{"id":2,"date":"2023-10-18T19:17:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-17T16:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:07:33","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a60e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0a60e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3b408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef3b408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beginning November 30th, the museum will be closed Sundays through March 29, 2026.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0f778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e0f778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-General-Museum-Header-50th-1-qzacafc0lwv3j4jooe3nrfvgk7afjak1c6b3pea82g.png\" title=\"2025 General Museum Header 50th (1)\" alt=\"A cropped picture of the 1839 Courthouse and portions of the Courthouse Square are overlaid with a logo saying 50th anniversary and the phrases &quot;History Center at Courthouse Square&quot; and &quot;Berrien County Historical Association.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e3234 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"15e3234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/berrienhistory.app.neoncrm.com\/donation.jsp?campaign=23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Nifty!  We're Fifty!  Click here to donation to the museum and our annual campaign to support history!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f897d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02f897d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b6118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40b6118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261<\/p><p>Berrien Springs, MI 49103<\/p><p>\u00a0269-471-1202<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u00a0info@berrienhistory.org<\/span><\/p><hr \/><h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Stay in Touch!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/sl\/7QTde3G\"><strong>Join our mailing list<\/strong><\/a> to get our twice- monthly\u00a0<em>Squared Away\u00a0<\/em>newsletter, press releases, and special announcements.\u00a0 If you&#8217;d like to receive copies of\u00a0<em>The Docket<\/em>, consider <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/?page_id=25\">becoming a member<\/a><\/strong> of the BCHA today!<\/p><hr \/><h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Animal Policy<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>The BCHA welcomes both service animals and well-behaved, leashed dogs and cats to the museum and its grounds.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Any animal, regardless of designation will be asked to leave the grounds if they become a danger to the museum or guests.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>All pet\/service animal owners are responsible for clean up and will be charged a fee if they fail to do so.<\/p><p><!-- Begin Constant Contact Inline Form Code --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98af30e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"98af30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=313%20N.%20Cass%20St%2C%20Berrien%20Springs%2C%20MI%2049103&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"313 N. 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Cass St, Berrien Springs, MI 49103\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30a03e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a30a03e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Plan Your Visit<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Museum buildings open<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday &#8211; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p><p><u>Beginning Nov. 30:<\/u> Wednesday &#8211; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Park Grounds Open<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Dawn until dusk, year round<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Admission<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">$5.00 per person<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Free for: BCHA Members, Berrien County Park Passholders &amp; children 5 and under<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #ff0000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Admission not collected when buildings are closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The museum will be closed for: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>All major holidays or observances<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>During the Berrien County Youth Fair<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Each year between Christmas Eve and the day after New Years<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Weather emergencies that impact staff travel<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>When Berrien Springs Public Schools or Berrien County offices are closed for inclement weather<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning November 30th, the museum will be closed Sundays through March 29, 2026. 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