55th Annual Summer Ice Cream Social
2024-07-27 12:00 - 2024-07-28 16:00 (America/Detroit) | 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.

OCHS Annual Meeting
2026-05-16 11:00 - 14:30 | MI
We want to invite you to our 2026 Annual Meeting. Held at the newly rejuvenated Webster Community Center in Pontiac, we’ll have a ton of exciting things to talk about, maybe some snacks, and definitely some great company.
These affairs can get a little stuffy, but we think you’ll be interested to learn about all of the projects we’ve got going on, and all of the neat initiatives still to come this year…and beyond.

Oakland County America 250 Celebration
2026-07-25 - 2026-07-26 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
As America celebrates 250 years as a nation, please join us for a county and city celebration at our campus on July 25th and 26th.

Planning (and work!) is underway with all this going on:

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has approved funding the paving of our driveway and electrical improvements on our campus grounds.
Several planning meetings have been held involving many of our local historical organizations and museums to assemble an event covering every area of our county.
Key leaders in our county government have committed their involvement, including the Board of Commissioners, Oakland County Parks, Oakland County Circuit Court, and others.
The City of Pontiac, in addition to celebrating the 100th anniversary of Pontiac Motors this year, will be holding activities at our campus during the event.
Several SAR and DAR chapters will also be joining us, providing reenactors and some ceremonial activities.

There’s a lot more to come. For now, consider this your “Save the Date” for a historic, really fun event!
