Historical Society of Battle Creek/Kimball House Museum

10/05/2026

Kimball House was recently honored to receive one of the granddaughters of Dr. Kimball. Maryo and George were here from Colorado and were thrilled to see the house coming alive with KCC students curating a new exhibit. The grand opening will be Saturday, Nov 14 from 1-4 PM.

09/18/2026

The Historical Society of Battle Creek will be holding their Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 20 at 2:00 PM.
The meeting will be held at the Kimball House Museum, located at 196 Capital Avenue NE.
As part of the meeting, a new slate of society officers will be proposed and voted on.
The 2027 proposed slate of officers are Todd Greenman, president; Mac McCulloch, vice-president; Jody Owens, secretary; and Sarah Reid as treasurer.
Bill White, the 2026 museum board president stated, “I have been honored to serve the Historical Society and interact with the other amazing volunteers that operate the Kimball House Museum and the Butler Archives. They’ve done a great job sharing our history, and even though I’m stepping down as president, I’ll still be around.”
Light refreshments will be served, along with tours of the beautiful Victorian home and displays. Board member and local historian, Jody Owens, will have give a short presentation on local history.
There will be no admission fee, but visitors and former society members are urged attend, to sign up and pay their annual dues to keep the organization functioning.
“Please come and see some the great displays our volunteers and KCC students have created,” said White, “Have a snack with us and be part of preserving Battle Creek’s history.”

06/10/2026

This promises to be an informative and entertaining evening!
Hope to see you there.

06/10/2026

All local history enthusiasts put July 18 on your calendar when all FOUR local museums come together. It'll be a fascinating day!
Kimball House will be open as well as the Mary G Butler Archives along with Regional History Museum, Fort Custer Museum and a display of some of Kingman Museum finest.

05/30/2026

Big thanks to "Women Who Care"!
A recent major donation will help with some much needed repairs to Kimball House Museum.

05/11/2026

Stop and hear our restored 1930's radio play the latest hits!
Open first and third Sunday from 1-4 PM. Admission $5 adults/ $3 students/under 12 free.

05/05/2026

04/12/2026

Hope to see everyone this Saturday from 1-4PM at Kimball House Museum for the KCC Student exhibit. It'll be a multi media extravaganza!
Admission $5, students $3, under 12 free.

04/04/2026

WELCOME HOME! KCC HIST 210 Michigan History Exhibit!
Explore the many ways people experience "going home".
From music on the radio, home movies of family vacations and actually walking home with a shoe exhibit.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1-4 PM. KIMBALL HOUSE MUSEUM, 196 Capital Ave NE Admission $5 adults, $3 students. (Under 12 free)

03/30/2026

Hope to see you on Saturday, April 18 from 1-4 PM at Kimball House Museum for the KCC Student Exhibit.
196 Capital Ave NE, parking on Penn Street. $5 Admission/$3 students.