Join TCHM & play a part
in local history!
Tri-Cities Historical Museum (TCHM) creates connections to our shared local history…welcoming history explorers from near and far to experience the stories of the Tri-Cities.
Together, TCHM and our Partners bring multiple interactive exhibits to life every year, inspire kids of all ages with K-12 education programming, and give our community access to our shared local history at our Community Archive and Research Center (CARC).
All of our Partners are recognized in print and digital materials, plus receive additional benefits like event tickets, River Winds ads, member activities, and rental specials...so you choose how to best showcase your commitment to creating connections to local history!
Want to become a partner?
Do you have a question about our Corporate Partners program? Please contact Elisa Hopper, Development Director at (616) 842-0700 x 120 or connectingtohistory@tchmuseum.org
Exhibits and Community Programs
Help bring local history to life for locals and visitors alike
Connect explorers of every age to the stories of their hometown. From Small Gallery to Centennial Hall, exhibits like Ship Shape Sisters: The Women of the Coast Guard SPARS and Picnics and Parades: 100 Years of the Coast Guard Festival , your support helps bring our community history to life for locals and visitors alike.
Murder! at the Museum
Solve a mystery in the Museum...on your own or with friends
A body is discovered in the Museum...and you're on the case! Bring your team of two, four, or six friends to identify suspects, conduct interviews, and put together clues to solve the mystery!
This evening of diabolical intentions and shady backstories includes dinner, drink, and dessert, prizes for the top sleuths, and a chance to explore the Museum in a whole new way.
The stage will be set as you arrive for the wedding reception of local high-school sweethearts who have brought together family and friends to celebrate. Arrive dressed as a wedding guest, and get ready to experience the twists and turns of the evening as the drama unfolds!
Curator's Club
Honorary curatorship of one of the Museum’s permanent exhibits
For only $1 a day, become an honorary curator of one of the Museum’s permanent exhibits highlighting the ‘Timeline of the
Tri-Cities’. This annual membership is open to any community organization, small business, school, or nonprofit.
Advertise in TCHM's River Winds
Choose 1/8 page, 1/4 page, 1/2 page, or full page ad for your business or organization. For the Spring issue, the advertising purchase deadline is Wednesday, March 26, 2025 with final art due Friday, March 28, 2025. For the Fall issue, the advertising purchase deadline is Wednesday, July 30, 2025 with final art due Friday, August 1, 2025.
Use your ad space to advertise your local business, or to promote your upcoming class reunion, fundraiser, annual sale, or other special event!
Did you know we collect and preserve the artifacts and history of our local Tri-Cities businesses?
Our community businesses and service/support organizations are cornerstones of the Tri-Cities. Preserve your story by donating objects, print materials, or photographs to our collection, or research your business history as part of an upcoming anniversary, opening, or event. Contact our Curator of Collections for more information and to schedule a research appointment!
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Admission is free!
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Victorian Wedding Breakfast at the Lilley
Recreate the local history moments that shaped the Tri-Cities
Immerse yourself in the excitement surrounding a young Victorian bride on the most important day of her life, in a home decked out for the occasion, welcoming you, her guests, with the culinary delights of the era.
On June 21, 2025, attendees will enjoy a wedding breakfast that high-society newlyweds living in the Tri-Cities in the1880s might have hosted. Tri-Cities Historical Museum (TCHM) is partnering with the historic Lilley Mansion to delight guests with a wealth of visual, spoken, and edible interpretation of the Victorian Era, drawn from the Museum’s own collection and extensive research by food historian Jamie Burton of The Slow Oven.
Tri-Cities Treasures is an annual gala fundraiser and features an historic menu and displays from the Tri-Cities area.