April

 

The Crocker House at 15 Union Street in Mt. Clemens will have a program on
Wednesday, April 23, 7 p.m. on the Ambassador Bridge: Controversial & Beautiful.
This will be a lecture at the Mount Clemens Library presented by Marguerite
Humes.




The Greater Clinton Township Historical Society is proud to announce their 2nd
Annual Plant and Flower Fundraiser, benefiting the continued refurbishing of the
buildings in the Historical Village. They have once again contracted with local
Macomb County growers to supply patrons with quality annuals, perennials, herbs,
and hanging flower baskets, to decorate a home or garden this summer. Show your
support of history in this area by buying your flowers from the Greater Clinton Twp.
Historical Society this year! A preorder form is available on the website at:
www.clintontwphistory.org and is due on May 7th, with delivery at the Historical
Village (on Romeo Plank and Canal, pictured below) on May 19th from 3-6 p.m.

 




 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township, will be having an
“April Showers” on Sunday, April 19 and on Sunday, April 27, they will have an
Open House from 12 noon-4 p.m.

 

The Selfridge Military Air Museum and Air Park is open to the public from April
thru October on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays), Memorial Day, and Independence
Day from 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm. The Museum and Air Park can be viewed at
other times by appointment for groups and/or individuals by contacting the Museum's
Executive Director at 586-307-6768. Admission is $4.00 per guest over the
age of 12 and $3.00 for children between 4 and 12 years of age if you arrive during
the general public hours noted above. For tours at other times (by-appointment
tours), admission is $4.00 per guest over the age of 12 and $3.00 for children between
4 and 12 years of age or $25.00, whichever is greater.


 

Apr. 23,(Wed.) 7 p.m. The Crocker House at 15 Union Street in Mt. Clemens will
have a program, The Ambassador Bridge: Controversial & Beautiful. This will be a
lecture at the Mount Clemens Library presented by Marguerite Humes.

 

 

May

 

 

Macomb County Community College will have a number of classes on local history,
some of them taught by the Macomb Historical Commission’s Karl Mark Pall.
History of Detroit ~ Instructor R. Sullivan

Explore Detroit history from its founding in 1701 to the tricentennial celebration of
this great city. Topics include: Pre-historic to early French settlement; early industry
and trade; the making of an automotive empire; important military forts and production;
architectural history; hospitality and leisure; art and mass media; major
crime rings; ethnic and religious groups; the civil rights movement and labor unions;
major institutions; sports; neighborhoods and older suburbs; and famous Detroiters.

54410 TH

5/8-7/24

6:30-8:30 PM

$135

ASM-CUL

 

Macomb County History ~ Instructor K. Pall
Spies on the Lake
Return with us to the last days of the civil war and a bizarre plan to change the
course of the war.
Jam-packed with piracy, romance, military courts, executions and murder, this
class is rife with strange historical twists and turns.

54588 W

5/14

7-9:30 PM

$35

ASM-CUL

 

Amazing Macomb County I
Learn about the Moravians, lost towns and Indian villages. Witness the exciting
changes from sparse settlements and pioneer life to the county we now know.

54408 T

5/20-6/24

7-9:30 PM

$85

SOU C129

 

Lake St. Clair’s Changing Shores
Today we know Lake St. Clair as a Mecca for small craft boats. Now experience its
amazing story
as seen by the native people, the French, and the British. See lost towns on the lake
using maps
and surveys created before the settlements took place.

54412 W

6/9

7-9:30 PM

$35

ASM-CUL K. Pall

 

When Farms Were First
Learn how farms in North Macomb County have evolved over the century from traditional
family farms to the state-of-the-art Agri-Tourism it has become today.



54417 W

8/6

7-9:30 PM

$35

CTR H103 K. Pall

 

The Macomb Cultural Center continues their exhibit and programs on the Civil
War until May 4. For the full schedule, go to their website at
www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com/events.htm .


