Galt Area Historical Society

09/29/2026

09/29/2026

Never too early to get into the Holiday Spirit. Come see the decorations at both our museums on Saturday December 5th from 10 am-2 pm. Santa visiting both houses. Cookies and hot chocolate. Enjoy the holiday and learn the history of our area.

09/29/2026

Join us for a Spooky Fun time Halloween, October 31 from 5-9 pm at the Rae House Museum.

08/01/2026

We regret today that the Rae House Museum will be closed for tours and open house due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be open next month, Saturday September 6th from 10 am-2 pm. We are very sorry.

06/19/2026

The Galt Area Historical Society presents our 11th annual car show, “A Drive Down Memory Lane” at the McFarland Living History Ranch, 8899 Orr Rd in Galt on Saturday, July 11th from 9a-2 pm. Cars of all types in the 1970s and older are welcome to register and pay at www.galthistory.com. Cost to register in advance is $35; at the door is $45. This year there will be an award for Peoples’ Choice (voted by the public) and an award for Best of Show (voted by the car show participants). Public parking is $5 per car. Public entrance allows access not only to the car show, but to tours of the historic McFarland mansion, food trucks, craft vendors, and a huge annual barn sale with antique furniture, household and yard items, antique tools and much more.

06/19/2026

There is still room at the spaciously McFarland Ranch for cars for our annual car show, "A Drive Down Memory Lane" Saturday July 11th. Go to our website: galthistory.com to register your car and pay. Food trucks, vendors, barn sale, tours of the McFarland mansion, raffle table. Public parking $5 per car gets you into car show and barn sale.

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06/02/2026

Come join us for a car show. The Galt Area Historical Society presents our 11th annual car show. "A Drive Down Memory Lane" at the McFarland Living History Ranch, 8899 Orr Rd. in Galt on Saturday, July 11th, from 9-2pm. Cars of all types in the 1970's and older are welcome to register and pay at galthistory.com. The cost to register in advance is $35.00 and at the door is $45.00. This year there will be an award for Peoples Choice (voted by the public) and an award for Best of Show (voted by the car show participants) Public parking is $5.00 per car. Public entrance allows access not only to the car show, but to tours of the historic McFarland mansion, food trucks, craft vendors, raffles, and a huge annual barn sale with antique furniture, household and yard items, antique tools and much more.

The mission of the Galt Area Historical Society is to preserve, protect, and maintain the history of the Galt Area