Sparta Township Historical Commission

The Myers School Museum is at the SW corner of 13 Mile Rd NW & N. Division Ave.

It is open on the first Sunday of the month 2-5 pm, May - December; also by appointment.

Contact Chairman Martin Pulsifer (616) 887-1566 for more information.

We are raising funds for a new Historical Museum Building:      Brochure        Donation Form

• Preserve America Community
Sparta Township is honored to be designated a "Preserve America Community"!  This national program recognizes communities that are committed to preserving America's cultural and natural heritage resources, for learning and enjoyment.  Thank you to our Historical Commission for all their work to achieve this honor, which qualifies us for grants and other benefits.  For more information visit www.preserveamerica.gov.

Newsletters:        July 2007

2008 Open House Plans:  Coming soon!

2007 Open Houses:

    May - Spartan Echoes (Sparta High School Newspapers)

    June - WWII Prisoner of War Camp in Sparta

    July - Civil War; open additional hours during Town & Country Days Fair

    August - Old Sparta Post Cards by Karl Nickolai

    September - Genealogy by Jan Alpert

    October - 100 Years of Basketball in Sparta

    November - The History of Sparta High School

    December - Christmas Quilts

To read the memoirs of early Sparta resident Marion Elizabeth Green (1908-2003), follow this link: early20thcenturymichiganmemories

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