 

Here are some of the programs for May at the Cultural Center:


 

Michigan's Regiments at Gettysburg on May 1 (Thur.) 11 am & 1 pm by
Roger Rosentreter, professor of history at Michigan State University and editor of
Michigan History Magazine, presents an overview of Michigan's regiments at Gettysburg.
"O Could They But Speak…" Michigan Regiment's Battle Flags on May 2 (Fri.) 1 pm
Kerry Chartkoff, archive specialist and coordinator for the Michigan Capitol tour
and information service, and Bill Trevarthen, executive director of Michigan Government
TV (MGTV), present the history and importance of Michigan's Civil War
battle flags, based on a video produced by MGTV.
The Why and the Wherefore: Music in the Civil War on May 3 (Sat.) 1 pm.
Janet Coryell, professor of history at Western Michigan University, provides a musical
journey through Civil War lyrics of praise, complaint, patriotism and rebellion.
Dodworth Saxhorn Band will be there on the closing day, May 4 (Sun.) 2 pm.
The 17-member 19th century brass band presents The North and South, performing
hymns, dances, popular songs and patriotic melodies on original instruments of the
period.
All events are free of charge and held in the Lorenzo Cultural Center (44575 Garfield,
Clinton Twp.) unless otherwise noted.


 

Calling all Mustache Wearers! The 3rd Annual Victorian Festival Mustache Contest.
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners! Enter starting May 1, 2008 at the Romeo Barber
Shop located at 108 W. St. Clair in Romeo, MI 48065. (586) 336-1370. The 3rd Annual
Victorian Festival takes place in downtown Romeo on Saturday, May 17th.
For festival info call the Romeo Historical Society at 586-752-4111.


 

The Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will present their 12th annual Pasta Dinner
on Wednesday, May 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Senior Center at 47275
Sugarbush Rd. Catered by Rosie O’Grady’s, ticket prices will be only $9.00, $6.00
for under 13. Proceeds will go towards providing electricity in the log cabin in the
Historical Village. There will also be music and door prizes at this event. Tickets
can be purchased at the Chesterfield Treasurer’s Office on Sugarbush, Tom’s Mini-
Mart on 23 Mile Rd., or Furton Realty on Gratiot at 22 Mile Rd.

 

The Fraser Historical Society will have their new depot welcome center open on
Sunday, May 4 from 1 to 4 pm. This is located by the Baumgarten House at Masonic
and Kelly, which will also be open.

 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on Saturday,
May 10 a Mother’s Day Tea and on Sunday, May 25 there will be an Open
House from 12 noon-4 p.m.

 

Michigan's Regiments at Gettysburg

May 1 (Thur.) 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Roger Rosentreter, professor of history at Michigan State University and editor of Michigan History Magazine, presents an overview of Michigan's regiments at Gettysburg.



May. 1
Calling all Mustache Wearers! The 3rd Annual Victorian Festival Mustache Contest. 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners! Enter starting at the Romeo Barber Shop located at 108 W. St. Clair in Romeo, MI 48065. (586) 336-1370.
"O Could They But Speak…" Michigan Regiment's Battle Flags

 

May 2 (Fri.) 1 p.m.
Kerry Chartkoff, archive specialist and coordinator for the Michigan Capitol tour and information service, and Bill Trevarthen, executive director of Michigan Government TV (MGTV), present the history and importance of Michigan's Civil War battle flags, based on a video produced by MGTV.

The Why and the Wherefore: Music in the Civil War

May 3 (Sat.) 1 p.m.
Janet Coryell, professor of history at Western Michigan University, provides a musical journey through Civil War lyrics of praise, complaint, patriotism and rebellion.

Dodworth Saxhorn Band will be there on the closing day

May 4 (Sun.) 2 p.m.
The 17-member 19th century brass band presents The North and South, performing hymns, dances, popular songs and patriotic melodies on original instruments of the period.

May. 4

The Macomb Cultural Center continues their exhibit and programs on the Civil War until May 4. For the full schedule, go to their website at www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com/events.htm .

May. 4 (Sun)
The Fraser Historical Society will have their new depot welcome center open from 1 to 4 pm. This is located by the Baumgarten House at Masonic and Kelly, which will also be open.



May. 4 (Sun) at 1 p.m.
The Crocker House Museum will have a Children's Etiquette Class & Cookie Tea Please call to register Tuesday through Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm at (586) 465-2488.

All events are free of charge and held in the Lorenzo Cultural Center (44575 Garfield, Clinton Twp.) unless otherwise noted.

