Welcome to the Home Page of the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition. Our group is dedicated to preserving the history of Michigan men and women who served their country between 1845 and 1973 who either sent material to or personally passed through Historic Fort Wayne as a place of induction to United States military service. We are busy helping the Fort’s caretakers, the City of Detroit Recreation Department with this effort in two major ways. First, we are active in presenting high quality events that provide ways for the public to enjoy Historic Fort Wayne and see glimpses or how it would have looked when it was garrisoned. We are also very busy in the effort of preserving and restoring as much of the structures and facilities as possible on the Fort grounds.
We welcome you to our Home Page and invite you in to look around. Inside you’ll find information about the work we do and the fun we have at one of Michigan’s great historic gems. If you need more information, please use the Contact Us page and we’ll be happy to help you out.
Public Events Updated
The list of HFWC events the public is invited to for 2012 has just been updated. We are thrilled this year to have events interpreting the stories of three of the Fort's time-periods, War of 1812, Civil War and World War 2. There are also Ghost Hunts, VBA baseball games and a cycle race. We expect a few more opportunites to present themselves in the next few weeks. Be sure to check back to our Events page for further updates!
2012 Membership Application Posted
If you are a current HFWC member and need to renew your membership for 2012 or wish to join our ranks, welcome! All you have to do if fill out the membeship application and mail it in with your payment. It's that easy. Thanks to Tom Steele, we have a PDF fillable version now posted here. You can either fill it out on the computer or print it and fill in by hand.
A Civil War Christmas - first photos posted
"A Civil War Christmas" was a wonderful success! If you wanted to see Christmas traditions in the Civil War, this was the perfect opportunity. Thanks so much to all our members and friends who volunteered, both in interpretative roles, a tour guides and behind the scenes! If you missed the day, or just want a fond look back, check out the photo page here. The first of our two photographers has submited his photos. Look for more shots soon!
Special Spring Clean-up Scheduled
For the 2nd year in a row, Historic Fort Wayne will be Michigan's only site participating in the Civil War Preservation Trust's Parks Day. The date of the event will be March 31, 2012. We will join other sites from across the nation as preservationists gather to help clean up these important sites. The event will run from 9 AM to 4 PM. Lunch will be provided and there will be t-shirts and patches for participants. As this is a work day, it is open to HFWC members due to our volunteer liability insurance policy. To become a member for 2012, click here to get a membership application. Mark your calendars for a great day of helping our site and being part of a larger nationwide cleanup!
Donate Online - Help the Fort!
We now are able to take financial donation here on-line. We are set up through paypal. All funds raised will be used to support our work to help educate the public about Historic Fort Wayne and to preserve and restore it! Thanks for your donations!
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http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=43581880083&ref=ts
We hope you find this site helpful and we look forward to seeing you at the Fort!
