Grown-up Group Gathers
When: May 13, 2024, 11:52 p.m.
Explore history with your group!
Schedule a presentation at your site for your next meeting, get-together, or resident activity. A variety of topics are available and can be combined with a visit to Troy Historic Village. For more information or to schedule a presentation, please contact apd@thvmail.org or call 248-524-3309.
Pricing & Information
Presentations are offered year-round any day of the week and must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance.
Guided Tours are offered year-round, Monday-Friday, 10am-3pm, and must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance. Extra charges may apply outside of open hours.
Outdoor lunch space is available April-October. Indoor lunch space is available all year round for an additional $25/hour.
Group Gather at your site:
$125/presentation (you provide projector or TV with HDMI hookup) or $150/presentation (we bring a projector and you provide a blank screen or wall)
Total time commitment is 1.5 hours.
Virtual Group Gather:
$75/presentation (we supply a Zoom link)
Total time commitment is 1 hour.
Group Gather at the Village:
$100 for up to 10 people ($10 each per additional person) Includes General Admission to the Village for a self-guided tour before or after the presentation.
Total time commitment is 1 hour.
Guided Tour Only:
$120 for up to 10 people ($12 each per additional person)
Total time commitment is 1.5 hours.
Group Gather at the Village + Guided Tour:
$150 for up to 10 people ($15 each per additional person)
Total time commitment is 2.5 hours.
Group Gather Topics
General History
Christmas in the Victorian Era
Learn how European royalty, a German immigrant, an American periodical, and a professor of Oriental and Greek literature gave us the Christmas we know today.
Golden Age of Television
The invention of television lead to a new dominant media in the 1940s-1960s. This talk covers networks vs. stations, sitcoms, popular theme songs, and more.
Harvest History: Scarecrows
Learn thousands of years of scarecrow history that takes you from the fields of Ancient Egypt to the rolling hills of Japan and beyond.
History of Men’s Fashion
Men’s style endured its share of change over the centuries. Enjoy a crash course in three centuries of men’s fashions, fads, and flops.
Panic of 1837
In the spring of 1837, the economy took a nosedive: paper money lost its value, hundreds of banks collapsed, and people all over the country faced financial ruin. Join us to dissect one of the most well-known political cartoons from that year.
Park Masters
Explore the aesthetics, philosophies, and influence of landscape architects like Frederick Law Olmstead, Jens Jensen, and Genevieve Gillette.
Preservation, Conservation, and Recreation in the National Parks
Explore how the National Parks Service has had to strike a balance between preserving natural and historical resources while making them accessible to scores of visitors.
Winter in the Civil War
Wintertime posed unique challenges to soldiers and civilians during the US Civil War. Learn how they survived the coldest and darkest months of the year.
World Explorers, 19th and 20th Century
Overcoming the challenges of weather, terrain and societal norms, 19th & 20th century adventurers explored deserts, jungles, mountains, and secret cities all over the world.
Michigan Themed
Foods, Fads, and Funky Dishes
Celery vases, rhubarb triangles, sugar beet farms…join us for some tasty history with a special focus on unique trends and Michigan’s food and agricultural heritage.
Golden Age of Radio
Travel back in time to the “golden age” of radio with a special focus on Detroit’s stations. Learn about the radio’s invention and how it grew to be our main source of entertainment in the 1920s-1950s.
Michigan Women
Michigan women have rocked the boat and the cradle for centuries. Learn about fur trader Magdelaine LaFramboise, suffragist Anna Howard Shaw, artist Gwen Frostic, and more extraordinary women.
Michigan in the Civil War
We don’t often think of Michigan as a Civil War state, but over 90,000 Michigan men and women served as soldiers, nurses, politicians, or activists during the war.
Michigan Women’s Suffrage
Learn the stories of Michigan suffragists and see how clubs and suffrage organizations around the state worked to change 19th- and 20th-century understandings about a woman’s place in society.
Keweenaw Copper Country
“Visit” Michigan’s northernmost coast, where geology and rich mineral deposits gave rise to Indigenous cultures, our state’s mining industry, and the Cornish pastie.
Street Smarts
Learn which local streets, like Livernois, Dequindre, and John R., were named for ribbon farmers, war heroes, and businessmen and why our roads follow their modern-day routes.
Troy Specific
A Decade of Change: 1901-1910
Turn-of-the-century Troy saw the rise of streetcar lines, dairy farms, and Kodak cameras. Explore inventions, entertainments, and a growing Detroit, as well as architecture and fashion of the era.
Buried History
Explore Troy’s public cemeteries from the comfort of indoors. We’ll discuss some of the important people interned at the cemeteries and unique grave markers.
“Hidden Half” AnceStories
Using the Troy community as a case study, examine the unique challenges of uncovering the stories of female ancestors, sometimes referred to as the “hidden half of the family” by researchers.
Settling Troy
Learn how Troy changed from pioneer settlement to farming community to the City of Tomorrow, Today.
Troy in the Roaring Twenties
In 1927, we opened the doors to a brand-new Troy Township Hall at 60 W. Wattles, but what did the rest of the area look like? Discover what life was like in quiet little Troy during the Roaring Twenties.
Troy’s Oldest Buildings
Take a virtual trip through Troy’s oldest buildings, all located at the Troy Historic Village. Find out what we know from our research including the recent dendrochronology results and how they fit in with the history of Michigan!
Have a particular topic in mind, but don’t see it listed? Let us know!
