New Grand River Historical Society & Museum

06/15/2026

What a fun day despite the crumb-y weather. Here is a list of our bread contest winners! Thanks KCHI for sharing!

Local baker and Museum Curator Dustin Rennells who again this year hosted the Sliced Bread Day bread baking contest, provided this year’s list of winners;

06/13/2026

2026 Sliced Bread Contest Announcements

06/13/2026

It's almost time for the winners to be announced! At 1pm we announce the 18 prizes for our Sliced Bread Contest. Then we slice the bread and it's available for public tasting! See you at 1pm. Our museum remains open until 4pm.

06/13/2026

All breads have been dropped off, and now the real fun begins. While our judges are judging the breads behind closed doors, you can enjoy the museum! Our main museum and Bethel AME Church Black History Museum are both open. We have traditional arts setup doing demonstrations and selling their handmade wares. Additionally, our antique cars are setup on the lawn for viewing. Bread winners are announced at 1pm where we have a tasting of the breads!

06/13/2026

Today is the day! Bread drop off starts at 8am. There are forms on site for you to fill out if you haven't already. Don't forget, we need a copy of your recipe. Handwritten is just fine. Winners are announced at 1pm along with a tasting of the breads!

06/11/2026

Sliced Bread Day at the Grand River Museum is so much more than just our annual bread contest. Our doors are open from 8am to 4pm to visit our museum. Additionally we combine it with our Heritage Days wherein we have traditional arts doing demonstrations of their work and selling their handmade wares. We also have our antique cars out on the front lawn, weather permitting.

See you this Saturday. PS the bread tasting is at 1pm. Bring a bag for take home bread!

06/09/2026

Applications for Sliced Bread Day are available on site at drop off, or anytime before during our business hours, here on social media, or on our website. See you this Saturday!

06/08/2026

We are looking for some youth, at least middle school to college aged (or very tech savvy adults) to help us scan the remainder of our 100,000 photos. Our fancy scanner takes about 2 seconds per image, then a quick typing of details from the photo, click save and onto the next one. Often best done in a group of two to keep the flow going. Or you can even listen to music while you're scanning. Since it is summer, hoping there are some youth that might be interested in putting in some volunteer work (we're happy to sign volunteer paperwork to make it official). Parents are welcome to help scan or supervise. We'd love to have you!

Email is best: [email protected]

06/06/2026

It's just one week til Sliced Bread Day. Do you know what you're baking for the contest? Our judges are super thrilled to taste your yummy treats!

06/05/2026

Today is National Donut Day...that's basically bread, right? Would we consider them for the contest? Probably, especially if they are yeasted! Let your creativity reign for Sliced Bread Saturday, June 13, 2026. Join us for a full day of fun at the museum including traditional arts demos and sales, our antique cars on the lawn, and so much more fun including the annual tasting of the breads around 1pm. Bread contest applications are available on our website, or if you scroll to past social media posts.