Open: 1st/2nd/4th/5th Sundays & 3rd Fridays 1-4 pm
Closed: Holiday weekends and when a GWBHS program is elsewhere.
** Please note: Please check event locations carefully and check this page for the latest updates. **
Open House – Antique Saws Collection
Sunday, September 10, 2023, 1-4 pm
(Free Admission, Donations Appreciated)
Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road
See an extensive antique saw collection with a saw dating to 1890. Jerry McManus began collecting in the Tawas area, an area rich in lumbering-history.
Tour Orchard Lake Museum with a Docent
Thursday, September 14, 2023, 1:30-2:30 pm
($5 cash donation at the door)
Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road
Meet at the Orchard Lake Museum for a guided small group tour with a Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society docent. See new exhibits about our municipalities, Albert Kahn, our schools, and first responders. West Bloomfield Parks’ Community Transit bus pickup and return is available for current WB Community Transit riders, please call 248-706-2411.
Click here for more information from WB Parks.
Open House
Friday, September 15, 2023, 1-4 pm
(Free Admission, Donations Appreciated)
Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road
Permanent exhibits interpret local area history and culture.
Open House
Sunday, September 24, 2023, 1-4 pm
(Free Admission, Donations Appreciated)
Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road
Permanent exhibits interpret local area history and culture.
Presentation – Where History and Genealogy Meet: The Dash Between the Dates
Monday , September 25, 2023, 7 pm
(Free Admission, Donations Appreciated)
WB Library Main Meeting Room, 4600 Walnut Lake Road
Our ancestors are more than their birth, marriage, and death dates! Family historian and professional genealogist Judy Muhn shares perspectives on ways history, artifacts, stories, and documentation inform the larger stories of our families.
Sponsored by West Bloomfield Library.
Open House
Sunday, October 1, 2023, 1-4 pm
(Free Admission, Donations Appreciated)
Orchard Lake Museum, 3951 Orchard Lake Road
Permanent exhibits interpret local area history and culture.
