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Welcome
to the
Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society
Website

Including
Research Headquarters
and
Historical Park Museums

Click Here for a full sized Slide Show of some of our Current Exhibits

 

Research & Library Headquarters

114 Dryden St, Hart MI 49420
Phone 231-873-2600

Open Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
We are here to help you
on site - by email - by mail

Also available for School Tours 

If you are unable to visit us,
you may send us requests for genealogical or historical information. 
Our volunteers will do their best to find the information you have requested.

Contact us for information on fees for this service.

info@oceanahistory.org

Notice:  "We have experienced a problem with our email. If you have not received an answer to an email you sent us, please resend your request or query. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused."

Map of Oceana County, MI 49420

 

Click above to visit a city, village, or other area location in Oceana County

Oceana County
Historical Park Museums
Corner of Fox & Mears Road
2 blocks west of downtown Mears

Open weekends
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June, July & August

Each building houses unique exhibits which are changed annually.


Buy a Brick Program

A brick permanently engraved with your name or a memorial to a loved one can be a lasting part of the walkway in our Memorial Garden.  To be constructed on the west side of the historic Swedish Mission Church between the ramp and the church building at the Museum Park in Mears.  Just fill out the form below and we'll do the rest.  A contribution of $100 will buy a 4"x8" brick engraved with up to three lines.  Proceeds will be used to complete the restoration of the church and provide funds for the maintenance of the Museum Park.  Make check payable to the Oceana County Historical Society.

Click here for the application


Map of 114 S Dryden St
Hart, MI 49420-1105, US

Click here to map trip from your location to our headquarters and Research Library

 

Map of W Fox Rd & Mears Rd
Mears, MI 49436, US

Swift Lathers Museum

Tool Museum

Boynton Cottage Museum

Transportation Museum

Robinson Museum

 

 

History of Our Organization

The Oceana County Historical Society was organized in 1967 with an organizational meeting in Pentwater. In 1974 the Swift Lathers home in Mears, Michigan was given by the family for a museum. Since that small beginning, the museum has grown into a Historical Park which includes five buildings and one storage building. In addition, the Society now is the proud owner of the historic " Swedish Mission Church". And in 1984 the society purchased the Chadwick-Munger house from the county to be used as its headquarters. The Society is a non-profit organization, relying totally on dues from its membership and gifts from individuals.  There is no paid staff. A dedicated staff of volunteers maintain genealogical material and collected artifacts. Volunteers also conduct tours of the museum, answer questions about Oceana history, and conduct fundraiser's.

 



Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society
114 Dryden Street
Hart, Michigan 49420
email: info@oceanahistory.org
Phone: 231-873-2600



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