Help supplement the cost of busing for Muskegon County schools to attend programs at any of the museum’s sites.

Help us build an inclusive internship program by offering $1,500 to interns.

To be used for events, programs, and education! Help the kids make delicious homemade ice cream while learning the science behind it.

Contribute to the safety of our guests, volunteers and staff. Fund an Automatic External Defibrillator at the following locations: Fire Barn Museum & Scolnik House Site, Archives, and Collections Center.

Help replace our current, broken window shades on the 3 windows in the History & Science Museum Store.

Used to store supplies and materials for Exhibits.

For staff to use at outreach event displays.

Sponsor a set of 24-30 carpet circles to be used for programming at multiple sites.

Sponsor supplies for our STEM Center school programs for all of 2025, making the programs free for Muskegon County Schools.

Each $40 donation provides owl pellets for one 3^rd-5^th grade class to dissect during the museum’s Nature’s Food Webs Program.

$50 covers an entire month of  craft supplies for the weekly hands-on programs held at the museum.

Renewal of Adobe Premier Pro video editing software will allow us to continue developing content for educational videos.

Please help provide durable seating options for families visiting the Discovery Center in the Muskegon Museum of History & Science. This bench matches the other benches in the Museum of History and Science but features a backrest.

To provide upkeep and repairs to our exhibits.

The video monitor would improve accessibility to the microscope exhibit by allowing visitors who might have difficulty seeing into the lens, to view the slides under magnification on a large screen instead. The video monitor would also offer a view to companions, chaperones, and those waiting their turn at the station.

A gift as small as $25 can make a difference in maintaining and preserving our Muskegon Historic Sites. To learn more about current projects and costs contact Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director at: erin@lakeshoremuseum.org.

Restoration Projects for This Site Include:

– Replacement of Cedar Shake Roofs for all three buildings
– 10 porch repairs on the Hackley and Hume Houses
– Annual inspections on eight chimneys on all three buildings

A gift as small as $25 can make a difference in maintaining and preserving our Muskegon Historic Sites. To learn more about current projects and costs contact Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director at: erin@lakeshoremuseum.org.

Restoration Projects for This Site Include:

– Roof Replacement
– Barn Door Restoration
– New Windows

A gift as small as $25 can make a difference in maintaining and preserving our Muskegon Historic Sites. To learn more about current projects and costs contact Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director at: erin@lakeshoremuseum.org.

Restoration Projects for This Site Include:

– General Maintenance, siding/paint
– Curtains for the interior
– Window Restoration

Originally displayed in the Hackley House Library, money donated to this project will help conserve these recently donated original Hackley family artifacts and continue preservation work throughout the Museum.

This beautiful Steinway piano was purchased by Charles Hackley in 1889 and adorned the First Parlor of their home for many years. Money donated for this project will allow for the piano to be professionally restrung and restored along with continuing preservation work throughout the Museum. Any amount donated will help us meet our goal.

Help us update our Fire Barn stickers! These stickers are a huge hit with our younger visitors and are a great promotional tool for the Fire Barn Museum.

To be used for maintenance and repairs.

To be used as a hands-on item in the Amazon Knitting Co. display.

It’s not glamorous, but we need a lot of it to store objects.

For long-term storage of the over 50,000 objects in the collection.

Help us be prepared for an emergency in our collections storage areas.

Used to monitor environmental conditions to ensure long-term preservation of objects. it measures UV and visible light, temperature, and relative humidity.

To use when cleaning oversized items.

3 Tiered Serving Stands with trays. Used during events at all sites.

Kitchen prep space for caterers, events, and room rentals.

Metal Galvanized Beverage Tubs with stands, silverware holders, and serving trays. Assorted event equipment for use at all sites.

Help make events special while saving the museum recurring rental costs for cocktail tables and linens.