 

May. 7 (Sat)

The 3rd Annual Victorian Festival takes place in downtown Romeo on For festival info call the Romeo Historical Society at 586-752-4111.

May. 21(Wed)
The Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will present their 12th annual Pasta Dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Senior Center at 47275 Sugarbush Rd. Catered by Rosie O’Grady’s, ticket prices will be only $9.00, $6.00 for under 13. Proceeds will go towards providing electricity in the log cabin in the Historical Village. There will also be music and door prizes at this event. Tickets can be purchased at the Chesterfield Treasurer’s Office on Sugarbush, Tom’s Mini-Mart on 23 Mile Rd., or Furton Realty on Gratiot at 22 Mile Rd.

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on Saturday, May 10 a Mother’s Day Tea and on Sunday, May 25 there will be an Open House from 12 noon-4 p.m.

 

May. 17 (Sat) at 1 p.m.
There will be a Victoria Day Tea at the Crocker House Museum(Queen Victoria was also the Empress of India, where all the tea came from). Please call to register Tuesday through Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm at (586) 465-2488.

 

June


The Michigan Transit Museum at 200 Grand Avenue in Mt. Clemens will start
2008 train rides on Sunday, June 1. The Depot Museum is open Saturday and Sunday
from 1 to 4 pm.


 

Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will have their Historical Village open on
Sunday June 8 from 1 until 3 pm.


 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have an Open
House on Sunday, June 8, from12 noon-4 p.m. and on Friday, June 20 will have
“Faerie Tea” at 6 pm. On Sunday, June 22 they will have an Open House from 12
Noon until 4 p.m.


 

The Greater Washington Area Historical Society will host Super Sunday on June 1
(includes an arts and crafts show, historical and Boy Scouts museum tours, vintage
baseball game, living historians talks, carriage rides, exotic and farm animals,
Banjo Dan, and more!) and the museum at 58230 Van Dyke in Washington Twp.
(picture, below) will be open Sunday, June 8 from 1-4 pm.

 

 




 

The Greater Clinton Twp. Historical Society will present Macomb Historical
Commission members Don Green and Cindy Donahue presenting their program
and DVD on the Mt. Clemens Spa Industry. This will be on Monday, June 9, at 7 pm
in the Macomb Clinton main library at Romeo Plank and Canal.

 

The Bunert One Room Schoolhouse Museum will be open on Sunday, June 1 from
1 to 4 p.m. It is located on Bunert St., a half mile south of 12 Mile Rd. at the south
end of Warren Tower High School.


 

The Crocker House at 15 Union St. in Mt. Clemens will present “Music in the Parlor”
on Saturday, June 1. On Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Crocker House will
have a Garden Walk & Tulip History Garden Tea.

 

 


Crocker House (left)
Baumgarten House (right)

 

 

The Fraser Historical Society will have their new depot welcome center open on
Sunday, June 1 from 1 to 4 pm. This is located by the Baumgarten House at Masonic
and Kelly.


 

Save Our Depot of New Haven will have the depot open in the historical area on
Victoria St. on June 22. There will be classic and antique cars and more. Call
George Drake at (586) 749-6167 for further information.


 

The Mt. Clemens Historical Home Tour takes place the second week of June. For
exact information, please call (586) 383-0144.

 

Log Cabin Days is a statewide event celebrating the first habitat for many of Michigan’s
settlers. This year the event will be on Saturday, June 29. Many of Macomb
County’s historical groups have log cabins in their Historical Villages. This includes
the Richmond Area Historical & Genealogical Society who will have the
Donley family log cabin (picture below, right) in Bailey Park at Beebe and Park St.
open from 10 am until evening. The Greater Clinton Twp. Historical Society will
have soap making in the Williams log cabin located in the Historical Village at Romeo
Plank and Canal. Chesterfield Township Historical Society will also have
their log cabin at 47275 Sugarbush open (picture, left) after the Bay Rama parade
from 1 until 4 pm.

 

 



 


June 1(Sun) 1 to 4 p.m.
The Bunert One Room Schoolhouse Museum will be open on Sunday, June 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. It is located on Bunert St., a half mile south of 12 Mile Rd. at the south end of Warren Tower High School.

