Join RAHS for the 29th Antique Appraisal Day on April 2 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. Appraisers will be available to provide verbal-only appraisals of your antique treasurers. A full list of appraisers will be posted soon! Take photos of larger items and bring them to […]
** Due to the presenter's scheduling conflict, this program has been rescheduled from Nov. 3 to April 6** Brian Egen joins RAHS to present on his experiences in making the movie, Gettysburg, in which he had a speaking role alongside actor Jeff Daniels. The movie was made on the actual Gettysburg battlefield and in and […]
Gary Gillette of the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium will discuss the history of the Negro baseball leagues in Detroit and Hamtramck, as well as the story of Hamtramck Stadium. This program is free and open to the public. Please register for this program.
Oakland Township Historical Society and the Rochester-Avon Historical Society invite you to join us on our annual joint field trip! Let's all meet at Trini & Carmen's, O, Waterford, for lunch on your own at 11:30 am, then on to Oak Hill Cemetery for a 1:30 p.m. tour with Mike McGuiness, executive director of the […]
RAHS is pleased to be a part of the Greater Rochester Heritage Days Festival! Come see us at our booth both days. For more information about the festival, visit rochesterheritagedays.org. RAHS needs volunteers to help us keep the booth staffed on both days. Most shifts are two hours long. You will help staff the booth […]
RAHS is pleased to be a part of the Greater Rochester Heritage Days Festival! Come see us at our booth both days. For more information about the festival, visit rochesterheritagedays.org. RAHS needs volunteers to help us keep the booth staffed on both days. Most shifts are two hours long. You will help staff the booth […]
Join RAHS members to walk in this year’s Memorial Day Parade. Help hold signs honoring and thanking our veterans! Accommodations may be made to ride in a car. Please let us know if you’d like to join us by sending an email to: rahsupdates@gmail.com by May 15. For more information about the parade, visit rrc-mi.com/memorial-day.
Join fellow RAHS members at the Annual Meeting & Member Picnic on Wednesday, June 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the beautiful grounds of the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. Rain or shine, we will have a lovely evening socializing with members, recapping the 2022-23 season, telling stories, and more! The first […]
Adams Road—once known locally as the Dodge Road—between Walton and Hamlin is an area rich in history. This program will share stories of the people, places, (and yes, horses!) that formed our historical fabric and once called Adams Road home. Join RAHS on Thursday, September 7 at 7 p.m. for this informative program about one […]
“The System of Assimilation: The Creation of the Indian Boarding School and its Impacts on Tribal Communities” Presented by Eric Hemenway Saturday, September 16 11:00am – 12:00pm Free for Museum Members $5/Adults $3/Seniors/Students Registration required. Limited tickets day of. www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms This program is presented in partnership with the Rochester-Avon Historical Society. The Indian Boarding schools […]