Our fall auction gala tradition returns! This time, we’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday in style at the Pontiac Transportation Museum. Strolling Reception – Silent Auction & Live Auction – Cash Bar, Live Music… Spend the evening with us, support our Historical Society and enjoy the classic cars of the Pontiac Transportation Museum, 250 W Pike St, Pontiac, MI 48341
Join the Oakland History Center and Civil War expert lecturer, Kevin Bellant as he shares his experiences about Civil War era Gettysburg Pennsylvania. A free lecture. Doors open at 6:15 Pm – Lecture begins at 6:30. Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited, please RSVP by using the QR code or by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-historical-gettysburg-tickets-2002716415711 Thursday, October 15 at 6:30 pm; doors open at 6:15 pm Carriage House, Oakland History
This summer, we took a few days off from prepping the house for our America250 Celebration and had most of the rooms in the house 3D scanned. You know, because that’s…what you do with your free time. Right? Which means you can take a tour – think of it as a Google Street view, but without the streets and inside a house. Outside too, it’s yours to explore. Without going
Join us as we take our friends at Detroit Historical Society on a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Oakland History Center on Monday, September 28th from 2pm to 4pm. Come see how the work is done at an active museum and research library, and of course, you’ll explore the Wisner mansion and grounds along with the Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse and Carriage House. Along the way,
At their annual Fall Benefit, the Michigan History and Preservation Network will honor the contributions of Dr. Richard Stamps and Mr. Patrick McKay with lifetime achievement awards. If you can make it, please join us and the Oakland County Historical Commission in acknowledging their work. Please visit the MHPN website for registration and cost information.
From the 1920s through the 1930s, the practice of restricting housing to different races was common across the country. We’ve created a virtual display of a 1937 map and the description pages used by real estate agents, which shows how racism played a big part in deciding who could live where. See it here: Redlining Pontiac: Racism in Real Estate Deed restrictions, like this one for a home on
Don’t miss this dynamic annual walking tour, as we explore the historic Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac, Michigan. It is educational, it is fun, and it is outdoors. The event will happen rain or shine. Purchase your tickets today, or you may miss out — tickets have sold out in previous years. Our theme this year is “Celebrating America250: Ladies, Gents and Scoundrels.” Suggested age 12 and up. Tickets here:
Occasionally, web links to other sites change – recently the Oakland County ArcGIS team rebuilt the application that provides the map. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e3c0d25b505a42278bcc1850433312bc Same site, different link. If you have this bookmarked you may want to update it with the new link.