Oakland History Center at Pine Grove

Cancelled: OCPHS Vintage Holiday Market Opens
2020-11-28 | Pine Grove, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
All events for the 2020 holiday season have been cancelled.

Cancelled: OCPHS Marching: Holiday Extravaganza Parade
2020-12-05 | Downtown Pontiac

Cancelled: OCPHS Christmas Magic at the Museum
2020-12-06 | Pine Grove, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

The 2021 Annual Summer Social - Summer's Biggest Event
2021-07-24 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-07-25 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us on July 24th and 25th (that’s right – TWO days!) for the Oakland History Center’s annual Ice Cream Social.
Hours are from 12 to 4 PM each day for this FREE event!
There are a LOT of fun and interesting things on the roster, and more are being added every day. This is going to be a really great event, and we want you there!

Tentative: Downtown Pontiac Walking Ghost Tours
2021-10-23 - 2021-10-24 | MI
Tentatively scheduled, with an announcement coming soon, join us for walking tours of Downtown Pontiac! Learn about the hidden histories and secrets of Downtown Pontiac. Watch our Facebook page for details!

Harvest Festival with Pontiac Farmers Market
2021-10-31 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us for a Harvest Festival including Trunk or Treat with the Pontiac Farmers Market! Watch our Facebook page for details.

Christmas Open House December 11 - 1-4 PM, December 12 1-4 PM
2021-12-11 13:00 - 2021-12-12 16:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us for festive holiday fun at our Christmas Open House December 11th and 12th! Free admission to enjoy crafts, tour our decorated facilities & more.

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148th Annual Meeting of the Membership
2022-05-21 11:00 - 17:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us for our 148th Annual Meeting! All members welcome. We’ll be open for tours, there’ll be a bit of an election, and other stuff.
Times to be announced.

Governor Moses Wisner's 207th Birthday Reception
2022-06-03 | MI
Happy Birthday, Mose!

Times to be announced.

53rd Annual Summer Ice Cream Social
2022-07-30 - 2022-07-31 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Two day event!
More information coming!

2022 Oak Hill Cemetery Walk
2022-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Drive, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341
Our Subject: “Back To the Beginning”.

Christmas Open House
2022-12-10 - 2022-12-11 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

Ghost of Dishes Past: A Dinner Event
2022-12-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Tonight you will be visited by a ghost–a ghost of dishes past!

Join us for a festive evening supporting a good cause with recreations of dishes served in the household of Charles Dickens, complete with period music and inspired 19th century refreshments. You will enjoy a taste of Victorian England and celebrate something timeless – great food!

Tickets for this event are $40 per person and will take place on the grounds of Moses Wisner’s estate, Pine Grove, inside the Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Pontiac’s Historic Oak Hill Cemetery. Space is limited, so grab your tickets today!

Tickets available here: https://events.getlocalhop.com/the-ghost-of-dishes-past/event/aXvNx2P5Tx/

54th Annual Summer Ice Cream Social
2023-07-29 12:00 - 2023-07-30 16:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us for our family-friendly celebration, held at our campus on Cesar Chavez Avenue in Pontiac.

Free Admission
Free Ice Cream
Food Trucks
Live Music
Reenactors
Mansion Tours
Historic Demos
Flea Market
Vendor Booths
Kids Crafts

Oak Hill Cemetery Walk
2023-09-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Drive, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341
Tours every 15 minutes starting at 2 PM and ending at 4 PM.
Tickets available here via events.getlocalhop.com.
This year’s theme: “BRUSH WITH DEATH” – Celebrating the artistic creators of Pontiac’s past.
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. This year’s theme is “Musicians and Artists” with an emphasis on the stories of some of the creative community members laid to rest in the cemetery.

Hauntiac Car Show and Woodward Scream Cruise
2023-10-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us this Saturday at our Oakland History Center for the third annual Woodward Scream Cruise and Hauntiac Car Show!

Downtown Pontiac Walking Ghost Tours
2023-10-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Liberty Bar, 85 North Saginaw, Pontiac, MI, 48342, United States
Tours start from the historic, haunted Liberty Bar in downtown Pontiac at 85 N. Saginaw Street. Contact our Executive Director Mike McGuinness, who leads these history-filled and fascinating walks, for more information at (248) 410-0702 or reach out to office@ocphs.org.
Tours at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 PM. Tour tickets are $20 each.

Downtown Pontiac Walking Ghost Tours
2023-10-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Liberty Bar, 85 North Saginaw, Pontiac, MI, 48342, United States
Tours start from the historic, haunted Liberty Bar in downtown Pontiac at 85 N. Saginaw Street. Tour tickets are $20. Contact our Executive Director Mike McGuinness, who leads these history-filled and fascinating walks, for more information at (248) 410-0702 or reach out to office@ocphs.org.
Tours at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 pm. Tour tickets are $20.

Harvest Festival and Healthy Halloween
2023-10-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Here at the Oakland History Center!

