book that re-ignited interest in one of our County's most important denizens: Billy Durant

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our premier issue of The Historian!

If you're a lover of local history, become a member to receive our bi-annual, print magazine, The Historian, sent directly to your mailbox. Don't miss out!  This premier edition features stories on the biggest bank heist of its day, a female Civil War soldier who disguised herself as a man in order to fight for the Union, the story of the Vernors mural and the beloved barrel-rolling gnomes, and much, much more...  PLUS...by becoming a member, you're a "carrier of the torch" and help support the cause to keep telling our shared stories!

connecting with our story

For a county of its size, Genesee County, Michigan, has produced some of the most important innovations, products, people, and social movements of modern times.  The efforts of those within its boundaries have influenced--and are still influencing--the quality of human life, not just nationally, but globally.  Exploring its fascinating history will uncover colorful stories of people, places, and events that are powerful, surprising, moving, catastrophic, and triumphant.
​It is a place where its people are its strength and its legacy.

Listen to Discover some of the cool things about genesee county and the GCHS website!

Our Mission

The mission of the Genesee County Historical Society is to preserve, promote, and document the history of Genesee County.