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Saturday, June 8
Battle Creek Cereal Festival (BC Area)
8:00 am to 2:00 pm Downtown Battle Creek
Breakfast is served from 8 am - 11 am
Grab a spoon and celebrate the most important meal of the day at Battle Creek's National Cereal Fest! This signature festival highlights Battle Creek's heritage as the birthplace of the cereal industry and is a tradition that draws people from far and wide. Festival continues until 12:30 pm. Parade is after 1 pm.
For more information see battlecreeklive.com/cerealfest
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Sunday, June 9
Fabrics, Textiles and Unmentionables (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Wedding dresses will be on display. At 2:00 Linda Dunn will discuss Fabrics, Textiles and Unmentionables. Tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Saturday, June 15
History of Leila Arboretum (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
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Sunday, June 23
History of Willard Library (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Mac McCullough will give a talk at 2:00 PM on the history of Willard Library.Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7
Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival (BC Area)
W. K. Kellogg Airport
Air show with USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team; Hot-Air Balloon Competition; Tim Dyson Motorcycle Stunt Team; Great Lakes; Timber Show; SKERBECK Carnival rides; Hot-Air "Balloon Illume" and Fireworks
FoF Office: 269-962-0592;Schedule info: www.bcballoons.com |
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Sunday, July 14
Strawberry Festival (HSBC)
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission to be announced.
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Saturday, July 20
One Dollar Miracles of BC (Patent Medicines) (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
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Sunday, July 28
History of Leila Hospital (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Kurt Thornton will give a talk at 2:00 PM on the history of Leila Hospital. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Sunday, August 11
Doll Display (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Diane Buckley and Linda Holderbaum will give a talk at 2:00 PM on the history of dolls. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Saturday, August 17
Armed Forces Day (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
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Sunday, August 25
Medicine in the Kimball Years and Patent Medicine (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Jim Middleton will give a talk at 2:00 PM on the history of 19th century Medicine and Patent Medinces. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Sunday, September 8
History of Battle Creek Police Dept. (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. A talk at 2:00 PM on the history of the Battle Creek Police Dept. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Saturday, September 21
Michigan's First Chiropractor in Battle Creek (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
Speaker: Jeromy Myers, D.C. |
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Sunday, September 22
History of Battle Creek Fire Dept. (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. A talk by Tom Cummins at 2:00 PM on the history of the Battle Creek Fire Dept. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Sunday, October 13
History of Music in the Home (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. KCC Students will give a talk at 2:00 PM on the history of music in the home. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Saturday, October 19
Cemeteries & Markers (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
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Sunday, October 27
Death Customs in the Victorian Era (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Jody Owens will give a talk at 2:00 PM on Death Customs in the Victorian Era. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Sunday, November 10
Veterans Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Jim Jackson will give a talk at 2:00 PM on Veterans buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Soldiers from every war from the Revolution to the Gulf War, including two MOH recipients. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Saturday, November 16
History of the BC Central Band Follies (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
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Sunday, November 24
Sojourner Truth (the REAL SoJo) (HSBC)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Open House from 1:00 to 4:00. Donna Rickman will give a talk at 2:00 PM on Sojourner Truth. Come early or stay after the presentation to tour this Queen Anne style mansion with period furnishings. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
Admission for non-members is $5.00
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Sunday, December 8
Kimball House Christmas Open House (HSBC)
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
This Victorian era home, in the Queen Anne style in period furnishings to reflect the upper-middle class lifestye from 1886 to the beginning of the first World War. Rooms also display artifacts relating to Sojourner Truth, the Battle Creek Sanitarium and the Kellogg company. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
FREE - "Our Holiday Thank You" to the community from the Historical Society of Battle Creek. |
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Sunday, December 15
Kimball House Christmas Open House (HSBC)
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm 196 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
This Victorian era home, in the Queen Anne style in period furnishings to reflect the upper-middle class lifestye from 1886 to the beginning of the first World War. Rooms also display artifacts relating to Sojourner Truth, the Battle Creek Sanitarium and the Kellogg company. Staffed by HSBC volunteers to conduct tours and answer questions.
FREE - "Our Holiday Thank You" to the community from the Historical Society of Battle Creek. |
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Saturday, December 21
Doll Fairs - BC Charity Fundraisers (BC Area)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 307 Jackson St. W, Battle Creek, MI 49037
Speaker: Linda Holderbaum |
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