The House of David’s amusement park in Benton Harbor was a premier tourist destination in Southwestern Michigan for almost seventy years. While not the religious commune's most profitable business, the park was by far the House of David’s most high-profile endeavor. Along with the colony’s renowned, yet shorter-lived exhibition baseball team, the park helped the House of David win over locals initially skeptical of the Israelite faith and helped make the colony famous during the early twentieth century. 

Brian D. Carroll, PhD., is currently historian and head archivist for the Israelite House of David in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

This program is free, no RSVP required.