Due to popular demand, there's a second tour! November 10, 2018, same time, same place! To purchase tickets for this event, please click here.
Due to high demand, historian Willie Payne and the Oakland County Historical Society will conduct a second Underground Railroad Historic Site Tour. You will explore sites in Pontiac, Orchard Lake, Walled Lake, Farmington and Detroit used to harbor southern fugitive slaves and hear stories of how local abolitionists helped them escape to Canada on the Underground Railroad. Capacity: 56 people, transportation by coach. Cost: $35.00 per person, includes light lunch.
Join us as we celebrate the Suffrage Movement of the early 20th century with an interpretive walk through Oak HIll Cemetery. Meet us at Pine Grove and the Wisner Mansion for free parking and shuttle service to the cemetery. Please pre-register! Call 248-338-6732 for tickets and information, or click here to register and purchase tickets: https://getlocalhop.com/oak-hill-cemetery-walk/event/qMr5ol6Wpz/ Comfortable walking shoes recommended Not recommended for children under 12 years of age. Proceeds
Oakland County Parks and the Oakland History Center proudly present a bus tour 'In Search of Oakland County History.' Join us with Parks Historian Carol Egbo as we visit some of the hidden, historic gems this county has to offer. You'll tour the Governor Wisner Mansion at our campus in Pontiac, the Ortonville 'Old Mill' Museum and the Waterford Historic Village. Please note that not all sites are fully accessible,
Oakland County Parks and the Oakland History Center proudly present a bus tour 'In Search of Oakland County History.' Join us with Parks Historian Carol Egbo as we visit some of the hidden, historic gems this county has to offer. You'll tour the Governor Wisner Mansion at our campus in Pontiac, the Ortonville 'Old Mill' Museum and the Waterford Historic Village. Please note that not all sites are fully accessible,