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CHS FALL HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Annual Caledonia Historical Society Fall Festival!
Mark September 8th and 9th on your calendar. It soon will be time for the CHS Fall Heritage Festival. The theme for 2018 is “Early Caledonia.” The hours are 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free but a parking donation is suggested. The buildings located at the Caledonia Historical Village will be open with docents available. There will be saw mill demonstrations, canon demonstrations, civil war re-enactors, spinning wool and loom demonstrations, a tractor display, an antique car display, many activities for the children, a bake sale, a pie auction at 1 pm each day, and much more.
Come to the CHS Open Houses at the Caledonia Historical Village!
The Caledonia Historical Society invites everyone to the monthly open houses held the fourth Sunday of the month through September. The next open house is August 26th. The buildings in the Caledonia Historical Village just east of Hwy 38 on 5 Mile Rd will be open from 11 am to 3 pm. Docents will be available in the buildings to share the history of the buildings and of Caledonia. Bring the family, have a picnic, enjoy the historic atmosphere. There are many historic artifacts housed in the buildings, and each building has an interesting history. The open houses are free to the public, but donations are appreciated so that the Village can be maintained. The Caledonia Historical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Artifacts Housed at the Caledonia Historical Village!
The CHS has many, many artifacts that are currently being inventoried. One item of interest is this cast iron 20 inch trade mark sign for the Horlicks Malted Milk Corporation of Racine. Brothers James and William Horlick of England moved to Racine for better opportunities. They formed a company in 1873 to manufacture their own brand of infant food. Ten years later they earned a patent for a new formula enhanced with dried milk. They trademarked the name “malted milk” in 1887. Did you know that Admiral Richard E. Byrd named a mountain range in Antarctica after William Horlick? Explorers appreciated the lightweight, non-perishable, high-calorie qualities of the malted milk and started carrying it on their treks worldwide.
Visit the CHV Garden, Visit the CHV Mural at Regency Mall!
The heritage garden next to the 1840’s Log Cabin is lovely and very productive. Stop to view the interesting foods and flowers including blueberries and blackberries.
The Regency Mall has updated the interior walls with murals. One of the murals is a display from pictures taken at the Caledonia Historical Village. Stop and take a look!
Come Join Us!
The Caledonia Historical Society meets the third Thursday of every month, and the next meeting is August 16th at 6:30 pm at the 1902 Milwaukee Road Depot in the Caledonia Historical Village just east of Hwy 38 on 5 Mile Rd.
The meetings are open to the public, and everyone is welcome. Become a CHS member and envelop yourself in the history of Caledonia. Help CHS spread the word! Membership forms can be downloaded from the ABOUT page on this website.
JULY AT THE CALEDONIA HISTORICAL VILLAGE
Come to the CHS Open Houses at the Caledonia Historical Village!
The Caledonia Historical Society invites everyone to the monthly open houses held the fourth Sunday of the month through September. The buildings in the Caledonia Historical Village just east of Hwy 38 on 5 Mile Rd will be open from 11 am to 3 pm. Docents will be available in the buildings to share the history of the buildings and of Caledonia. Bring the family, have a picnic, enjoy the historic atmosphere. There are many historic artifacts housed in the buildings, and each building has an interesting history. The open houses are free to the public, but donations are appreciated so that the Village can be maintained. The Caledonia Historical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Learn about the history of railroad cabooses from CHS member, John, as these ladies did at the June Open House.
Happenings at the Caledonia Historical Village!
The new Caledonia Historical Village sign was placed at the entrance to the CHV recently. The CHV is owned and operated by the Caledonia Historical Society. The CHV is maintained by CHS volunteers, and funding is raised by donations, membership dues, fund raisers and grants. The latest project is the renovation of the 1919 Botting Machine Shed. The CHS volunteers are working every Monday and Thursday morning starting at 9 am. If you can help, come to the CHV and enjoy the comradery while you work.
In June a group of seniors took a bus tour to the Caledonia Historical Village. They toured the buildings and enjoyed a full course lunch afterwards in the 1902 Milwaukee Road Depot.
Festival! Festival! Come Join Us At The Festival!
The Caledonia Historical Society annual festival is the weekend of September 8th and 9th. The Re-enactors will be there, the blacksmith will be there, the Model T Club will be there, the sawmill demonstrations will be there, the barrel train will be there, the children’s games appropriate to early Caledonia will be there, the Fire Trucks will be there on Sunday, September 9th. There will be spinning and loom demonstrations. There will be cannon fire. There will be food and much, much more. The Caledonia Historical Village buildings will be open with docents. If anyone would like to be involved in educating festival attendees about their early Caledonia family history, send an email to [email protected] or use the Contact Us page on this website.
Come Join Us!
The Caledonia Historical Society meets the third Thursday of every month, and the next meeting is July 19th at 6:30 pm at the 1902 Milwaukee Road Depot in the Caledonia Historical Village just east of Hwy 38 on 5 Mile Rd.
The meetings are open to the public, and everyone is welcome. Become a CHS member and envelop yourself in the history of Caledonia. Help CHS spread the word! Membership forms can be downloaded from the ABOUT page on this website.