The Historical Association of South Haven is pleased to welcome Cecil Wilson for a presentation entitled “The Indian Wars of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Conflict, Culture and Expansion” on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00PM. The Great Lakes region played a critical role in shaping the early colonial landscape of North America. Central to this […]

In honor of Black History Month, the Historical Association of South Haven will welcome Dr. Fred Johnson III for a presentation entitled, “UNDAUNTED BY THE STORMS – African Americans Along the Lakeshore” on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00P. During the antebellum period, Southwest Michigan provided a throughway for escaping blacks to get beyond slavery’s endless […]

The Historical Association of South Haven will welcome Kim Roe-Kester as she presents “Salem Witch Trials in Your Family Tree” on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 PM. Between early 1692 and mid-1693, more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Twenty of the accused were executed in Salem, MA. With this […]

Join the Historical Association of South Haven at Forest House – the official Lighthouse Headquarters – for a retail pop-up and sneak peek of our South Haven Lighthouse. Saturday, August 31 – 11-4:00P Lighthouse sneak peek – 11-3:00P Sunday, Sept. 1 – noon-4:00P 313 Center St. in downtown South Haven As a bonus, the Historical […]

Join the Historical Association of South Haven at Forest House for a special Blueberry Festival retail pop-up. Saturday, August 10 from 11A-4P Sunday, August 11 from noon-4P 313 Center St in downtown South Haven. See you there!!

The Historical Association of South Haven invites you to join us for a fascinating evening of true crime with Tobin T. Buhk as he presents: BLOOD AND LIPSTICK – Inside the Minds of Michigan’s Most Lethal Women This presentation will be drawn from Mr. Buhk’s latest book “Killer Women of Michigan” and will introduce the […]

The Historical Association of South Haven will welcome Erika K. Hartley for a presentation entitled: “Archaeology and Collections: Researching Fort St. Joseph” on Tuesday, September 17. The program will cover the investigations pursued at Fort St. Joseph, first established in the 1680s by French Jesuits. The settlement, one of the earliest in the western Great […]