Additional Info

• Event Title: Michigan Flight Museum: Historic Presentation Night
• Event Date(s): Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 7:30 p.m.
• Event Location: Michigan Flight Museum, Ypsilanti, MI
• Event Description: Returning speaker Wendy Zielen explores Michigan’s important relationship with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the state’s vital role in World War II. Discover how FDR’s call for America to become the “Arsenal of Democracy” transformed Michigan into a wartime powerhouse, as Detroit’s factories shifted from automobiles to bombers, tanks, and aircraft engines. Learn about Roosevelt’s visits to Michigan factories, including Willow Run, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s support of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots and Tuskegee Airmen.
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