For the fifth year in a row, we have received a grant from the Pontiac Community Relations Committee of General Motors Corporation. This year's granted funds will underwrite school tours for Pontiac elementary schoolchildren, support continued improvements to our facilities, and enable us to purchase computer and AV equipment for education and outreach. We are proud that General Motors supports our mission and is helping us to preserve history, to educate, and to promote Pine Grove for the benefit of Pontiac and the surrounding community! Thank you GM!

We are so grateful for the support of our gardening partners, Goldner Walsh Nursery, the Pontiac Garden Club, and the Pontiac Branch of Women's National Farm and Garden Association. This summer, work continues on the landscape plans created by Jim Slezinski and staff at Goldner Walsh. On Saturday, July 19, the Pontiac Garden Club will hold its annual city garden walk, a fund raiser that both features and benefits Pine Grove (see our Events page for details), and Women's National Farm & Garden has again tended our herb garden, mapped its plantings, and donated toward our landscaping needs. Thank you all!

The annual report can't be beat if you're looking for a comprehensive review of OCPHS happenings. Copies are available for pick up at our office during business hours, or by mail for $1.50 to defray the cost of postage.

Our website has a new look, and we hope you'll find it easy to use, with a brighter layout and "point and click" navigation. We've added Pay Pal, to provide the convenience of credit card payment for dues, research requests, merchandise sales, and donations. And, we can update the site ourselves, so be sure to visit often for the latest news! We look forward to better serving our members and friends through this important resource. Please drop us a line to let us know what you think!

OCPHS is proud to be a partner in the Waterford School District's Project HATT: Historians and Teachers Together. The district's federal grant provides for a three-year extensive program in American History for Waterford teachers, and promotes collaboration between educators and local history organizations. Already we have hosted numerous classroom field trips to Pine Grove, held archaeology workshops for teachers, introduced teachers and students to our historical resources, and developed relationships that will promote the county's history and bring it to life for area students! This exciting project, headed by Carol Egbo of Waterford Schools, is a terrific partnership between the district, Oakland University, Oakland Schools, the Historical Society of Michigan, Michigan Council for History Education, Henry Ford Museum, the Waterford Historical Society, and the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society.