14th Annual Harvest Festival
2024-09-29 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
The 14th annual Harvest Festival is fantastic fall fun for the entire family! Admission and parking for the fest are free.
The event will feature:
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
Model A Car Rides
Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Pumpkin Weight Guess
Secret Word Hunt
Antique Tractor Demonstration
Animal Zone (petting zoo)
Food Vendors
Children’s Entertainment
The Harvest Festival is organized by the Vicksburg Historical Society.

Hidden Vicksburg Tours
2024-10-05 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | MI
Hidden Vicksburg Tours are back after seven long years!

Have you ever wondered what is upstairs in your favorite Vicksburg building, or in the basement? This is your chance to find out!
Guided tours will take you to the “hidden” parts of at least 10 historic buildings in downtown Vicksburg.

Some buildings included in the tour:
200-202 South Main Street, Vicksburg Maker’s Market/Reuben Smalley Building (Former Vicksburg Fire and Village Hall)
101 South Main Street, Paper City Development/McElvain Hotel (Formerly Vicksburg Hotel and Vicksburg Community Center)
125 East Prairie Street, Allstate Insurance/Ellsworth Hotel (Once Fred Rapp and Beatie’s Grocery)
301 South Kalamazoo Street, Vicksburg Schools Admin. Building/Old E.

Registration: All tours will begin at the registration table at 200 S. Main Street (Vicksburg Maker’s Market). A liability waiver must be signed at registration. Registration will open 30 minutes before your tour time.
Length of Tour: Tours will last approximately 1.5 hours and include approximately 1.5 miles of walking.

Times/Group Info: Two tour groups will each set off at 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, and 2:30pm. Each group is limited to 10 people.

Parking: Public parking is available behind downtown buildings, on the street, and at the corner of Washington and Kalamazoo. Please respect businesses and homeowners when choosing parking.
Stay Comfy: Hidden Vicksburg is a walking tour, including stairs inside buildings. Please dress for comfort!
Tickets: Member Ticket – $12, General Ticket – $15

MEMBER TICKET PRE-SALE: Vicksburg Historical Members will have a chance to purchase tickets beginning August 28. Look for an email with the purchase link or directions on how to purchase in person.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: https://form.jotform.com/242235426502145
This event is a walking tour. Not all buildings will be accessible for all.
Hidden Vicksburg Tours are better suited for those 12 and older.

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting
2024-10-10 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | MI
Vicksburg Historical Society Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at the Depot Museum. Meetings are open to the public.

2024 Speaker Series - Strange, Unusual, Crazy, and Weird Highway Signs
2024-10-20 14:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
Dr. John Geisler will join us on October 20 to present “Strange, Unusual, Crazy, and Weird Highway Signs”. This program focuses on signs found across Michigan that will make you scratch your head and wonder “Who okayed this?”.
As always, our Speaker Series if free and open to the public. This event will be held at the Vicksburg Historic Village Township Hall at 2pm.

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting
2024-11-14 18:15, 2024-12-12 18:15, 2025-03-12 18:15, 2025-04-09 18:15, 2025-05-14 18:15, 2025-06-11 18:15, 2025-07-10 18:15, 2025-08-13 18:15 UTC and 1 more date | Vicksburg Depot Museum, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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.

Holidays with the Vicksburg Historical Society
2024-12-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-14 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-21 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-28 11:00 - 17:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
Make memories at the Vicksburg Depot Museum on Saturdays in December!
Join us Saturday, December 7, 14, 21, and 28, 11am-5pm for activities for all ages:

Check out our model train layout where volunteers will operate the train, chat about the layout, and even teach you to operate the controls!
Visit our toy exhibit showcasing toys spanning the decades along with a beautiful 1920’s Christmas display!
Make a beaded decoration/ornament or color a picture to take home after visiting the model train!
On December 14, stop in during “Christmas in the ‘Burg” for free hot cocoa and treats. Live Christmas music will be provided with string duo The Raven Bow (Bob and Kathy Brandt)!
Take a stroll or drive through Christmas Card Lane.

We can’t wait to see you!

Vicksburg Historical Society Board Meeting
2025-02-12 18:15 UTC | Vicksburg Depot Museum, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
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
2025-04-26 10:30 UTC | Vicksburg District Library, 215 S. Michigan Ave., Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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 the least and best known images of our community. Audience participation will be encouraged.

RSVP HERE: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScIhFO8QXF…/viewform…

Not a member, but want to join? Membership forms will be available at the meeting or join on our website https://vicksburghistory.org/membership/

2025 Speaker Series - For the Love of Trains
2025-05-18 14:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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 sad, but all part of the wonderful tapestry of Michigan rail history.
The Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged.
Follow the signs to park on the grass near the building.

Historic Village Opening Day and Vicksburg Old Car Show
2025-06-14 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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
2025-06-22 14:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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
2025-06-27 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit), 2025-07-25 14:00 - 18:00 UTC, 2025-08-22 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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 District Library - Third Annual Truck & Vehicle Expo
2025-07-11 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Vicksburg Depot Museum, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, 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 to see you there!

Calendar

2025 Speaker Series - Kalamazoo County Characters
2025-07-20 14:00 UTC | Vicksburg United Methodist Church, 217 S. Main Street, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
Author and Michigan promoter Dianna Higgs Stampfler will join us to talk about Kalamazoo County Characters, following the release of her latest book of the same name.
Pick up your copy ahead of time at Gilbert and Ivy @100 South Main Street, or at the event. Dianna will be signing copies!
Sunday, July 20, 2025 @2pm217 South Main Street, Vicksburg, MITaylor Room (downstairs) @Vicksburg United Methodist Church
This event is open to the public and free, but a $5 donation per person is encouraged.
Co-hosted by the Vicksburg Historical Society and Gilbert & Ivy.

History Camp
2025-07-21 10:00 - 2025-07-24 15:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
Our second annual History Camp is July 21-24, 2025, 10am-3pm!
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/241134786518158
Students, 6th-8th grade are welcome to dive into history with the Vicksburg Historical Society.Campers will get the chance to be hands on in all buildings of the historic village during an in depth tour. They will spend a day learning about military history with historians from the Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society. We will explore food from the past, learn some archiving basics, and do an art project.
Registration is $50, scholarships may be available.

2025 Speaker Series - The Edmund Fitzgerald
2025-08-17 14:00 UTC | Vicksburg United Methodist Church, 217 S. Main Street, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
Ric Mixter is a diver, historian, podcaster, and one of only a handful of people to have actual dove the Edmund Fitzgerald.
He will bring his first hand knowledge of the most famous shipwreck in freshwater to our 2025 Speaker Series.

The Speaker Series is free and open to the public. A $5 donation is encouraged.217 S. Main Street, Taylor Room, Vicksburg United Methodist Church, 2pm

Harvest Festival 2025
2025-09-28 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Vicksburg Historic Village, 300 N. Richardson, Vicksburg, MI, 49097, United States
The 15th Annual Harvest Festival returns bigger than ever on Sunday, September 28, 2025!
