Events Calendar

This antique thresher, demonstrated at Fall Festival time, keeps alive the community's agricultural heritage

The Homer Historical Society annually holds three major events: the Herb Workshop; the Vintage Car and Truck Show; and the Fall Festival. Follow the links to details for each event.

Keep an eye on this page for any other special activities and events.

For further information, contact the Homer Historical Society via this website or by mail at

Homer Historical Society
P.O. Box 146
Homer, MI 49245

Or you may call Donna Scudder at (517) 250-3920 …

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As Uncle Carl's Dulcimer Club shows us at Fall Festival time, there are many ways to volunteer and support the Homer Historical Society

The Herb Workshop Changed This Year

The coronavirus has made it impossible to hold a regular Herb Workshop this year, but the Homer Historical Society had another creative, gourmet-centered opportunity in the form of a deliciously special take-out dinner Saturday, February 27 under the direction of Joe Marciano, the chef at Albion Malleable Brewery, and his wife Kathryn Marciano who have coordinated and prepared the Herb Workshop’s food for the past two years.

It was an excellent opportunity to support historic preservation and enjoy a very special meal at home.

• Menu 
  • Salad: grilled peach and prosciutto, arugula, shaved parmesan, aged balsamic
  • Entrée: braised short ribs, roasted garlic smashed potatoes, sautéed broccoli rabe
  • Dessert: bread pudding with caramel sauce
• Cost $25 per single meal or $90 for a meal that serves 4
  

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Annual Vintage Car and Truck Show—the 20^th Annual!

• Date Sunday, July 25, 2021  
• Location Blair Historical Farm, one mile east of Homer on M-60
• Time 
• Details
  Acting out of concern and caution during the coronavirus pandemic, the Homer Historical Society’s board of directors is cancelling the 2021 vintage car and truck show that had been scheduled for Sunday, July 25 at Blair Historical Farm. This would have been the organization’s 20^th annual vintage car and truck show, a popular event and a major fundraiser. The decision was made with input from the events committee. There are plans to hold it again in 2022 on the fourth Sunday in July.
  
  The Historical Society remains active with farm maintenance projects, activities that can be done with concern for social distancing, and preparations for this year’s annual Fall Festival (see next item) when additional area barn histories will be expanded and displayed. It will also showcase a new project honoring influential Homer area women’s lives and their contributions to history. Please contact Historical Society president Dee Camp via the Contact Us form or call her at (517) 524-7348 with comments or suggestions for either display.
  
  With the loss of potential revenue from the cancellation of the vintage car and truck show, Camp said the board of directors is asking for the community’s support. Donations can be made using the “donate now” button or by writing a check to the Homer Historical Society and mailing it to the Homer Historical Society, PO Box 146, Homer, MI 49245.

View photos from the 2019 Event

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Annual Fall Festival—the 45^th Annual!

• Date Saturday, September 25, 2021 
• Location Blair Historical Farm, one mile east of Homer on M-60
• Details TBA
• Time 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• More Info?  This year features more Homer area exhibits in the Old Albion Town Hall and in both barns, the work of John Hawkins who has taken additional photos displaying the interesting features and history of area farms, antique farm equipment displays, music, arts and crafts, great food, and much more.
  
  ⮕Please mark your 2021 calendar for Saturday, September 25, and plan to be at Blair Historical Farm for our next Fall Festival. We're already getting ready for it, and we hope by then that Covid 19 will be history.
  
  
• View photos from the Fall Festival 2019 …
• View photos from the Fall Festival 2018 …
• View photos from the Fall Festival 2017 …
• View photos from the Fall Festival 2016 …
• View a video produced by the Homer Index from the Fall Festival 2015 …
  

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Other Possibilities to Do

• Want to take a class at the Blair Farm and paint a barn quilt?
• Interested in a Private Tea Party at Blair Historical Farm?
• Would you like to schedule a private tour of the house and barn?

For further informtion or to schedule any of these, please contact Dee Camp via the Contact Us form or call her at (517) 524-7348. Dates and times are available.

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