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Special to The Oakland Press
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Patrick J. McKay, museum director in the classroom.
With16 acres of land, artifacts and buildings — The Van Hoosen Farm transports guests back in time, offering more than 188 years of Oakland County history.
“The children’s garden at the Van Hoosen Farm is a way to expose kids to plants, dirt and worms, said Patrick McKay, director, Rochester Hills Museum at the Van Hoosen Farm, adding that its whimsical nature encourages children to look around the corner and ask questions.
The Van Hoosen Farm is at 1005 Van Hoosen Road in Stoney Creek Village in Rochester Hills.
The 16-acre museum complex was home to Taylor and Van Hoosen families dating back to 1823 and features original structures to the property dating back to 1840, which housed five generations of Taylor-Van Hoosen families.
In 1823, Elisha Taylor purchased 120 acres of land at $1.25 per acre and named the community Stoney Creek Village.
Joshua Van Hoosen believed in higher education for both men and women alike, and his daughters Alice and Bertha were among the first women to graduate from the University of Michigan.
After receiving her Ph.D. in animal genetics in 1921, Sarah Van Hoosen Jones, granddaughter of Joshua Van Hoosen and great-great granddaughter of Lemuel Taylor, assumed operation of the land. She began running the farm under scientific management.
During the 1930s and 1940s the Van Hoosen Farm supplied the majority of the milk consumed in Detroit and was a premier breeder of Holstein cattle.
Adorned with beautiful furniture, textiles and artwork, the Van Hoosen farm house is a treasure chest filled with rich history.
The rooms are filled with artifacts including an abacus, a spinning wheel, a walking wheel, feather pens — and nope, it’s not a casserole dish sitting under the rope bed — it’s a chamber pot.