Explore southeast Michigan and allow our region’s storied past to unfold!
Just added:
Custer’s 170th Birthday Celebration and Historic Holiday Walking Tour – December 5, 2009
Discover southeast Michigan’s vibrant history with our series of published Driving Tour Guidebooks and narrated Bus & Walking Tours.
Our guidebooks and narrated bus/walking tours embrace various themes of the American experience and reveal the prominent role southeast Michigan and its people played in shaping our Nation’s history.
Hometown History Tours offers:
- Driving Tour Guidebooks
- Narrated Bus Tours
- Walking Tours
- Private Group Tours
- Expert Speakers on a variety of historical topics
- Organizational, Programming and Public Relations Assistance for your next historical event
Driving Tour Guidebooks
Our first release in the Hometown History Tours “It Happened Here” series, Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s Contribution to the Civil War pays homage to the local people who bravely fought to preserve the Union and identifies dozens of sites significant to this pivotal period of American history. Spend one day - or several – visiting these sites and discovering the stories of the people who fought and sacrificed and literally shaped our Nation.
- Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s Contribution to the Civil War. To order, or for more details, click here.
Narrated Bus Tours
“It [tour] was wonderful and I’ve bragged about it to several people. Elmwood was worthwhile seeing Colonel Brodhead’s marker, MaryAnn Mahaffey, 13th amendment creator and Strohs tomb sites – as well as the beautiful Ford gravesite upon entering. Loved the Monroe cemetery, too. And Steve Alexander is so good as well as the other speaker [David Finney] with his slide show. He is so well versed in these things. How did you ever find them? Got a kick out of Mark McPherson – you did a wonderful job lining up the right people.”-—Susie Harrison, Prudential Real Estate
Join Hometown History Tours as we travel via motorcoach to the various historic sites featured in our guidebook Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s Contribution to the Civil War.
Special guest narrators David Finney and Dave Ingall bring to life the special stories of the brave people of southeast Michigan who so valiantly served and sacrificed on behalf of our Nation.
Also, acclaimed living historian Steve Alexander portrays the infamous General George Armstrong Custer and will regale guests with his celebrated Civil War exploits and provide insight into 19th century life.
While most Americans know Custer primarily for his failed ” last stand” against Native Americans at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, they don’t realize this former Monroe resident’s Civil War service earned him “national hero” status.
For tour details and schedule, click here.
Upcoming Tours:
SE Michigan African American History Tour
SE Michigan & American’s 2nd War for Independence (War of 1812)
Walking Tours
Several walking tours are scheduled for Summer/Fall 2009. For details and schedule, click here.
Private Tours / Presentations
Hometown History Tours offers a variety of customized history tours and presentations for schools and other organizations. Contact us today!
Contact Information
For further information about Hometown History Tours guidebooks and narrated history tours, please contact HHT Director Karin Risko via email at: k_risko@yahoo.com or phone: 734.642.5712 (10 AM – 4 PM EST).
Check back often as new guidebooks and and narrated tours are under development and will be released soon!
