Senior Pictures, Engagement Picture & Pictures Just For Fun

If you would like to rent the Poorhouse grounds for your special pictures, the cost is $30/half hour. CLICK HERE if you would like to arrange a time.

Restoration/Preservation/Beautification Awards

If you would like to nominate a structure around Hillsdale County for one of these awards, please fill out the form below and send to Hillsdale County Historical Society P.O. Box 306 Hillsdale, MI 49242

Fairgrounds Museum

The Hillsdale County Fair will run from Sunday, Sept. 21 to Saturday, Sept. 27. The Museum will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Monday through Saturday. Please stop by to see the 1920s kitchen and four new exhibits: The Grosvenor House Museum, The Dawn Theater, farm implements and farm toys.

Mail Pouch Tobacco sign

The large portion of the 1859 barn has been cleaned out, and the Mail Pouch Tobacco sign is on display. Throughout the summer we will continue with the organization of the barn toward the goal of creating another museum on the Poorhouse complex, this one dedicated to items related to farming.

Field Trip

We will be taking a trip to the Hudson Historical Museum on Main Street on Saturday, July 12. We’ll meet there at 1 p.m.