Ella Sharp Museum Offering Micro Weddings Inside Historic Hillside Farmhouse

Ella Sharp Museum Offering Micro Weddings Inside Historic Hillside Farmhouse For the first time ever, Ella Sharp Museum will be offering wedding ceremonies inside our unique historical farmhouse. Weddings inside the home are meant to be a small-scale event. Per current guidelines we are limited to ten people per wedding. The museum is now booking […]

Get to Know the Ella’s Past President – Dan Machnik

Who is Dan Machnik? I was born and raised less than 2 miles from the Ella. I graduated from Lumen Christi in 1994 and spent the next 4 years living in Kalamazoo, where I graduated from WMU in 1998 and then lived in Chicago for about 10 years. Jackson called me home in 2007. I […]

Meet Myrna Berlet

The Living Wilderness: The Story of Berlet Films Walter and Myrna Berlet shared an interest in two things, each other, and teaching wildlife conservation through film. The pair’s strong teamwork and passion for teaching about the natural world led to the creation of Berlet Film and Video, an academic wildlife film company based in Jackson […]

Reduced Hours of Operation

Reduced Hours of Operation 3225 Fourth Street, Jackson, MI – July 31, 2020 – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in order to be fiscally responsible during these trying times, Ella Sharp Museum has made the difficult decision to reduce hours of operation. Employees of Ella sharp Museum will be furloughed or see reduced […]

Get to Know Ella’s Board of Trustees – Rebecca Dorian

Who is Rebecca Dorian? After graduating with a degree in Finance from Grand Valley State, I returned home to work at our family company- Lomar Machine and Tool where I have spent the past 10 years. During my time at Lomar, I completed an MBA program through Central Michigan University. My husband Jason and I […]

Get to Know the Ella Staff – Holly

Who is Holly? Hello! My name is Holy Lazor. I have been working at the museum for almost one year. I have learned a great deal about Jackson since working at the museum. I’m a Chicago native. I love to travel and had the opportunity to visit Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Alaska, Hawaii, and cruised most […]

Meet the Ella Volunteers – Soha Babar

Meet Soha Babar My name is Soha Babar and I moved to Jackson about 2 years ago (from Pakistan). Jackson has become my second home and I have learnt to love absolutely everything about this place. I studied Biomedical Engineering but right now I’m trying to switch to digital art.     The reason I […]

Get to Know the Ella Staff – Chelsea

Who is Chelsea? Hey guys! My name is Chelsea Melin (Ma-Lean, I know it looks like Melon) I’m from Texas but spent most of my life here in Jackson Michigan. I have to express how much I love our amazing state. Gardening, snowboarding, hiking in the woods, spending time with my family & best friends, […]

Recent Events

Dear friends and supporters of the Ella Sharp Museum, During these challenging times, we at the Ella Sharp Museum acknowledge the challenges recent events present for our community. As Jackson’s history museum, we reflect on Jackson’s proud and rich African American history. We remember Michigan’s first black-owned bank, The New Jackson Bank, founded here in […]
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Contact

Ella Sharp Museum
3225 4th Street
Jackson, Michigan 49203
Phone: 517.787.2320
Fax: 517.787.2933

Hours

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