 

June 1 (Sun) 1 to 4 p.m.
The Fraser Historical Society will have their new depot welcome center open on Sunday, June 1 from 1 to 4 pm. This is located by the Baumgarten House at Masonic and Kelly.

 

June 8 (Sun)
Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will have their Historical Village open from 1 until 3 pm.


June 8 (Sun)
The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have an Open House from12 noon-4 p.m. and on Friday, June 20 will have “Faerie Tea” at 6 pm. On Sunday, June 22 they will have an Open House from 12 Noon until 4 p.m.


June 1(Sun)
The Greater Washington Area Historical Society will host Super . It includes an arts and crafts show, historical and Boy Scouts museum tours, vintage baseball game, living historian talks, carriage rides, exotic and farm animals, Banjo Dan, and more! Also, the museum at 58230 Van Dyke in Washington Twp. will be open Sunday, June 8 from 1-4 pm.


June 9 (Mon)
The Greater Clinton Twp. Historical Society will present Macomb Historical Commission members Don Green and Cindy Donahue presenting their program and DVD on the Mt. Clemens Spa Industry. This will be in the Macomb Clinton main library at Romeo Plank and Canal.

The Crocker House at 15 Union St. in Mt. Clemens will present “Music in the Parlor” on Saturday, June 1. On Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Crocker House will have a Garden Walk & Tulip History Garden Tea.

June 14
Romeo Historical Society will participate in the Village Wide Garage Sale Dubbed “Flea’n’tique,” the Church St. museum will be the focal point.


 

July




The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will host the following
events: Sunday, July 13 Open House 12 noon-4 p.m. ; Monday, July 14-
Thursday, July 17: Camp Octagon and on Saturday, July 26 there will be a Pig
Roast! On Sunday, July 27 there will be an Open House from 12 noon-4 p.m.


 

Erin Halfway Days will not be held this year. It is usually around the second week
of July. This event sponsored by the East Detroit Historical Society will return in
2009. Check the website www.erin-halfwaydays.org .


 

The Fraser Historical Society will have their depot welcome center open on Sunday,
July 6 from 1 to 4 pm. This is located by the Baumgarten House at Masonic and
Kelly.


 

The Crocker House will have a Members Only Annual Meeting and Garden Picnic
on Wednesday, July 16 at 5:30 pm.


 

Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will have their Historical Village open on Sunday July 13 from 1 until 3 pm.



August



The Bath City Festival will be held in downtown Mt. Clemens on Fri. through Sunday,
August 22 through 24, three days this year. The festival heralds the days when
Mt. Clemens was the mineral bath capital of the world and includes a historical tent
where you can find exhibits and booths with most of the county’s historical groups.
Also in the festival will be historical tours, lots of local merchant booths, a midway
and rides, antique appraisals, and a stage with historical presentations in the historical
tent.


 

The Bunert One Room Schoolhouse Museum will be open on Sunday, August 3
from 1 to 4 p.m. It is located on Bunert St., a half mile south of 12 Mile Rd. at the
south end of Warren Tower High School.


 

The Crocker House at 15 Union in Mt. Clemens will have a Jane Austen Garden Tea
on Sunday, August 3 at 1 pm.


 

The Memphis Historical Society will hold their annual Garage Sale Fundraiser at
the community building next to the library on Potter St. This will be during Memphis
Fest Days on August 7-10.


 

Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will have their Historical Village open on
Sunday August 10 from 1 until 3 pm.


 

The Fraser Historical Society will have their new depot welcome center open on
Sunday, August 3 from 1 to 4 pm. This is located by the Baumgarten House at Masonic
and Kelly.


 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on Sunday,
August 10, an Open House from 12 noon-4 p.m. and on Sunday, August 24 will
have an Open House Ice Cream Social from 12 noon-4 p.m.








September

 

The Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will have an Open House in their Historical
Village located at 47275 Sugarbush Rd. on Saturday, September 13 from 10:30
until 3:30. There will be guest speakers, music, craft games and activities for the
children, classic and antique cars, trolley rides, and more!


 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on Sunday,
September 14 an Open House 12 noon-4 p.m. and on Saturday, September 20
will host Apple Time Tea. On Sunday, September 28 will be an Open House from 12
noon-4 p.m.


