Wixom Historical Society

Founded in 1975 to preserve the history of Wixom and promote an understanding of the city's heritage.

Our Goals

  1. Maintaining the Wixom Wire House as a local museum.
  2. Collecting, archiving, and conserving artifacts and written materials related to the city’s history.
  3. Increasing the community’s knowledge of local history through educational programs.
  4. Building the Society’s membership and fostering community involvement.
  5. Identifying and implementing additional methods of preserving our city’s past.

Upcoming Programs and Events

  • Monday, January 20, 2025 @ 6:30 PM – WHS Member’s Dinner Meeting – Gibson House
  • Monday, February 17, 2025 @ 7:00 PM – Prohibition – Wixom Community Center, 49015 Pontiac Tr.
  • Everyday in April, 2025 – Windows to Spring – Gibson House 49805 Pontiac Tr.
  • Monday, April 21, 2025, 6 till 8 PM – Monday at the Museum – Wixom-Wire House Museum, SW corner of Maple & Wixom Roads
  • Saturday, July 26, 2025 @ 1 PM – Honoring Flight Officer Tamenund Dickerson, Tuskegee Airman & Wixom Native – Veteran’s Memorial near Wixom City Hall 49045 Pontiac Tr.
  • Friday & Saturday, August 15 & 16, 2025, 9 AM till 4 PM – Wixom Historical Society Rummage Sale – Gibson House 49805 Pontiac Tr.
  • August 2025 a@ time TBA – TBA – Garden Party at the Wixom-Wire House
  • All evenings in December 2025, 6 till 10 PM – Windows to Christmas – Gibson House 49805 Pontiac Tr.
  • Saturday, December TBA, 2025, from 4 till 7 PM – Wassail Christmas Party – Gibson House, 49805 Pontiac Tr.

Board of Directors

  • President; Website Contact – Laure Dorchak
  • Vice President – Sarah Zalewski
  • Secretary; Newsletter Editor – Jackie Coulter
  • Treasurer – Kathy Matusik
  • Trustee – Leo Matusik
  • Trustee – Linda Sadlier
  • Emeritus Member of the WHS Board & Founding Member of the Wixom Historical Society – Nancy Dingeldey
  • Emeritus Member of the WHS Board – Bertha King

Announcements and Updates

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