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- A family reunion for the Schoch Family was held at the Oliver Patterson Farm, located west of Rochester on Walton Boulevard. (P-439) Photograph Collection
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- The Newberry Farm house located on Bloomer Road. The picture shows a two-story, clapboard house with trellis arbors and flower garden equipment. It was built by Milo Prentice Newberry (1825-1909) in 1863. (P-16) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- Frank Kremer stands inside a white tent, supervising his wife, Eliza Jane, and daughter, Lizzie, as they sort through strawberries and ready them to be transported for sale at Eastern Market in Detroit. The picture was taken by Frank's 16 year old son, Clarence, who would make the journey to Detroit with him by wagon. (P-184) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- The home of Howard K. McCotter, located across from the greenhouses at Oakview, near East Hamlin Road. The D.M. Ferry Company, later known as the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, expanded operations from Detroit to Avon Township in 1902. Oakview Farm comprised the area between South Rochester Road, East Hamlin Road, John R Road, and East Auburn Road. In 1912, the company increased the size of the farm northward, so that it reached to East Avon Road. Oakview was the site of the company’s trial grounds and stock seed breeding operations until 1944. Howard K. McCotter became general superintendent after his father, James H. McCotter. (P-106) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- The Frank family residence on the northwest corner of John R and Auburn Roads. Pictured from left to right are Adeline Kettell Frank (1798-1886), her husband, Colonel John Chadsey Frank, Sr. (1799-1888), Arabella Frank (1841-1888) and Emily Frank (1857-1909). Arabella was the daughter of John C. Frank, Sr. and his first wife, Arabella Chipman Frank. Emily was the daughter of John C. Frank, Jr., the son of John C. Frank, Sr. and Arabella Chipman Frank. Her mother was Eliza Goodrich and she later married Frederick Dalhmann. (P-353) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- Woolen mills frequently accepted sheep to shear then spun wool into yarn and created a final woolen project, like socks. This mill produced woolen products then became a shoddy mill, which uses wool materials to make felts. The final date of demise for this mill is unknown.
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm
- Description:
- The Jones Farm located on Tienken Road.
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- Frank Kremer raised berries on his forty acres, and sold them at Eastern Market in Detroit. Frank and his son, Clarence, loaded up their wagon three times a week and drove it down Woodward Avenue to the market. Pickers on the farm used the D.U.R. cars to get to work.
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- A group of people are gathering stones for a fence in front of the Van Hoosen Farmhouse. Leon Price is standing in the background. Oswald Wallace is bending down and Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen in bending over in the center of the photograph. Others pictured include Alice Jones (Sarahs mother) bending over, Sarah Van Hoosen Jones in the background and a friend of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen at the far right.
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- Winter picture of a farmhouse. Mary Newberry Snook (1886-1967) watches older woman, possibly her mother, Mary Eliza Baldwin Newberry (1843-1919), pump water. (P-21) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library