Waterloo Farm Museum
Civil War Program, ‘Michigan at Antietam’ at Waterloo Farm Museum May 19
Free to public Michigan at Antietam-Speaker: Brian Egen Sunday, May 19, 2019, 2:30pm Waterloo Farm Museum, 13493 Waterloo-Munith Rd. Grass Lake, MI 49240 BRIAN JAMES EGEN is an award-winning film director and producer, Civil War historian and lifelong student of history. He has been employed at the Henry Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan for the […]
Christmas on the Farm brings Christmas Past to Christmas Present
revised 12/13/2018 by Patrice Johnson Rain pattered onto barn roofs and then snow dusted the bakehouse during the Waterloo Area Historical Society’s annual Christmas on the Farm, Dec. 1 and 2. But neither rain nor snow deterred hearty visitors from traveling to the Waterloo Farm Museum in order to step back in time to an […]
Celebrating Christmas through the ages
by Ron and Arlene Kaiser Today, Christmas brings families together for traditions of gift-giving, food, church services, carols and more. The film “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas” join the list of popular songs for the season. But these modern-day traditions date back in 1223 when St. Francis of […]
What? No turkey on Thanksgiving?
by Ron Kaiser Thanksgiving traditions in the Americas, iGermany, and elsewhere are different from what we may think we know about the holiday and may have been taught in elementary school. Settlers of the New World, most coming from Europe, were familiar with Thanksgiving traditions. The Pilgrims brought the holiday with them to Massachusetts. In gratitude […]
Waterloo Pioneer Day delights young and old
photos and article by Joan Tucker The Waterloo Area Historical Society had perfect weather for its annual Pioneer Day at the Farm Museum and Dewey School, a few miles away. Local patrons and new folks came out to this historical event to see what farm life was like for families in the late 1800s and early […]
How long is a furlong?
by Ron Kaiser Originally, a furlong was the length of the furrow in one acre of a plowed field. An acre is an area one furlong, which is 660 feet or 40 rods long. That equals about one-eighth of a mile. An acre’s width is one chain, which is 66 feet or 4 rods long. […]
Do you know why you say it?
by Ron Kaiser Want to go to a shindig but have to keep your nose to the grindstone? Some sayings so outlive their original references that using them is likely to trigger a deer in the headlights look. But at one time, most sayings referred to familiar objects or actions. The sources of some commonly used phrases may […]
Waterloo Farm Museum hosts Blacksmiths-Soldiers and Log Cabin Weekend
by Arlene Kaiser Log Cabin Day, a statewide event in Michigan, celebrates pioneer families, and the Waterloo Farm and Dewey School Museums commemorated the holiday in its own 1840’s log house. June 23 and 24 an interpreter told stories about log cabins of yesteryear, and of the hard life our pioneer forefathers endured here in […]
Waterloo Area Historical Society’s Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Social
by Arlene Kaiser May 19 marked the occasion of the annual WAHS Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Social, held at the museum. The long title of the event holds great meaning because, if not for volunteers, the Waterloo Area Historical Society would be unable to function or exist. Like all good community activities there is […]