Thursday Teas

Thursday Teas
Sponsored by Oakmont Manor and Oakmont Sterling 

Join us on select Thursdays each month at 2:00pm for history talks led by guest presenters or Village staff on a variety of topics, while enjoying a cup of tea and a sweet treat (sugar-free and gluten-free options are available). To register online, scroll down. You can also call 248-524-3570 to register and pay over the phone.

Thursday Teas are held inside Old Troy Church on our site. If you have accessibility questions, please click here to visit our Accessibility page or contact us at info@thvmail.org and we will be happy to help! **Please note: the August 22 Thursday Tea will be held at the Troy Public Library instead of the Village. For parking and arrival information click HERE.

Price: $10/Troy Historical Society Member, $15/Non-Member, $10/Oakmont Resident

If you’re not already a Troy Historical Society Member, consider joining! A 1-year Individual Membership costs $35—that means if you come to 8 Teas in one year, it will have paid for itself! You’ll also get discounts on other great Village programs like Old-Time Radio Shows, a 10% discount on Gift Shop purchases, and access to our new Members Only tours. Click here to learn more about Membership.

August 22: Meadow Brook Garden Club: Our Past, Present, and Future
Meadow Brook Hall was built by Matilda Dodge Wilson and Alfred Wilson in Avon Township (now Rochester Hills, MI) during the country place era, a time when many wealthy Americans commissioned large and beautiful gardens on their country estates. It is impossible to talk about the gardens without looking at the evolution of the club of volunteers that have tended to them over the years. Members of Meadow Brook Garden Club will share the evolution of the gardens of Meadow Brook Hall from the time of their inception by Matilda Dodge Wilson and her head gardener, Herman Siewert, through today. Please note that this program will be held at the Troy Public Library instead of the Village. Click the button below to register for the August 22 Tea.

September 26: When Detroit Played the Numbers

Author Felicia B. George sheds light on the lives of Detroit’s numbers operators--many self-made entrepreneurs who overcame poverty and navigated the pitfalls of racism and capitalism by both legal and illegal means. Despite scandal and exploitation, these operators and their families also became important members of the community, providing steady employment and financial support for local businesses. Scroll down to register.

October 31: Michigan Haunts: Public Places, Eerie Spaces

Authors Jon Milan and Gail Offen share stories from the notoriously haunted remote lighthouses like Seul Choix in the Upper Peninsula to Eloise, one of the most famous psychiatric asylums in America, to the legend of Lover's Leap on Mackinac Island, and more. Scroll down to register.

November 21: Unintended Consequences: Submerged Settlements of Lake St. Clair

In the mid-1800s, steam was harnessed to deepen the channels of the St. Clair Flats—causing rising waters to inundate the village of Belvidere and St. Felicity Church. Maritime archaeologist Dan Harrison shares the story of the city that vanished. Scroll down to register.