Paving the way for females in science and medicine
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...
View ArticleRochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Opens for 2014 Drop-In Tours
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open for drop-in tours starting Saturday, March 1st! Tour the Van Hoosen Farmhouse on Fridays and Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Travel through time...
View ArticleRochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm Opens for 2015 Drop-In Tours
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open for drop-in tours starting Saturday, March 6. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Museum encompasses 16 acres of historic...
View ArticleSpring on the Farm and New Exhibits at the Rochester Hills Museum
The arrival of spring stirs up fond memories of special times on the Van Hoosen Farm. Joshua and his helpers were planting crops, the newborn calves were following their mothers, and the sweet smells...
View ArticleThis Month in Rochester History
It was a half century ago this month that Rochester residents first learned about the development planned for the former Great Oaks Stock Farm on the west side of the village. Slavik Builders of Oak...
View ArticleRochester Hills Hosts World Premiere
Van Hoosen Farm Set to Star For the first time in its history, the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will star in its own new documentary titled On Van Hoosen Farm on Wednesday, November 16, at...
View ArticleHow Crittenton Hospital Came to Rochester
Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills Celebrates its 50th Birthday on August 15 It took ten years to be born. In April 1957, a group of local business and professional people formed a committee to...
View ArticleCelebrate Women’s History Month at the Rochester Hills Museum
Rochester Hills Museum Presents Women’s History in March Visit the Museum on Thursdays in March, for “Herstory” presentations celebrating Women’s History Month. All programs begin at 7:00 p.m., with...
View ArticleMuseum Reprints ‘Petticoat Surgeon’ Autobiography by Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is pleased to announce that it has reprinted Petticoat Surgeon, the autobiography of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen. The book was originally published in 1947. The...
View ArticleRochester Hills Museum to Celebrate Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen’s Birthday
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will celebrate the 150th birthday of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen on her birthday, Tuesday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free and birthday cake will be...
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