The Waterloo Area Historical Society will host its annual Pioneer Day on Sunday, Oct. 11, with a look at late-19th-century farm life at the Waterloo Farm Museum in Grass Lake and the Dewey School Museum.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours of the farmhouse and the school are planned, along with live music, sheep shearing, log hewing, a working cider press, baking demonstrations, and demonstrations of traditional crafts, trades, and cooking techniques.
This year, visitors can also step inside the historic farmhouse for a special Victorian Mourning Exhibit. It explores 19th-century customs surrounding death, grief, funerals, mourning attire, and remembrance.
Local vendors will sell goods, and there will be a flower barn, a bake sale, and the museum gift shop. Concessions include Waterloo Bean Soup and pies.
Admission
- Adults: $8
- Seniors 62 and older: $4
- Children 5 to 12: $2
- Members and children younger than 5: free
- Pets are not allowed, but service dogs are welcome.
Locations
- Waterloo Farm Museum: 13493 Waterloo Munith Rd., Grass Lake
- Dewey School Museum: 11591 Territorial Rd., Stockbridge
People interested in volunteering, demonstrating traditional crafts, or joining as a juried vendor or living historian can contact the society at [email protected].
The society’s mission is to foster an understanding and appreciation in children and adults of the pioneer farmers of Michigan, their family life, and their children’s schooling.
