All Aboard! Model Railroad Exhibit

The Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club has been planning this model train exhibit for one year and cannot wait to share it with the public. The Calf Barn will be filled with modules that have been painstakingly built in scale and show locations near and far. A scavenger hunt through the exhibit adds to the fun. All Aboard! runs November 26, 27 & 28; December 4, 11, 12, 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. Fees are $5 for adults, … [Read more...]

All Aboard! Model Train Exhibit

All Aboard! Model Train Exhibit presented by the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club Saturdays & Sundays in December through the 23, and December 26, 27, 28 & 29, 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. Museum Members Free; $5 Adults; $3 Seniors/Students The Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club has been planning this model train exhibit for one year and they can’t wait to share it with the community. The Calf Barn will be filled with modules that have been painstakingly built in scale and show locations … [Read more...]

Model Train Exhibit at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm

All Aboard! 2017 Model Train Exhibit The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm’s Calf Barn, has been transformed this holiday season by the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club. The 55 ft. by 25 ft. exhibit fills the entire Calf Barn with HO gauge trains that travel high and low, past countryside and cities, over bridges and through tunnels, with each miniature module telling a different story with great care and attention to detail. A camera mounted on the engine also shows the “engine’s eye … [Read more...]

Holiday Exhibits at the Rochester Hills Museum

Holiday Exhibits have arrived at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm has two new exhibits for this holiday season. Museum Members are free. Please consider becoming a member of the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. The cost for non-members is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens. Get on Board The adaptively reused Calf Barn at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm has been transformed this holiday … [Read more...]

Rochester Hills Museum Holiday Exhibit is Rolling into Town   

The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will be presenting their holiday exhibit, Get on Board!: A Model Train Exhibit in November and December. The exhibit opens on Friday, November 27 in the newly completed Calf Barn at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. The trains will be running on from 1 – 4 p.m. on: Friday, November 27 Saturday, November 28 Friday, December 4 Saturday, December 5 Friday, December 11 Saturday, December 12 Friday, December 18 … [Read more...]

Rochester Hills Museum Holiday Exhibit is Rolling into Town   

The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will be presenting their holiday exhibit, Get on Board!: A Model Train Exhibit in November and December. The exhibit opens on Friday, November 27th in the newly completed Calf Barn at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. The trains will be running on from 1 – 4 p.m. on: November 27 & 28 December 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 January 2 – will be the last day of the exhibit Family Day Special: December 26 & 27 - $8 for the entire … [Read more...]

Model Railroad Club Pulls into Rochester Hills Museum

Join the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm to learn about one of the greatest hobbies in the world while using your imagination to travel the old-fashioned way and see the country and its splendor.  These HO gauge trains travel high and low past countryside and cities, over bridges and through tunnels, with each module telling a different story with great care and attention paid to detail – in miniature. A camera on the engine shows the … [Read more...]

Rochester Hills Museum to host Holiday events

The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm has a variety of programs this Holiday season for the entire family. Santa and Mrs. Claus visit on Saturday, December 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Guests can pick the hour of the day they want to see Santa and order tickets on line. Guests start their visit at the Dairy Barn then proceed on a hay wagon to the 1840 Van Hoosen Farmhouse where Santa and Mrs. Claus will meet with them. Fresh baked cookies and a model train exhibit make this a perfect … [Read more...]

Holiday Events at The Rochester Hills Museum

The Rochester Hills Museum will be hosting a series of family and community events at the Museum site listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Events include:   * A Model Train Show - All Aboard! hosted by the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club from November 26 - through the end of  December.  The exhibit will be accompanied by an exhibit of over 200 miniature houses set up in a holiday scene. * Santa and Mrs. Claus visit on Saturday, December 4 from 9-4 p.m.  Timed tickets are … [Read more...]