Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Presents Little House by the Creek Day Camp: Ages 7-11 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. July 18 and July 25 The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Museum Members $30; Non-members $35 Pre-register via PayPal at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms, by emailing rhmuseum@rochesterhills.org or by calling 248-656-4663. Repeated two times during the summer, each session ends with campers exploring the “shimmering” creek of Bertha Van Hoosen’s … [Read more...]
Little House by the Creek Day Camp
July 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Thursday, July 27 and August 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ages 7 - 11 Museum Members $30; Nonmembers $35 Each Day Camp session ends with campers exploring the shimmering creek of Bertha Van Hoosen’s childhood, after a day of doing some of her favorite chores, attending the schoolhouse that she loved, harvesting fruits and vegetables and visiting the final resting place of the Taylor-Van Hoosen family. Register On-line at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills Museum Hosts 16th Annual Garden Walk
June 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
From town to country, the 16th annual Rochester Hills Museum Garden Walk shows off eight gardens in the greater Rochester and Oakland Township area. Co-sponsored by the Rochester Garden Club, a branch of the Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, the press release said that this year’s event takes place Thursday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Guests can also tour the Children’s Garden on the Rochester Hills Museum grounds as well as the newly-restored Calf Barn, Dairy Barn and historic … [Read more...]
Paving the way for females in science and medicine
March 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Happy National Women’s History Month! To celebrate the untold women who have made strides in science and medicine—those who will forever be role models for generations of girls to come, let’s delve into a little of Rochester and Rochester Hills’ own history. One of the area’s very own—Bertha Van Hoosen earns our spotlight this week. (Which is also fitting that we highlight this female medicine mogul because the 2013 National Women’s History Month theme is “Women inspiring innovation … [Read more...]
