Hackley and Hume Historic Site    A quilt... or not quite? This colorful piece is technically a coverlet; it has no batting or quilting stitches. Made entirely of cotton, each yo-yo was created by cutting a fabric circle, stitching around the edge, pulling it into a rosette, and sewing them all together. The yo-yo technique dates...

Hackley and Hume Historic Site    Today is National Floral Design Day On February 23, 1894, Annie Eliza Hume was often called Nannie by her family. She passed away at just 17 years old. In the years that followed, her mother, Margaret Hume, lovingly marked the anniversary of her daughter’s death by purchasing 18 pink roses, one for...

Hackley and Hume Historic Site    Last year, the Hackley and Hume Historic Site received a 50,000 grant from America250MI to address 32 critical windows across the three historic structures. Thanks to this funding, work was completed on 17 windows, with careful preservation already making a visible difference. Restoration efforts...

Hackley and Hume Historic Site    Over the past month, we were happy to welcome 7th- and 9th-grade students from Reeths-Puffer’s history classes to the Historic Sites 7th graders stepped back in time to experience daily life in the 1920s and 1930s at the Hume House and the Scolnik House of the Depression Era. 9th graders explored...

Hackley and Hume Historic Site    In 1974, Jean Hume Browning, granddaughter of Thomas Hume, donated the Hackley-Hume Papers to the archives at Michigan State University, preserving an incredible chapter of Muskegon’s history. The collection includes 66 volumes of ledgers, letters, maps, deeds, photographs, and business records ...