Feb 2015
Pathways to Freedom – The Underground Railroad
Come and join other guests at the Octagon House as they journey through stations that are theme related to the Underground Railroad. Learn how “Box Brown” escaped slavery Try to identify items from the past…
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Oct 2015
Nov 2015
Dec 2015
Octagon House open house and Santa visit
Santa visits 1-3 pm
Find out more »Feb 2016
Octagon House Quilter’s Guild
No dues. Come for an hour or stay the entire time. Meet other fiber enthusiasts. Work on your own project or join in as we make the raffle quilt for the July quilt show.
Find out more »Octagon House Quilter’s Guild
No dues. Come for an hour or stay the entire time. Meet other fiber enthusiasts. Work on your own project or join in as we make the raffle quilt for the July quilt show.
Find out more »History Hunter
Historical scavenger hunt – become a detective while exploring the 1860 Octagon House for items, people and chores of the past. Find out their history and learn about the period.During your visit, you will hunt…
Find out more »Mar 2016
Wearing of the Green St. Patrick’s Day Tea
Everyone wants to be Irish on St.Patrick’s Day. This year we will give you the opportunity to don the green and enjoy our new tea. Make your reservations today. $22 Per Person $17 Children and…
Find out more »Octagon House Quilter’s Guild
No dues. Come for an hour or stay the entire time. Meet other fiber enthusiasts. Work on your own project or join in as we make the raffle quilt for the July quilt show.
Find out more »Apr 2016
Octagon House Quilter’s Guild
No dues. Come for an hour or stay the entire time. Meet other fiber enthusiasts. Work on your own project or join in as we make the raffle quilt for the July quilt show.
Find out more »Octagon House Quilter’s Guild
No dues. Come for an hour or stay the entire time. Meet other fiber enthusiasts. Work on your own project or join in as we make the raffle quilt for the July quilt show.
Find out more »May 2016
Wedding Dresses through the Decades
Step through time with the exhibit of over 20 vintage wedding dresses spanning over 100 years. Admission $5.00
Find out more »Wedding Dresses through the Decades
Step back in time and enjoy the exhibit of over 20 vintage wedding dresses spanning over 100 years. Admission $5.00
Find out more »Jun 2016
Father’s Day Open House – Happy Birthday Mr. Andrus
Celebrate Father’s Day and Mr. Andrus 200th birthday at the Octagon House. Admission is $5. Fathers are free.
Find out more »Jul 2016
Octagon House Community Quilt Show
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Friends of the Octagon House will hold their biennial Community Quilt Show, Friday-Sunday, July 15-17. About 100 quilts will be on display inside and on the grounds of the…
Find out more »Octagon House Community Quilt Show
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Friends of the Octagon House will hold their biennial Community Quilt Show, Friday-Sunday, July 15-17. About 100 quilts will be on display inside and on the grounds of the…
Find out more »Octagon House Community Quilt Show
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Friends of the Octagon House will hold their biennial Community Quilt Show, Friday-Sunday, July 15-17. About 100 quilts will be on display inside and on the grounds of the…
Find out more »Aug 2016
Open House at the Octagon House
Local authors, Bob and Cherie Allen, will present “A ‘Guest’ of the Confederacy”, the story of local resident Alonzo M. Keeler, Captain, 22nd Michigan Infantry, who was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga during the…
Find out more »Sep 2016
Open House at the Octagon House
Mrs. Lucina Davis Andrus presentation begins at 2 p.m.
Find out more »Wolverine Knife Collectors Show
$5 admission
Find out more »Oct 2016
Open House at the Octagon House
“Halloween Versions of Lost Towns” by Alan Naldrett presentation begins at 2 p.m.
Find out more »Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan
“Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan” by Alan Naldrett The last of the historical lectures for 2016 at the Loren Andrus Octagon House will be presented at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16. Alan Naldrett will present…
Find out more »Registration deadline: Spooky Tea at the Octagon House
The Octagon House will host a Spook-tacular Tea on Oct. 29. The cost is$22 per person. Seating is limited and reservations required no later than Tuesday, Oct. 25. Call 586-781-0084 or email jdonovan@octagonhouse.org
Find out more »Nov 2016
Victorian Christmas Celebration
This is the only time the 1860 house will be open to the public for the holidays. Enjoy the Victorian setting and visit the miniature village in the Community Room. The house is a delight…
Find out more »Victorian Christmas Celebration
This is the only time the 1860 house will be open to the public for the holidays. Enjoy the Victorian setting and visit the miniature village in the Community Room. The house is a delight…
Find out more »Dec 2016
Santa Christmas Open House
Santa Claus is scheduled to visit the Octagon House 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11. The house will be open between noon and 4 p.m. Admission is $5 with children under four years old entering free.
