Portland Area Historical Society

Portland Area Historical Society PAHS meets 4th Tuesday at the Portland Area Services Group (Senior Center) 144 Kent Street, Portland, MI. We do not meet in July, December or January.
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Our April meeting is Spring Into the Past and our August meeting is Community Days.

TUESDAY evening - The Portland Area Historical Society proudly presents Dr. Gary Hauck, a renowned West Michigan educato...
05/26/2026

TUESDAY evening - The Portland Area Historical Society proudly presents Dr. Gary Hauck, a renowned West Michigan educator and historian, in celebration of our 🇺🇸nation's 250th anniversary, as he brings early American history to life through his portrayal of Founding Father Patrick Henry. Please join us on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 PM at the Portland service center on Kent Street. All are welcome.🇺🇸 - MJ

Portland, TUESDAY NIGHT, 6:30 pm - "Meet Patrick Henry" From Dr. Gary Hauck:  I’m pleased to announce that “Patrick Henr...
05/26/2026

Portland, TUESDAY NIGHT, 6:30 pm - "Meet Patrick Henry"
From Dr. Gary Hauck: I’m pleased to announce that “Patrick Henry – ‘Give Me Liberty’” is now available on Amazon in either paperback or hardcover. I will also have copies available at most of my upcoming dramatic presentations of “An Afternoon/Evening with Patrick Henry.” Here are some dates:
📌May 26 at 6:30 pm – Portland Historical Society📌
July 1 at 2:00 pm – Clark at Keller Lake*
July 2 at 2:00 pm – Cambridge Georgetown Manor*
July 7 at 12:45 pm – Georgetown Senior Center*
July 13 at 2:00 pm – Holland Home – Breton Woods Ridge
July 15 at 2:00 pm – Wyoming Woods*
July 21 at 1:30 pm – The Granum Theatre, Alpena MI
July 23 at 6:30 pm – Waterford Place*
August 18 at Noon – Tri-River Historical Network – Lake Odessa
October 10 at 3:00 pm – Flat River Historical Museum, Greenville
October 11 at 3:00 pm – Flat River Historical Museum, Greenville
November 9 at 1:30 pm – Calvin University*
November 24 at 12:30 pm – Forest Hills Life Enrichment Center

Thanks to former Representative Mike Huckleberry (Michigan House of Representatives, 70th District), Genealogist Bernie Grosskoph (Sons of the American Revolution, Chapter MI13), and Professor Dean Gage (Montcalm Community College/EC, Political Science/Social Studies) for their gracious endorsements and reviews. I’m also grateful to my wife, Lois, for her assistance with proofing and editing, and colleague Kim Murphy for her editing and assistance with the role of Dorothea Dandridge, both in the manuscript and on stage in select programs.

We have an exciting program planned for our May 26 meeting.  In honor or our country's 250 birthday, we will have Patric...
05/22/2026

We have an exciting program planned for our May 26 meeting. In honor or our country's 250 birthday, we will have Patrick Henry as our guest speaker. He is being portrayed by Dr. Gary Hauck who was our speaker several years ago at an appreciation dinner. This is one program you shouldn't miss. It starts at 6:30 in 144 Kent Street, the Senior Service Building. We hope to see there!

Our exhibit "Tracing Our Routes" show how the earliest settlers made their way to Portland.  Come visit us Saturday, May...
05/04/2026

Our exhibit "Tracing Our Routes" show how the earliest settlers made their way to Portland. Come visit us Saturday, May 9th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Red Mill!

05/02/2026
Done putting up the PAHS tree!Be sure to stop by Friends of the Red Mill Chritmas Tree Lane this season.
12/07/2025

Done putting up the PAHS tree!
Be sure to stop by Friends of the Red Mill Chritmas Tree Lane this season.

08/26/2025

No August Meeting

Just a reminder that we do not meet in August because we have participated in the museum display at the Red Mill, during Community Days last weekend.

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334 Kent Street
Portland, MI
48875

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