Past Events

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting

Vicksburg Depot Museum 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Vicksburg Historical Society Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:15pm at the Depot Museum. Meetings are open to the public.

Annual Member Meeting

Vicksburg District Library 215 S. Michigan Ave., Vicksburg, MI, United States

Members of the Vicksburg Historical Society are invited to our Annual Member Meeting on Saturday, April 26 @10:30am at the Vicksburg District Library, 215 S. Michigan Ave. Hear updates on the VHS from your Board of Trustees, enjoy refreshments and time with fellow Vicksburg history supporters. Excel at Vicksburg Trivia for your chance to win prizes! We will be presenting the 2024 Weick Award for Historic Preservation to Lisa Kreutz and Margaret Musselman. This year, our Museum Administrator and Curator (MAC), Leah Milowe, will be presenting "A Visual Journey Through Vicksburg History". Leah will share details and insights into some of [...]

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting

Vicksburg Depot Museum 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Vicksburg Historical Society Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:15pm at the Depot Museum. Meetings are open to the public.

2025 Speaker Series – For the Love of Trains

Vicksburg Historic Village 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Railroad historian Mark Worrall returns to the Vicksburg Historical Society Speaker Series to present For the Love of Trains on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2pm in the Vicksburg Historic Village Township Hall building. For the Love of Trains: Join us on a tour of Michigan's railroad history through early 20th century images. Explore images from this period of traveling spindly logging railroads, high speed interurbans, mighty class one lines, and humble shortlines. Whether under the wires, pulled by horses, or pulled by the iron horse, we will look at the stories behind the images - some rare and lost, some fun, some [...]

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting

Vicksburg Depot Museum 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Vicksburg Historical Society Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:15pm at the Depot Museum. Meetings are open to the public.

Historic Village Opening Day and Vicksburg Old Car Show

Vicksburg Historic Village 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Vicksburg Historic Village opens up for the season on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 9am. As part of the Vicksburg Old Car Festival, the Historic Village will host the Kalamazoo Valley Antique Engine and Tractor Club and more! All buildings in the village will be open to the public. Regular Hours: Friday-Sunday, 11am-5pm.

2025 Speaker Series – The Life of Private David Lee Sutfin, World War I

Vicksburg Historic Village 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Kalamazoo County historian Steve Rossio will present The Life of Private David Lee Sutfin, 126th Infantry, 32nd Division, World War I as part of the  Vicksburg Historical Society Speaker Series  on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 2pm in the Vicksburg Historic Village Township Hall building. The Speaker Series is free and open to the public. A $5 donation is recommended.Follow the signs to park on the grass near the building.

Historic Village Market

Vicksburg Historic Village 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

The Vicksburg Farmers' Market will make the Vicksburg Historic Village home on June 27, July 25, and August 22. Explore the farmers' market in this unique venue. https://www.vicksburgfarmersmarket.com/

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting

Vicksburg Depot Museum 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

Vicksburg Historical Society Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:15pm at the Depot Museum. Meetings are open to the public.

Vicksburg District Library – Third Annual Truck & Vehicle Expo

Vicksburg Depot Museum 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, United States

The Vicksburg District Library will be hosting their Third Annual Truck & Vehicle Expo at the Vicksburg Historic Village On Friday, July 11. Join your Vicksburg Library youth librarian, Ms. Susan, for this special event with community vehicles and fun handouts!  Children will be able to see and explore a police car, a new fire truck and a historic fire truck, an ambulance, a school bus, and construction vehicles!  Special times for toddlers:  10 - 11 a.m. and elementary age: 11 a.m. - 12 noon.   We will be in the gravel parking lot area of the Vicksburg Historic Village.  Hope [...]

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