Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm

Museum Drop-In Hours &amp; Tours
Fridays and Saturdays, 12:00pm – 3:00pm with a Guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse at 1pm
Free for Museum Members
$5/Adults; $3/Seniors &amp; Students
www.rochesterhills.org/museum -&nbsp;No registration required.
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open for drop-in hours on Fridays and Saturdays from 12 - 3pm, with a Guided Tour of the 1840 Van Hoosen Farmhouse at 1:00pm and the 1850 Red House immediately following. 
Included with your admission is a self-paced, interactive look at our community’s local history. You also get to meet the Taylor-Van Hoosen families, check out Mastodon bones, and enjoy a wide variety of local videos from the Newberry Hill ski jump to our award-winning PBS movie and numerous computer interactives. The guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse departs from the Dairy Barn at 1:00 pm, and you may take a self-guided tour of the Bull Barn, Milk House, Equipment Barn, and Children’s Garden, as well as the nearby Stoney Creek Cemetery, and our 16 acres of grounds. Come and share your afternoon with us at our site – listed on the National Register of Historic Places!

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Museum Public Drop-In Hours and Tours

Museum Drop-In Hours & Tours
Fridays and Saturdays, 12:00pm – 3:00pm with a Guided tour of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse at 1pm
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10am - 4 pm Pumpkin carving and activities

7 - 9 pm Pumpkin Lighting 
$8/Museum Member$12/Non-Member - Admission fee for ages 2 and up.
No registration required. Day of ticket sales only. 
More info. at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms
Come and enjoy the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm’s signature event!
Daytime activities include food, pumpkin bowling, professional pumpkin carving display, crafts, Yates Cider Mill cider &amp; donuts, and more! Guests are invited to carve a pumpkin and place it on the stone walls surrounding the Museum property and return in the evening to see all the pumpkins lit up! Can you help us beat our record of 1,011 pumpkins lighted at one time? Scarecrows made by local organizations will also be on display.
Admission price includes 1 pumpkin per person. The Museum provides stencils and carving tools, but guests are encouraged to bring their own carving tools from home.
Presenting Sponsor – Genisys Credit Union
Supporting Sponsor – Zarminali Health, Inc.

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Oct 15 – Ferry Morse Seed Farm featuring Chef Deb of Silver Shamrocks
6:30-7:30pm
$30/Museum Members; $35/Non-Members

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In 1852, Dexter Mason Ferry moved to Detroit with plans to attend college and began a night job as a bookkeeper for a small seed house. Four years later he became a partner in the firm. Hear the fascinating story of this experimental company, how its seeds helped a nurse in WWII, and what sits in its original footprint today. Chef Deb of Silver Shamrocks will use photographs and seed packets as inspiration to put a modern twist on local fruits and vegetables from the 1900s.

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