In honor of Women’s History Month, the Historical Association of South Haven is pleased to welcome back Michigan State Capitol Director of Education and History, Valerie Marvin, for a presentation entitled, “Saving Michigan’s Past: Women & Historic Preservation”. For more than 150 years, Michigan women have proudly preserved state and local history in libraries, museums, […]

The Historical Association of South Haven is pleased to have been chosen as The Lodge’s “Give Back Day” nonprofit organization for March! Please join us on Thursday, March 5 to support our mission of preserving our community’s history! See you at The Lodge!!

In honor of Black History Month, the Historical Association of South Haven will welcome back Dr. Fred Johnson III for a presentation entitled, “The Third Reconstruction” on Wednesday, February 18th at 7:00P. This program will focus on the reconstruction the nation is currently navigating resulting from major events beginning in 2008 – Barack Obama’s election […]

Join the Historical Association of South Haven for Ice Breaker on Saturday, January 31 at the Forest House! Stop in and warm up with hot chocolate and Monica’s Gourmet Cookies, get your Ice Breaker 2026 picture taken in our “Over the Moon for South Haven” photo booth and shop our exclusive HASH merchandise. 11:00A-4:00P 313 […]

Wednesday, October 15, 7:00PM at Hartman School headquarters South Haven’s Lake View Cemetery is one of the most scenic and interesting cemeteries in southwest Michigan. Many of our earliest pioneers and entrepreneurs are interred here and it is a treasure trove of history and information. On Wednesday, October 15, the Historical Association of South Haven […]

The Historical Association of South Haven will welcome Katherine R. Willson for a presentation entitled “Genealogy for Beginners” on Wednesday, September 24th at 7:00P. Katherine Willson is a nationally recognized genealogy educator and full-time researcher, specializing in solving complex questions about pre-statehood settlers in Michigan and the broader Great Lakes region. Willson is the founder […]

Join the Historical Association of South Haven at Forest House for an “end of summer” retail pop-up, this weekend. Saturday, August 30 11:00-4:00 Sunday, August 31 noon-4:00 As a bonus, the Historical Association will have volunteers on the pier on Saturday, from 11:00-3:00 to offer a peek inside our South Haven Lighthouse & hand out […]