Get Involved
Become a Member of the PTHS
Membership in the Pittsfield Township Historical Society is open to any person or organization interested in preserving the past and making it meaningful for current and future generations. PTHS members may vote at member meetings, receive by mail a quarterly newsletter with brief articles on historic topics, and they join a community of engaged volunteers helping to sustain our history for future generations.
Become a member today for as little as $5 per year for students. Other annual membership categories include individual ($15) and family ($25). Dues cover our membership year of October 1 to September 30. Or consider becoming a PTHS Lifetime member for a one-time payment or cumulative donations of $5,000.
To join the PTHS or renew your membership, click the green Join / Donate / Buy a Brick button above or the left-menu link. It will take you to our payment page where you may pay online through our secure PayPal link or download a form to print, complete and mail with your check. Thank you for joining us!
Charter members Don and Betty LeClair
honored at the 2016 Harvest Festival.
Betty served as the first PTHS President
from 1998-2013. Don managed restoration
of the Sutherland-Wilson Farm
until his death in 2019.
Buy a Commemorative Brick
Commemorative bricks "Pave the Path" on the farm where the Sutherland-Wilson family lived for six generations. Personalized bricks are installed in the LeClair Ramp to the restored 1830s barn and in the access ramp to the farmhouse. The top of the LeClair Ramp is reserved to commemorate military service.
You may choose 3-line, 6-line, 9-line, or corporate logo size bricks personalized with your name or others you wish to honor or memorialize. Personalized bricks are great gift ideas for friends and family, anniversaries, or other special memories.
Please order today. Click the green Donate / Join / Buy a Brick button above or left-menu link. You’ll be helping further historic preservation work in our community while preserving your memories. Remember, the Pittsfield Township Historical Society is a 501 (c) 3 organization so your donation is tax-deductible.
Come to an Event
The PTHS holds programs featuring guest speakers or visits to historic sites and museums. Members also provide docent-led tours of the historic Sutherland-Wilson Farm House from 2-5 pm on the 3rd Sunday of the month, May - October. We are proud to participate in Pittsfield Charter Township's annual Harvest Festival in the fall. (This event has been on hold due to the Covid pandemic).
Anyone may attend one of our bimonthly PTHS board meetings or the annual meeting in October, which are normally held at the Sutherland-Wilson Farm at 6:30 pm, 797 W Textile Rd, Ann Arbor 48108.
Our events explore history in fun and informative ways that appeal to all ages. And they're free. Click the blue Upcoming Events button or the left-menu link to see our upcoming events page, and please come join us!
Volunteer
We couldn't do what we do without volunteers! Whether it's doing preservation work on an historic building, cleaning the Sutherland-Wilson farmhouse so it's ready for tours, speaking at one of our programs, tidying up the landscaping in an historic cemetery, filing historical documents for the archives, or serving as a board member, we can put anyone to work! What's your interest? Contact us at info@pittsfieldhistory.org to volunteer.