The "SQ" in the name of the Geocache is to designate this as a "Spirit Quest" cache.
The series began in NorthWest Ohio and it has since expanded across the United States and into Canada as well.
The series is designed to differentiate the listing as having more meaning and give you time to pause, and reflect on things.
Please be respectful of the area and take time to reflect back on the lives of those
who have gone-before us...and their contributions to life and society as we know it today.
This Geocache is *NOT* limited to
any specific hours or times-of-day.
Thank You.
Rails "sculpture" at the entrance to the Memorial Center
The Holocaust Memorial Center here in Farmington Hills, Michigan is Michigan's only Holocaust museum at this time. It is a memorial/museum for the victims and the survivors of one of the world's worst autrocities.
The tale of the Holocaust is one of epic proportions, but not only is it a history not only of evil, but also of great courage, strength and righteousness.
Ground was broken for the Holocaust Memorial Center on the property of the Jewish Community Campus at Maple and Drake Roads in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on December 6, 1981. Almost three years later, in October 1984, the Holocaust Memorial Center was dedicated and opened.
Since then, the HMC has welcomed more than one million visitors from all over the world. Tens of thousands of schoolchildren tour the museum each year and in the past, visitors had the unique experience of speaking with one of the survivors of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) is the first free-standing institution of its kind in the United States and is the fulfillment of a dream nurtured by Founder and C.E.O. Rabbi Charles H. Rosenzveig and embraced by his fellow members of Shaarit Haplaytah ("the Remnant," survivors of the Holocaust). It took nearly twenty years of planning and grassroots fundraising before Shaarit Haplaytah was ready to build the Memorial Facility.
The Memorial Flame at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, MI
The organization opened their new Holocaust Memorial Center at 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills, expanding and adapting the former Old Orchard movie theater building to suit the needs of the Memorial Center. The Center's new design received front-page coverage in the Wall Street Journal, with mixed-results from the general public to it's design and architecture.
The Holocaust Memorial Center is a partner organization of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service, making it possible for Austrian men to work abroad as an intern instead of their conscription at the military.
The expansion on the new site consists of an expanded Holocaust Center and two new museums contained within the Center:
The Museum of European Jewish Heritage, which provides visitors with a comprehensive view of Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust and the International Institute of the Righteous which provides visitors with an inspirational look at the people and institutions who performed brave acts of altruism throughout history in the face of evil or great danger.
Design Rendering of one the "Railcar Exhibit" (circa 2012)
Because of the nature of this memorial, please be respsectful of the area and any visitors who may be present.
You do NOT need to enter the facility to find the needed data or the final container.
Thank you.
Update 9/1/2023 : This was originally a "Solve-on-Site" puzzle, but due to concerns of Staff and Geocachers alike, this is now an online puzzle. There is also ongoing construction as of Summer 2023 - and this area is very historical in nature.
Thanks for understanding.
Please take a moment to remember why this Memorial is here, as it affected, and affects, so many to this day.
You will need an online QR READER to locate the "final coordinates" for the actual container.
(This should open up Google Maps)