Discover your family's story.
Start with your name.
The Milford Historical Society now offers help with Genealogy research. Email: genealogy@milfordhistory.org to get in touch with our researchers.
Member Contributed Content -
Moments in Time -
The local obituaries from 1929 through 1949 have been indexed and made available
online. The index is available at http://milfordlibrary.info/find-
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/clark e/Pages/Michigan-
Page down to Oakland County to find the Milford Times copies.
Remembering Milford’s Own Mary Jackson -
Historic Pictures From Milford, Michigan Available for Sale -
We have undertaken a fund-
Pictures suitable for framing will be for sale in the Museum. Call the Museum at
248-
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.
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 and a new set of update
pages will be available at the Fall Tea, which is Usually planned for November. The
tea may be canceled due to the Covid-
The Milford Historical Museum
The Museum will be decorated for the Huron Valley Twinkle Tour which will be held
on Nov 28 from 6 -
If you wish to volunteer to help decorate the museum call the museum phone and leave a message with yor name and phone number and an indicatgion that you want to help.
All normal events, meetings and other activities of the Milford Historical Society
have been canceled or put on hold due to concerns and State guidance about the COVID-
Welcome Giving Tuesday Visitors -
If you landed here because you clicked on our Giving Tuesday link let me first say
thank you. It is important in times like we are now experiencing to continue to support
the things that enrich our culture -
Please give what you can to support The Milford Historical Society and its mission
to collect, preserve and share the history of Milford. We are a small, mostly volunteer
organization with a very limited budget, so we don’t have a fancy, on-
The Milford Historical Society
124 E. Commerce St.
Milford, MI 48381
A special thank you to our
2020 Home Tour Sponsors
Even though we had to cancel our 2020 Home Tour, we appealed to past Home Tour Sponsors for support of the Milford Historical Society and the operation of the Milford Historical Museum. The following companies stepped up to support us in this time of need.
Heinsight Eye Care
Naranjo Insurance Agency
Huron Valley State Bank
Main Street Art
American House
Tige Reader
Leon Schuler
Thank them when you see them or visit the business