Find out more »Feb 2017
Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
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Walt Whitman featured in Octagon House Chat
The Loren Andrus Octagon House series of historical lectures will open this season 2 p.m., Sunday, March 19. Bill Grandstaff will tell us how Walt Whitman was drawn into the American Civil War and about…
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Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Apr 2017
Octagon House chat
In the spirit of the popular “This Old House” TV program, Jan Donovan tells visitors to the Octagon House how Orson Fowler’s book “A Home For All” influenced Loren Andrus’ decision to construct the eight-sided…
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Sit & Stitch
Find out more »May 2017
Sit & Stitch
All are welcome. Free.
Find out more »Mother’s Day Tea
Reservations required contact Jan -jdonovan@octagonhouse.org or call 586-781-0084
Find out more »Third Tuesday Tea at Two
Tea and treats with a presentation "Feed Sack History." $5 members, $10 non members. Seats limited. Registration required. 586-781-0084 or jdonovan@octagonhouse.org
Find out more »Open House–Octagon House
Alan Naldrett will present "Lost Car Companies of Detroit" at 2 p.m.
Find out more »Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Sit & Stitch
All are welcome. Free.
Find out more »Jun 2017
Octagon House Open House
Celebrate Father's Day with a self guided tour of the Octagon House. Check out the newly planted gardens.
Find out more »Third Tuesday Tea and Talk at Two
Door opens at 1 p.m. for self guided tour. Teas and sweets served at 2 p.m. Talk topic - Octagon House Quilts. Members $5 and non members $10. Reservations at 586-781-0084
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Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Jul 2017
Master Gardener Garden Walk
Master Gardeners will be on the grounds of the Octagon House to guide visitors through the gardens. They will be available to answer gardening questions. Free. Octagon House will be open for self guided tour…
Find out more »Octagon House – Open House Tour
Enjoy a self guided tour of the house. Docents will be on site to answer any questions. $5
Find out more »Third Tuesday Tea at Two
Door opens at 1 p.m. for self guided tour of house. Tea is served at 2 p.m. After tea and cookies guest will be given a guided tour of the gardens. $5 members - $10…
Find out more »DIY Fairy Garden
Great family fun. All supplies included to created a dish fairy garden. $25 members, $30 non members. Reservations required 586-781-0084
Find out more »Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Aug 2017
Third Tuesday Tea at Two
"1860 Kitchen Garden." Enjoy tea and cookies while learning about the kitchen garden and food preservation of the past. Door opens at 1 p.m. to enjoy a self guided tour of the house before the…
Find out more »Open House
Octagon House monthly chat begins at 2 p.m. and it is "Lincoln Assassination" presented by historian and storyteller Jerry Zaetta. Admission is $5 and includes self guided tour of the house. No reservations required.
Find out more »Octagon House Chat
The Lincoln assassination will be discussed by historian and storyteller, Jerry Zaetta. An admission fee of $5 will cover a self-guided tour of the house in addition to the scheduled presentation.
Find out more »Friends of the Loren Andrus Octagon House
Business meeting- public welcome.
Find out more »Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Christmas work prep day
Join in decorating small trees and wreaths that will be sold at theChristmas Celebration in November. Call Jan 586-781-0084 for additional information
Find out more »Christmas work prep day
Join in decorating small trees and wreaths that will be sold at theChristmas Celebration in November. Call Jan 586-781-0084 for additional information
Find out more »Christmas work prep day
Join in decorating small trees and wreaths that will be sold at theChristmas Celebration in November. Call Jan 586-781-0084 for additional information
Find out more »Christmas work prep day
Join in decorating small trees and wreaths that will be sold at theChristmas Celebration in November. Call Jan 586-781-0084 for additional information
Find out more »Sep 2017
Volunteer Opportunities
Are you interested in history? Do you enjoy meeting people? Do you have special talents to share? Volunteers form the vital core of the Octagon House team. Join the Friends of the Octagon House for…
Find out more »Open House
The Octagon House will be holding an open house. There is chat featuring David Ingall, author and historian at 2 p.m., as he shares stories of Civil War monuments, markers, forts, cemeteries and more that…
Find out more »Third Tuesday Tea and Talk at Two -a “Tea Tasting”
Door opens at 1 p.m. for self guided tour of the house before the 2 p.m. tea and talk. Enjoy several different teas along with scones as you learn the story behind each tea. Admission…
Find out more »Wolverine Knife Collector’s Show
The club will be celebrating 39 years of collecting. Vendors will have a variety of knife brand and styles for sale. Custom knives and books are also available. Admission $5 includes self-guided tour of the…
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Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Oct 2017
Octagon House Open House
Monthly chat at 2 p.m. is the "Metz Fire" presented by Pat Hallman. $5 admission included self guided tour of the house. Call 586-781-0084 for more information.
