A Brief History of Milford, Michigan

Our Mission Statement:  We are organized exclusively for educational purposes.  We bring together people who are interested in history, especially the history of the village of Milford & Milford Township.

Milford, MI Historic District

The Milford Historical Society now offers help with Genealogy research. Email: genealogy@milfordhistory.org to get in touch with our researchers.

Remembering Milford’s Own Mary Jackson - actress in movies, TV and on stage.

The Michigan Preservation 14th Annual Rsource Guide

NOTE: This is  big PDF file

The History of Milford, MI Video

An enjoyable video history of Milford, Michigan from YouTube

The Mary Jackson Teas Cookbook is available at the Museum.

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Back issues of the Milford Times, from 1871 to 1931 from our microfilm archives are now available for viewing at the Clarke History Museum site. The URL for the portal site with all of the papers is -

https://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/Pages/Michigan-Digital-Newspaper-Portal.aspx

Page down to Oakland County to find the Milford Times copies.

Obituaries

 The local  obituaries from 1929 through 1949 have been indexed and made available online. The index is available at http://milfordlibrary.info/find-information/milford-times-obituary-request.

Member Contributed Content - stories and articles researched  written and edited by Historical Society members

The Milford Historical Museum

The Museum is is open on Wednesday from 10 AM until 1 PM and on Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. Guided tours are done by our docents.

Historic Pictures From Milford, Michigan Available for Sale -

We have undertaken a fund-raising project to sell prints of some of the many historic pictures of the Milford area that we have in the Museum collection.

Pictures suitable for framing will be for sale in the Museum. Call the Museum at  248-685-7308 for an appointment.

Photos@milfordhistory.org for more information. Sizes available are 10”, 14”, 20” and 24”, where that is the longest dimension of the print; with prices ranging from $30 to $120.

Our Annual November General Membership Meeting will be this coming Thursday, November 20th. Our program for this meeting will be the Harmonizing Sounds of the Barbershop Quartet - MC Squared.

Our Potluck will begin at 6:30PM - The Board of Directors will provide Turkey, and we ask that you bring a dish based on the first letter of your last name.

Our program will begin around 7:15PM. Come and enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Barber Shop Quartet. Feel free to bring a friend, our meetings are open to everyone, you don't have to be a member to attend.

Potluck assignment: A-F = Side dishes, like dressing and gravy, G-Q= Desserts, R-Z= Salads.

Looking forward to seeing you there.