North Berrien Historical Society Museum Tour:
The North Berrien Historical Society Museum consists of 5 buildings on a 4 acre campus.

The Log Cabin Main building, The Nichols / Beverly  Agricultural building,  The Print Shop, The Carter Centennial Farm House, and The Carter Barn.

The current featured display in the Main building is on the history of the one room schools of the area with pictures,
written histories, and a display of the inside of a typical one room school.


Log Cagin Main Building
Log Cabin Main Building
Picture of display
One room school display

Picture of dispay
Display in main museum building
The Agricultural building features displays of farm equipment and farm trucks and tractors including a rare Parrot Tractor
manufactured in Benton Harbor Michigan in the 1930's.

Nichols / Beverly Agricultural Building
Nichols / Beverly Agricultural Building

Parrot tractor
Parrot Tractor manufactured in Benton Harbor MI.

Fruit Grading machine
Fruit grading machine.
The Print Shop has on display a Linotype machine, small printing press, and related items from the Watervliet Record. 

Pring Shop
Print Shop.
The Carter house

Carter House
Carter Centennial Farm House.

Grand opening Carter Gallery
Member Sally Carter-Williams and Past President Edith Munchow cut the ribbon to
 officially open the Carter Gallery at the Carter House.  The Carter Gallery presents
an overview of the history of the Carter family who moved to Michigan from
New York to farm.  The various family members who owned the farm and house, and it
eventually becoming the site of the North Berrien Historical Museum.
Photo by Member Carole Kiernan.
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