 

The Greater Washington Area Historical Society will hold the third Alumni Day
on September 7 from 1 to 4 pm.


 

The Crocker House at 15 Union St. in Mt. Clemens will host, on Sunday, September
7, 1 p.m. a 1920s Mae McKenna Garden Party , and on
Wed. September 17, at 7 p.m.: Box Office Open: Michigan's Small Town Movie Theaters.
Lecture at the Mount Clemens Library, presented by Michael V. Doyle and
Jack Miller.


 

The New Baltimore Historical Society will have their History Fair (last year pictured
below) on Saturday, September 20 in downtown New Baltimore. This year the
theme will be Prohibition and there will be a dedication of the St. Clair Hotel sign,
historical displays, local merchants’ sales, cemetery tours, and more. The Grand
Pacific Museum will be open. For more information, please call Bob at (586) 725-
9256.

 



 

 

October

 

 

The Crocker House at 15 Union St. in Mt. Clemens will host a Cemetery Walk and
Funeral Tea on Saturday, October 4, at 1 pm. On Wednesday, October 15, 7 p.m.
will be a program about Hillcrest Golf Course. This will be a lecture at the Mt.
Clemens Public Library (on Cass Ave.) presented by Ross Strevel.


 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on
Sunday, October 12 an Open House 12 noon-4 p.m. and on Saturday, October 25,
will host a Witch’s Brew Tea. On Sunday, October 26 will be an Open House 12
noon-4 p.m.

 

 

November

 

 

The Crocker House at 15 Union St. in Mt. Clemens will host a Children’s Etiquette
Class and Cookie Tea on Sunday, November 2, at 1 p.m.

 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on
Saturday, November 1 “Deck The Halls and Octagon House Holiday Decorating.”
This will also take place on Sunday, November 2, Saturday, November 8, and Sunday,
November 9. On Thursday, November 20 will be a Holiday Soirée for Members,
Volun- teers and Supporters. On Sunday, November 23 will be an Open House from

12 Noon to 4 pm. with over 100 decorated trees. On Fri- day, November 28, will be a

Special Holiday Open House and on Saturday, No- vember 29, a Happy Holiday Tea.

On Sunday, Novem- ber 30 will be another Open House from 12 noon-4 p.m.

 

 



 

 

December




The Crocker House at 15 Union St in Mt. Clemens will have a Victo- rian Christmas
Victorian For- mal Tea on Sunday, De- cember 7, from 1 to 4 pm. On Sundays,

December 14 & 21, 1 - 4 p.m. there will be a Victorian Christmas Tea & Tour and on Thursday,

December 11, from 5 to 9 pm, there will be a Victorian Christmas Wallow and Wassail.


 

The Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society will host Christmas carolers and tree
lighters in the Weller School (formerly Chesterfield District School # 1) in their Historical
Village on Friday evening, December 4. Cookies and hot chocolate will be
served. The Historical Village is located at 47275 Sugarbush.


 

The Octagon House at 57500 Van Dyke in Washington Township will have on
Sunday, December 7 an Open House 12 noon-4 p.m. Over 100 decorated trees! On
Saturday, December 13 will be Tea with Santa and on Sunday, December 14 an
Open House 12 noon-4 p.m. Get Your Last Minute Holiday Gifts in Flora’s Gift
Shoppe!

 

Annual Historical Events
Event	Time	Contact Info
Macomb County Historical Society Christmas Open House	First Week of December	Kim Parr crockerdirector@sbcglobal.net
Macomb County Heritage Alliance	Mid-April	Rotating Sponsorship
Greater Washington Historical Society Super Sunday	First Sunday in June at 58230 Van Dyke (between 26 & 27 Mile Road)	Jim Holcomb (President) (248) 652-2458
Mount Clemens Historical Home Tour	Around Father's Day Second Week of June	Dave Schnar (586) 383-0144
Log Cabin Days	Last Sunday in June; 10 a.m. until Evening	Al Collins (586) 727-7125
Erin Halfway Days	Around July 9th 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.	Suzanne Pixley (586) 777-6195 www.erin-halfwaydays.org
Bath City Festival	Around August 27th or 28th	Ray Glime (586) 469-5000.
New Baltimore Historical Society History Fair	Last Saturday in September	Bob Mack (586) 725-9256