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THE NORTHVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Over 50 Years of Preserving Northville History
Houdini in Detroit
Wed, Oct 14
|Mill Race Historical Village
Harry Houdini performed in Detroit 19 times between 1894 and 1926. Jeremy Dimick takes us on a tour of Houdini's Detroit and discover the macabre link between the city and history.
When and Where?
Oct 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Mill Race Historical Village, 215 Griswold St, Northville, MI 48167, USA
About The Event
At Houdini's Detroit shows, local audiences witnessed nearly all of Houdini's increasingly dangerous signature tricks firsthand, and saw his star rise from the bottom of show bills to very top. Jeremy Dimick is the Director of Collections & Curatorial at the Detroit Historical Society. He holds a B.S. in History/Museum Studies and a M.S. in History from Central Michigan University. He has served as Curator of Collections at the Sloan Museum & Longway Planetarium and as History Specialist/ Community Programs Coordinator at the Michigan Historical Museum.
This program is generously funded by a DTE Foundation Grant.