The Oakland History Center at Pine Grove is open! Please contact us for tour information – after the summer social! Our historic mansion and schoolhouse will be open for tours, our grounds are open and looking spectacular, our research library and carriage house are open, and we’re happy to see you!
Our Summer Kitchen has sustained major damage. Please donate to help us repair it!
Stay tuned, and please consider becoming a Bicentennial Sustainer and supporting our society with a monthly donation.
Are you doing research on Oakland County’s cities, towns, or families? Let us help.
Welcome to the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical
Society and Pine Grove Historical Museum!
We are the oldest county-based historical society in Michigan, and are open to all with an interest in history. We’re an independent, self-sustaining non-profit organization, founded in 1874 by the area’s pioneers. We are entrusted with remembering the lives, lessons, and legacies of those who came before us.
Pine Grove Historical Museum is named for Governor Moses Wisner’s homestead, where we have made our headquarters since 1945, after acquiring it from the Wisner family. The Museum offers tours, events, research, and historical programs.
Annual events here include the July Summer Social and the December Victorian Open House, both featuring tours, entertainment, exhibits, and activities for all ages.
Throughout the year we present our Mini-Lecture series – informal, engaging lectures by local presenters on a wide variety of topics.