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2021 Art, Beer, & Wine Festival – Post Festival Recap

THE 16TH ANNUAL ART, BEER, & WINE FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY COUNTY NATIONAL BANK HITS SUCCESS WITH AMAZING COMEBACK Ella Sharp Museum and 80 Michigan vendors welcomed almost 4,000 people to the museum grounds for the 16th annual Art, Beer, & Wine Festival on August 7th. The museum’s annual festival and largest fundraiser of the year […]

Jackson History – Jack Williams Hand Painted Bag

One of our newer acquisitions: this bag was hand painted for Jack Williams while he was stationed in Japan in the immediate years after World War II. Jack was a lifelong resident of Jackson. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1946 before enlisting in the Army, achieving the rank of Corporal, for the purpose […]

Ella for All Program

  The Ella Sharp Museum is excited to announce the expansion of our Ella for All program. Thanks to an anonymous donor Ella Sharp Museum for the first time in our history is now offering scholarships for youth that wish to participate in our general programming. “Financial constraints should not and will not be a […]

Jackson History – The Marion by Mutual Motor Co

Early 20th century Jackson was an automobile boom town. There were 25 different auto manufacturers here during the first few decades of the 1900s of varying size. Carter, for example, began as a bicycle company in the first decade (1900s), before translating their expertise into spoke-wheeled cars. Briscoe and the Jackson Automobile Company, on the […]

Annual Art, Beer, and Wine Festival Returns, Finally

Ella Sharp Museum’s annual Art, Beer, and Wine festival will take place on Saturday, August 7th from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. The Art, Beer, and Wine Festival is presented by County National Bank. This year’s festival will feature Michigan wineries, breweries, cideries, and artists. The museum will also host food vendors and live music on […]

Ella Sharp Museum is a 2021 Blue Star Museum

Ella Sharp Museum will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2021 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 15, 2021, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2021. Find the list of […]

Postcards of the Early 1900s

The postcard has evolved over many centuries and in the early 1900s the postcard included text on the backside and images on the front. Much similar to what we know today. U.S. Postage in 1912 was one cent. Postcards were frequently used by our very own Ella Sharp. She spent much time writing back and […]

Interim Executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Ella Sharp Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Valerie Herr to the position of Interim Executive Director during the search for a new, permanent Executive Director. We have formed a Hiring Committee to find and hire the next Executive Director of the museum, with a focus on […]

Message From the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Ella Sharp Museum is looking forward to the next phase in the museum’s evolution. Ella Sharp Museum is an asset to our community, and we are excited to strengthen its ties under new leadership for both present and future generations. The Board wishes only the best for Diane Gutenkauf […]

Jackson History – Ella Merriman Sharp

She was a woman well ahead of her time advocating for Michigan forests in the late 19th and early 20th century. Ella Merriman Sharp was the first woman to speak at the Michigan Forestry Association annual meeting in 1909. Her involvement in Forestry and Civic Improvement went hand in hand. Ella was also one of […]
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Ella Sharp Museum
3225 4th Street
Jackson, Michigan 49203
Phone: 517.787.2320
Fax: 517.787.2933

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Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 11:30am – 4pm
Sunday – Monday: Closed

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