Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Presents March Cabin Fever Series Fridays in March, 7:00 p.m. Members Free; Non-Members $5 Pre-register via PayPal at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms, by emailing rhmuseum@rochesterhills.org or by calling 248-656-4663. March 1: It all Began with a Glint and a Glimmer Presented by Debbie Remer Following the discovery of gold in California in 1848, thousands of people headed west to make their fortunes. A good number of those were from … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Opens Historic Map Exhibit
May 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Museum tours available every week The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is hosting an exhibit of historic maps until December, 2016. These maps range from sketches made by our earliest pioneers to a large 9 foot x 12 foot map painted by Gerry Post of a 1907 Rochester scene in downtown. The Museum also has information on various street and subdivision names as well as several Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of our community that show every building and every lot in the community. The … [Read more...]