Historical Society Gala Auction with the Pontiac Creative Arts Center
2023-11-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Pontiac Creative Arts Center, 47 Williams Street, Pontiac, MI, 48342, United States
A guaranteed fun, festive fall time!
Strolling Reception – Silent Auction & Live Auction
Tickets benefit both our non-profit Historical Society and the non-profit Pontiac Creative Arts Center
To purchase tickets via localhop, click here, or visit the History Center at 405 Cesar Chavez, or call (248) 338-6732.

Spring Auction with the Pontiac Little Art Theatre
2024-04-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Pontiac Little Art Theatre, 47 N. Saginaw Street, Pontiac, MI, 48342, United States
Held at Pontiac’s Little Art Theatre, it’s a guaranteed good time, for a good cause! Silent and Live auctions, cash bar–proceeds will go to support our non-profit Historical Society and the non-profit Pontiac’s Little Art Theatre. Tickets to this event are just $20!

150th Annual Meeting of the Members
2024-05-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Board of Commissioners Auditorium, Oakland County Courthouse, 1200 North Telegraph, Court Tower Boulevard, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
All members of the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society are hereby invited to the 150th Annual Meeting of the Members on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. In fact, even if you’re not members: please join us.
The meeting will be held at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph in Pontiac. We will be entering the courthouse via the South Entrance, located on Court Tower Boulevard. Park in the lot on Court Tower Boulevard opposite the building entrance (weapons of any sort are disallowed in the courthouse and we’ll be passing through metal detectors. Cameras and cell phones are allowed).
Business will include the annual elections of Board of Directors, a motion to modify the name of the Society, a motion to amend the bylaws to reflect that modification, and a presentation of the Annual Report.
For more information, including to confirm your membership status is current, please contact our office at (248) 338-6732, or send us an email.

55th Annual Summer Ice Cream Social
2024-07-27 12:00 - 2024-07-28 16:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Free, family friendly celebration held at the Oakland History Center!
Free Ice Cream
Food Trucks
Live Music
Reenactors
Mansion Tours
Historic Demonstrations
Flea Market
Vendor Booths
Kids Crafts

2024 Oak Hill Cemetery Walk: The Dead Poet and the Society
2024-09-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Drive, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341
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. This year’s theme is “The Dead Poet and the Society” and we will be telling the stories of the founders of the Pioneer Society of Oakland County.
Suggested age 12 and up.
Tours from 2 to 4 PM.
Details about attending the walk: https://tinyurl.com/CemeteryWalk2024
Details about sponsoring the walk: https://www.ocphs.org/oak-hill-cemetery-walk-sponsorship/

Spring Auction 2025
2025-04-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Pontiac Little Art Theatre, 47 N. Saginaw Street, Pontiac, MI, 48342, United States
Held at the Pontiac Little Art Theatre, 47 North Saginaw.
A guaranteed good time for a good cause!

Silent Auction and Live Auction
Cash Bar
Ticket Proceeds Benefit both the Oakland History Center and the Pontiac Little Art Theatre (both non-profits)

Tickets for sale at the Oakland History Center or at this link: LocalHop.

2025 Annual Summer Social
2025-07-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
It’s almost that time again! Join us the last weekend in July for a local history blowout! There’ll be fun for the whole family, local history presenters, mansion tours (with some brand new displays), silent auctions, flea markets, food trucks and of course, ice cream! Attendance is free, but the fun is guaranteed.
Looking to help out? We are always looking for volunteers, vendors, sponsors and reenactors. Connect with us via email at office@ocphs.org, by phone at (248)338-6732 or fill out our sponsorship survey at: https://forms.gle/V1yyqqSxFmKrc8Mq7.

Oak Hill Cemetery Walk: From Temperance to the 21st Amendment
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Drive, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341
“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. This year’s theme is “From Temperance to the 21st Amendment.”
Suggested age 12 and up.
Tiny url: https://tinyurl.com/OakHill25
Full url: https://events.getlocalhop.com/oak-hill-cemetery-walk/event/LyAwhVxsK4/
Or use the QR code:

Autumn Auction Affair
2025-11-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Pontiac Creative Arts Center, 47 Williams Street, Pontiac, MI, 48342, United States
Our fall auction gala tradition returns! Held at the historic Pontiac Creative Arts Center at 47 Williams Street in Pontiac, Michigan.
A Guaranteed Fun, Festive, Fall Time! Strolling Reception – Silent Auction & Live Auction – Ticket Proceeds Benefit both our non-profit Historical Society & the non-profit Pontiac Creative Arts Center.
Purchase tickets online here or visit the Oakland History Center to get them in person.

Oakland History Center's Spring Auction
2026-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Crofoot Cafe, 1 South Saginaw, Pontiac, 48328, United States
Art, art, and more art! Mix and mingle with the Oakland History Center in historic downtown Pontiac, as we celebrate all things creative. It’s a great time and all of the proceeds help support Michigan’s oldest historical society (152 years and counting, but folks say we don’t look a day over 125).
Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-history-centers-spring-auction-tickets-1983282625722
Ticket prices on the Eventbrite website reflect their processing fees so they look a little odd.