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Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Halloween Tea
Spook-Tacular Tea. $22 per person for a four course tea. Costumes are optional. Reservation required. 586-781-0084 Door opens at 11:30 a.m. tea begins promptly at noon. Ample time to self tour the house after the…
Find out more »Nov 2017
Victorian Christmas Celebration
Step back in time as you journey on your self guided tour of the 1860 Octagon House. The house is elaborately decorated for the holidays. The Community Room in the lower level is also decorated…
Find out more »Victorian Christmas Celebration
Step back in time as you journey on your self guided tour of the 1860 Octagon House. The house is elaborately decorated for the holidays. The Community Room in the lower level is also decorated…
Find out more »Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Dec 2017
Victorian Christmas Tea
Reservations required 586-781-0084 or jdonovan@octagonhouse.org. $22 per person – $17 members and children years and under. Payment must be received by Saturday, Nov. 25, to insure seating.
Find out more »Victorian Christmas Tea
Reservations required 586-781-0084 or jdonovan@octagonhouse.org. $22 per person – $17 members and children years and under. Payment must be received by Saturday, Nov. 25, to insure seating.
Find out more »Victorian Christmas Tea
Reservations required 586-781-0084 or jdonovan@octagonhouse.org. $22 per person – $17 members and children years and under. Payment must be received by Saturday, Nov. 25, to insure seating.
Find out more »Santa Christmas Open House
The Octagon House is decorated in Victorian splendor for the holidays. Santa arrives 1-3 p.m. Crafts for children, noon to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 with children under four entering for free.
Find out more »Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Jan 2018
Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Feb 2018
Quilters Guild
Sit & Stitch
Find out more »Mar 2018
Octagon House Chat “John Wilkes Booth Escape Route”
Teh monthly chat series resumes for the season. The Octagon House is open to the public for self guided tours from 1–4 p.m. Docents are on site to answer any questions. Admission is $5. This…
Find out more »Apr 2018
Native American Primitive Art
Al Collins of Richmond will share his vast knowledge of Native American Primitive Art . Collins has been teaching classes on making Native American primitive items for over 20 years and has collected a great…
Find out more »May 2018
Sit and Stitch Group
Open free to the public. Join the group with your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other hand and craft work. Finish those UFOs. Drop in any time. Stay for an hour or join us for the…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Tea
Four course tea begins promptly at noon. Reservations required the cost is $22. Non-refundable. Visit octagonhouse.org – Events calendar. Reservations call 586-781-0084.
Find out more »Third Tuesday at Two Tea
Tea served at 2 p.m. with a special presentation by children’s author Nancy Thibault. She will discuss the process for self publishing. Book signing and publication information will be available. House tour $5 with tea,…
Find out more »Girl Scout Junior Gardener Badge Workshop
View the Girl Scout Event list or contact kgaabo@gssem.org or 586-464-2405.
Find out more »Open – Octagon House
Admission $5 includes self guided tour, and at 2 p.m. O House Chat with Alan Naldrett on “Michigan’s C. Harold Wills”. Seats are limited. We participate in the Macomb County History Passport Celebrating the 200th…
Find out more »Sit and Stitch Group
Open free to the public. Join the group with your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other hand and craft work. Finish those UFOs. Drop in any time. Stay for an hour or join us for the…
Find out more »Jun 2018
Barn and Garden Sale
Garden items will be sold by the MSUE Master Gardeners to support their gardens at the Octagon House. The Barn Sale will support the Octagon House restoration and maintenance. The Octagon House will be open…
Find out more »Barn and Garden Sale
Garden items will be sold by the MSUE Master Gardeners to support their gardens at the Octagon House. The Barn Sale will support the Octagon House restoration and maintenance. The Octagon House will be open…
Find out more »Sit and Stitch Group
Open free to the public. Join the group with your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other hand and craft work. Finish those UFOs. Drop in any time. Stay for an hour or join us for the…
Find out more »Third Tuesday Tea at Two
Tea, dessert served at 2 p.m. with special presentation, “Victorian Fashions” by Octagon House volunteer, Kim Sikes. tour $5 with tea and presentation $10. Visit octagonhouse.org – event calendar or call 586-781-0084.
Find out more »Girl Scout Brownie Making Games Badge Workshop
View the Girl Scout Event list or contact kgaabo@gssem.org or 586-264-2405.
Find out more »Sit and Stitch Group
Open free to the public. Join the group with your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other hand and craft work. Finish those UFOs. Drop in any time. Stay for an hour or join us for the…
Find out more »Jul 2018
Sit and Stitch Group
Open free to the public. Join the group with your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other hand and craft work. Finish those UFOs. Drop in any time. Stay for an hour or join us for the…
Find out more »Open – Octagon House
Admission $5 includes self guided tour of the house. Docents are available to offer information on the history of the house. We participate in the Macomb County History Passport Celebrating the 200th Bicentennial. Visit octagonhouse.org…
Find out more »Third Tuesday Tea at Two
House opens at 1 p.m. for self guided tour. Tea, dessert served at 2 p.m. “Beginning Antique Doll Collecting”. Sharon Napier, president of the Rochester Doll Collector Club, will discuss antique dolls and what to…
Find out more »Sit and Stitch Group
Open free to the public. Join the group with your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other hand and craft work. Finish those UFOs. Drop in any time. Stay for an hour or join us for the…
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