Est.
1968
Elkton Area Historical Society
A group of concerned people from the Elkton area, met for an organizational meeting on October 26, 1982, at the Elkton Village Hall. Consequence of this gathering was the formation of the Elkton Historical Society. The purpose of the society is to promote and present the history of the Elkton Area.
The Elkton Area Historical Society is an authorized non-profit organization and member of the Huron County Historical Society. Present membership of the Elkton group is approximately 20 members that meet on the fourth Tuesday (call number below for time), at the Heritage Center.
We welcome visitors and encourage membership to preserve and perpetuate this worthy organization. Donations of old and interesting items for display are most appreciated and enhance our display of years gone by.
Elkton Heritage Center Museum
4910 York Street
The building was built in 1908 as the Mennonite Brethren Church. Somewhere along the way, it became the Elkton Baptist Church. In 1985, Community Wesleyan Church (CWC) rented, then purchased the building from the Baptist Church. The CWC dedicated their new church on November 3, 1985. In March of 1990, CWC left the building for their current one on Whalen Street.
In May of 2014 the society voted to purchase 4910 York St. Elkton on the corner of York St. and Mullen St.
It is now the Elkton Heritage Center Museum, handicap accessible.
Log Buildings
Ackerman Memorial Park
The largest and most satisfactory project of this organization to date was the dismantling, moving and reconstruction of the 18 x 22 foot log cabin, situated at the southeast corner of Ackerman memorial park in Elkton.
Originally built in 1865 by Enis Mayhew ¾ of a mile North of Pinnebog, it was donated to our society in 1986 by the then owners Dr. & Mrs. Henry Schoenhals of Port Austin. Members of the society with the help of the Elkton Jay-cees completed restoration of the two-story building in 1987.
On July 3 2008, a 16' x 24' two story building formerly located on the Henry Farver farm 3 1/2 miles north of Elkton, and owned and donated by Schuette Farms, Inc., to the Elkton Historical Society. The building is to be used as a blacksmith shop and display museum, and was moved to Ackerman Memorial Parks, adjacent to the Log Cabin Museum. Placed on a previously prepared one row cement block foundation and cement floor, repairs were made during the spring of 2009 by project chairman Fred Santos and Historical Society volunteers. Repairs included installing sliding doors at the south end, installation of a second floor to the existing upper level, plexi-glass windows, a circular staircase to the second floor (donated by Mr. & Mrs. Walcott Denison of rural Owendale) and repair of siding flaws inside and outside of the building. Blacksmith shop equipment donated to date primarily by Floyd Farver and Kurt and Deanne Damrow of the Elkton area is in place and on display for public viewing.
Both buildings are open to the public on Michigan’s “Log Cabin Day” (last Sunday in June) from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., during Elkton’s Autumn Festival (Labor Day weekend) from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday and also during Museum Weekend (last weekend in September) Saturday and Sunday Noon - 4:00 p.m. The buildings may also be opened by special request.
