Our Projects
The Oakland Township Historical Society works to collect, preserve, document, and share the history of Oakland Township and the people who have called it home.
Oakland Township Archives
The Oakland Township Historical Society has established a professional archive of its major historical collections at Cranberry Lake Farm.
The archives preserve photographs, documents, maps, family materials, farmstead records, and other resources relating to the history of Oakland Township. The collection is available for historical research and tours by appointment.
Major Collections
- Walter Philip and May Wolf Reuther Family Life in Oakland Township Collection
- History of Goodison Collection
- Paint Creek Cider Mill Collection
- Ruth Freer Collection
- Alan P. and Elizabeth Shelden Estate (Greenhill Farm) Document Collection
- Oakland Township Barn and Farmstead Survey
- Edward R. Noble Photograph Collection
Goodison, Michigan
circa 1920
Archives and tours are available by appointment.
Contact: othspresident@gmail.com
Photograph by Edward R. Noble
Cranberry Lake Farm
The historic Axford-Coffin farmstead at Cranberry Lake Farm serves as an important center for Oakland Township's local history and preservation activities.
The site provides a setting where residents can experience the township's agricultural past while also supporting historical programs, collections, and preservation projects.
Explore Cranberry Lake FarmOakland Township Barn & Farmstead Survey
OTHS's Barn Survey team documented 62 Oakland Township farmsteads that were at least 50 years old.
The survey preserves information about the township's agricultural landscape through site plans, structural details, photographs, and histories of individual farms and properties.
A computerized presentation based on the survey is available to groups for a $75 fee.
Learn About the Barn Survey
Other Projects Throughout the Township
OTHS has participated in additional preservation, documentation, and local history projects throughout Oakland Township.