The Taste of History 2025

The Taste of History 2025 is June 13-14, from 9am-5pm at Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Avenue, Amherst, Ohio 44001!

Free to attend!
Free Reenactor & Field Kitchen registration and $50 Vendor registration

A unique free public display timeline event focused on the food and rations that fed soldiers through the years. All eras are welcome, friend and foe, including military, home front, and camp followers. Field kitchens will compete and offer samples of period meals for a donation to attendees. There are static displays, shooting demonstrations, military surplus vendors, kids’ activities and more.

Over 3,500 people attended in 2024 and next year is expected to be even bigger!

For reenactor and vendor registration, please visit Military History Preservation Group via this QR code or https://www.mhpg.us/event-details/the-taste-of-history-2025

This event is a partnership with Military History Preservation Group, the Lorain County Visitors Bureau and the Amherst Historical Society.

A special thank you to our sponsors:

Division Sponsor:
Amherst VFW 1662
VFW Post 1079
Elyria AMVETS Post 32
Camp Sponsor:
Amherst American Legion Post 118
Field Kitchen Sponsor:
Lighthouse Insurance Amherst
VFW Post 6941 Wellington, Ohio
Vehicle Sponsor:
VFW Auxiliary to Amherst Post 1662

And thank you to Amherst Exempted Village Schools and the City of Amherst for their support!

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