With support from caring individuals like you The Ecorse Historical Society was incorporated in 2016 for the purpose of identifying and to encourage the preservation of historical sites and buildings, to collect records, documents and artifacts that pertain to the history of the Ecorse area, to collect and preserve documents and records significant to research in genealogy, to encourage research in the history of the area and the writing and publication of the results of such research, to maintain a center containing a library/museum; to promote a sense of community pride and interest in the city of Ecorse and its history.