How Can I Get Involved?

There are many ways that you can be involved with historical preservation in Homer …

The VanPatten Milling Co. shown above (circa late 1940s) was built in 1887 by Cornelius Cortright on the site of the Homer Milling Co. that was built in 1837 and destroyed by fire in 1886. The building pictured became True Grist Ltd. Dinner Theatre in 1975.

Support

The Homer Historical Society welcomes your gifts to preserve the history of Homer. Please consider supporting us with a cash contribution, by making a gift to the Homer Historical Society Endowed Fund through the Homer Area Community Foundation, by making a legacy gift in your will to the Homer Historical Society, or by making a legacy gift to the Homer Area Community Foundation, Homer Historical Society Endowed Fund.

Checks for cash gifts to the Society should be made payable to the Homer Historical Society and mailed to the Homer Historical Society, P.O. Box 146, Homer, MI 49245.

You may also donate online to support the work of the Homer Historical Society. It’s quick, easy, and secure. Please click on the DONATE button and fill in the requested information. Your support is vital to our success.

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Volunteer

Volunteer to help at an event like the Fall Festival, the Car and Truck Show, Herb Workshop, or a special program
Lend your talent to a restoration or maintenance project
Help in the office
Assist with archival work

Help with the gardens or work in the house


It takes lots of volunteers to make our events a success. The three photos from the left show volunteers at the Fall Festival. The rightmost photo shows some of the Herb workshop fare enjoyed by a full house each year.

This wooden quilt square was created by artist Becky Malkovich to decorate the side of the Blair Farm barn. Homer Historical Society secretary Dee Camp created the design and color scheme. Barn quilt squares are common in Amish communities, in some parts of the East, and have been replicated in some southwestern Michigan areas.

If you’d like to make one of your own, please call Dee at (517) 524-7348 for information and future class times.

Photo courtesy of the Homer Index

Attend

Attend a board meeting to learn more about the organization and how to be active in it
Board meetings are generally the last Thursday of most months
Check the Homer Index for specific times and locations

Share your family’s history with others by donating items for display and for our archives

Membership

Support us with a membership:
- Individual memberships
  - $12 per person
  - $5 for seniors over 62
- Life memberships
  - $100 for one person and $50 for each additional family member

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