Oakland History Center at Pine Grove

148th Annual Meeting of the Membership
2022-05-21 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | 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.

Spring Flea Market and Open Tour Day Spring Flea Market and Open Tour Day 12 - 5 PM
2022-05-14 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-07 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-30 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-16 12:00 - 17:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us every Saturday in April and May for flea market sales and tours of our historic house and grounds. Times are approximate.

Spring Flea Market and Open Tour Day 12 - 5 PM
2022-04-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-02 12:00 - 17:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

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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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.

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!

Lakeview Cemetery Walk Tombstone Tales
2021-10-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Lakeview Cemetery, 6150 White Lake Road, Clarkston, MI, 48341, United States
Sunday, October 10th – 1:00 – 4:00 PM: Lakeview Cemetery Walk Tombstone Tales
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Sashabaw Plains Chapter, is hosting a cemetery walk at the historic Lakeview Cemetery in Clarkston. Funds go toward restoration of the historic gravestones, which they’ve made amazing progress on this year. Check out the flyer below for details.
Tickets are available at the Gateway on Main Street, the Independence Township Library, at the gate, or online at https://www.townplanner.com/…/lakeview-cemetery…/545978/

Veterans Memorial Garden Dedication
2021-10-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Join us this Sunday, October 10th at 1:00 pm for a brief ceremony dedicating a new Veterans Memorial Garden at our History Center. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Lydia Barnes Potter Chapter, have done amazing work transforming a neglected and overgrown area into a new memorial garden. It is located at the rear of the 1865 one-room schoolhouse on our campus.

Pontiac Transportation Museum Tours
2021-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Pontiac Transportation Museum, 250 W. Pike Street, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Tour the Pontiac Transportation Museum Today, 5 to 7 pm
The forthcoming Transportation Museum, located at the former Crofoot School, will be open today for some behind the scenes tours. They will also be recording oral histories for community members to share their memories they and their family have of growing up in Pontiac, being connected to the automotive industry, and more. Our History Center is delighted to be partnering with our Transportation Museum friends to make that happen.

The 2021 Annual Summer Social - Summer's Biggest Event
2021-07-25 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-07-24 12:00 - 16:00 | 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!

Cancelled: OCPHS Christmas Magic at the Museum
2020-12-06 | 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 Vintage Holiday Market Opens
2020-11-28 | Pine Grove, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

OCPHS November Board of Directors Meeting
2020-11-21 08:30 - 12:00 | OCHS Carriage House, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
OCPHS Board of Directors Meeting

OCPHS "Dishes Past" Popup Dinner
2020-11-14 | Pine Grove, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
OCPHS “Dishes Past” Popup Dinner

OCPHS Downtown Pontiac Ghost Tour
2020-10-24 | Downtown Pontiac

OCPHS Haunted Museum
2020-10-17 | Pine Grove, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

OCPHS October Board of Directors Meeting
2020-10-15 17:30 - 19:00 | OCHS Carriage House, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

OCPHS Bicentennial Gala
2020-10-03 | Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society, 405 Cesar E Chavez, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

Oak Hill Cemetery Walk
2020-09-20 | Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Drive, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341
Oak Hill Cemetery Walk
Details forthcoming

OCPHS July Board of Directors Meeting
2020-09-19 08:30 - 12:00 | OCHS Carriage House, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

OCPHS August Board of Directors Meeting
2020-08-20 17:30 - 19:00 | OCHS Carriage House, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States

2020 Ice Cream Social - Bicentennial Edition!
2020-07-25 12:00 - 2020-07-26 16:00 | Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, 405 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
Celebrate Oakland County’s 200th birthday with a Drive Through Extravaganza!
Come to our campus – enter via Wisner Stadium entrance – and experience:
Free Ice Cream • Live Music • Animals • Pontiac Transportation Museum Classic Car Show • Historic Displays • and More!
Call or text (248) 410-0702 to get the details!
This is a drive – through, socially distant event. Enter via the Wisner Stadium entrance on Cesar Chavez and drive through our campus looping a little and stopping along the way for treats, music, visual fun, and historic displays, exiting the campus through the southern exit.
Celebrate Oakland County’s 200th Birthday with us!

Cancelled: “Early Oakland County Pioneers’ Way of Life” lecture by Dave Decker et al
2020-07-25 | Pine Grove, 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341, United States
“Early Oakland County Pioneers’ Way of Life” lecture by Dave Decker et al
Details coming soon.
