FARM FEST! - Lapeer County Historical Society

The Lapeer County Historian
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June, July, August
Volume 2016: Issue 3
The Lapeer County Historical Society
Presents our 12th Annual
FARM FEST!
Saturday, August 27th
10am to 4pm
3520 Davis Lake Rd. at the
Davis Brothers Farm Shop Museum
LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC AND BLUE GRASS
KITE MAKING WOOD CRAFTS
GOATS & SHEEP
from the COUNTRY KIDS 4-H CLUB
GAMES RACES TUG-O-WAR
BLACKSMITH AND SAWMILL
DEMONSTRATIONS
WHEAT THRESHING STRAW BAILING
MAPLE SAP TO SYRUP
by ARNOLD’S SUGARBUSH
WAGON RIDES FUNNY FACE ALPACAS
PETTING ZOO AND SHEEP SHEARING
LJ’s Farm Market
Fresh Produce, $5 per bag
also for sale:
Hand-cranked Ice
cream
Home-Baked Pie
Hot Dogs
Pop and Water
Thresher’s Dinner
11:30 to 1:30
$10 in advance
$11 at the door
$5 kids under 12
TWO RAFFLES!
Queen-sized Arcadia Quilt
Tickets at the Museum and from our members.
$1 each. Buy 5 and get one free!
Dick Coulter, Inc. Raffle
1st Prize: Children’s Pedal Tractor
2nd & 3rd Prizes: $50 Gift Card for our Gift Shop
Tickets sold during Farm Fest only!
Drawings at 3pm
@The Lapeer Heritage Museum
On Memorial Day over 115 people visited the
open house at the museum to honor Vietnam veterans. The museum was open and welcomed visitors on the day of Lapeer County Bank's annual
ice cream social.
As the school year came to a close we hosted
Chatfield Second Graders at the Historic Courthouse and fourth graders at our Davis Brothers
Farm Shop Museum.
In June the Genealogical Society and the Historical Society met for a potluck and demonstration at the Farm Shop Museum.
This month, Color Wonders will paint the exterior of the museum. Then in September, Marlette Roofing will be replacing the aging roof of
the museum.
On November 3, Melissa Ogden, a gifted local musician, will perform at the PIX at our annual Concert/Dessert Gala. As an added attraction the Senior Singers of Canada will join her on
stage.
Seeking Volunteers
…..We are in need of docents at our Lapeer Heritage Museum. You don’t have to be a history
expert, just enthusiastic. Typically, our docents
welcome visitors to the Heritage Museum and the
Genealogy Research Center, answer the phone,
and operate the Gift Shop. Our regular hours are
10am to 3pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. We
also have special events from time to time and at
our other locations — the Historic Courthouse,
and the Davis Brothers Farm Shop Museum. If
you are interested in volunteering please contact
us at the Museum or call one of our Board members listed below.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Bill Rykhus
Karren Deming
Joyce Bonesteel
Genevieve Dorr
Art Baldwin
Jim Davis
Carl Deming
Dan Gerlach
Donald McCallum
Marilynn Wood
(2019)
(2019)
(2017)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
(2017)
(2019)
(2017)
(2017)
810-664-8248
810-245-8386
810-724-1072
810-664-5647
810-441-8253
810-245-0852
810-245-8386
810-664-2082
810-664-6831
810-660-7600
In The Gift Shop
The LCHS has recently been granted exclusive publishing rights to Copper Toed Boots, by Marguerite
deAngeli. The book will be available starting in September in the Gift Shop.
…..Our 2017 calendar will go on
sale at Farm Fest. This year’s
calendar features "The Best of
the Best in Lapeer County
Sports.” Each page features an
historic photograph. After Farm
Fest you can find this and our
archived calendars for sale in our
Gift Shop.
…..Gallery exhibits will soon be
rotated as sports trophies are retuned to the Lapeer Community
Schools and that case is set up to
focus on the Turrill Family.
Now on sale in our Gift Shop,
Pure Michigan Maple Syrup.
Each quart sells for $17 and was
donated by Carl and Karren
Deming to benefit the programs
of the LCHS.
Lapeer Days
The Historic Courthouse will be open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during Lapeer Days. The Suicide
Prevention Committee will be in the courtroom greeting
visitors and displaying four quilts that will be auctioned
the following week.
During Lapeer Days, the Lapeer Heritage Museum
will only be open on Saturday from 12:30 to 3pm.
MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors are held on the
second Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the museum.
Membership meetings & programs are held throughout the year and
are announced in newsletters and on our website.
Lapeer County Historical Society does not discriminate in membership, programs or participation with respect to age, race, color,
creed, religion or national origin.
With Our Thanks
In Memoriam
Capital Development Donors
Todd Rowden in Memory of
His father, Richard W. Rowden
Dahna and John Loeding
Todd Rowden in Memory of
His brother Dean W. West
New and Renewing Members
Calendar Sponsors
Mike Butterfield/Edward Jones
Circle K RVs Inc.
John M. Collins DVM
Pat Cronin/State Farm
Directions in Dentistry
Gerlach’s Bowling Alley
K’s Auto and Truck Service
Kapala Heating and Air
Lapeer County Bank & Trust
Lapeer County Eye Associates
Lapeer Lodge #54 F&AM
Lapeer Medical Associates
Lapeer Oddfellows #94
Lapeer Pool and Spa
Mott Community College
Muir Bros Funeral Home
Oesch and Sieting P.C.
Taylor, Butterfield, Howell,
Churchill & Garner
Calendar Donors
Beckwith’s Body Shop
Bessette’s Bumping and Painting
Catherine Bostick-Tullius
Eric Cassabon/Northwestern Mutual
D&T Management and Tax Service
Devonshire Retirement Village
Gary and Denise Dixon:
The Way It Was
Flowers by Carol
Al and Jolane Grossbauer
Jack’s Heating
Bill and Linda Jarvis
Bill and Debbie Marquardt
RYO Packaging and Distribution
Shoults, Picard and Brooks
Corlene Ashley
Arlen and Sara Bates
Mark and Melissa Calvert
Kent and Reta Copeman
Carl and Karren Deming
Dennis Emery
Jo Ann Ethridge
Ellen Keck
Gary Lanckton
Elaine Markley
Ellen Peck
Connie Pfeiffer
Don and Linda Priestap
Angela Quinlan
Art and Nancy Sieting
Will and Marsha Stanton
Marilynn Wood
Other Contributions
Corlene Ashley
Chatfield School
Cooperative Elevator, Pigeon
Don and Linda Priestap
Farm Fest Sponsors
BC Lawncare &Landscaping
Chatfield School
Cooperative Elevator Company, Pigeon, MI
Dick Coulter, Inc., North Branch
Funny Face Farms/Alpacas
Greenstone Farm Credit Services
Dr. Jeffrey L. & Virginia Harris
Mary Ellen (Davis) Heckman
J&S Repair
Lapeer County Bank & Trust
Lapeer Dental Centre:
Dr. Charnley, Dr. Mutch, &
Dr. Schmude
Lapeer Farmers’ Market
Lapeer Lodge 54 F&AM
Lapeer Oddfellows
Lapeer Royal Arch Masons #91
LJ’s Farm Market
Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors,
Capstick Chapel
Michigan Milk Producers Assoc.
Lapeer, St. Clair & Macomb Local
Mutch’s Hidden Pines Tree Farm
Ray C’s Harley-Davidson
Village Printing, Inc.
Farm Fest Supporters
Country Kids 4-H Club
Carl Deming
Randy Diamond
Bob Nelson & Family
Rick Rhein
Wayne Schultz
Gary Sutherby
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