The Rochester-Avon Historical Society announced that their next evening meeting is Thursday, December 4 at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Town in Rochester. The hour and a half program will feature long-time local resident Eric Bothwell and his presentation on Rochester’s Main Street Makeover with pictures he took before and after the award-winning 2012 reconstruction project. From April 2012 through Main Street’s reopening in Nov. 2012, … [Read more...]
Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents “Boom Town: Detroit in the Roaring ‘20s”
October 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society’s November 2014 member meeting will be held Thursday, November 6 at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Town in Rochester. The program will feature Joel Stone, Senior Curator for the Detroit Historical Society, who will present ‘Boom Town: Detroit in the Roaring ‘20s’ and discuss the auto industry, prohibition, rum running, organized crime and the emerging businesses in Detroit during that era. Raised in the … [Read more...]
RAHS October 2014 Brown Bag Meeting
October 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society will hold its next lunchtime program on Oct. 7 at 12 p.m. at the Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow in Rochester. The program will feature Linda Riggs, Executive Director of the Rochester Area Neighborhood House, who will discuss the history of the Neighborhood House and how it has become a vital community service. This program is free & open to the public. Bring a friend! Attendees may bring a lunch. Coffee and cookies will be provided. The … [Read more...]
Experience the ‘Haunted Lighthouses of Michigan’ at the RAHS October Meeting
September 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society’s October 2014 member meeting will be held Thursday, October 2 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Town in Rochester. The program will feature award-winning author Bruce Jenvey presenting Haunted Lighthouses of Michigan. Bruce was raised in rural Michigan and has had a lifelong interest in history, popular culture, and the paranormal. After earning a B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State … [Read more...]
RAHS March meeting to feature Dr. Charles K. Hyde
February 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society’s March 2014 meeting will feature Dr. Charles K. Hyde, who will share and discuss information about the many products auto companies made for the war effort in the 1940s, but that were and still are quite unknown. The topic was the focus of his book, Arsenal of Democracy. Charles K. Hyde earned his Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Massachusetts in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Economic History from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. In May … [Read more...]
