Straight Farmhouse Museum

Straight Farmhouse Museum To provide a museum in Garden City
which will preserve the history of the community
and serve as an

Bozo the clown in town for the Roaring '20s parade,gives prizes to winners of best-decorated bikes.1963 Garden City Guar...
09/05/2026

Bozo the clown in town for the Roaring '20s parade,
gives prizes to winners of best-decorated bikes.
1963 Garden City Guardian-Review

O'Kula's Market31226 Ford Rd.1950s
09/05/2026

O'Kula's Market
31226 Ford Rd.
1950s

Kmart Back to School Ad.Ford and Middlebelt August 1962 Detroit Free Press
09/04/2026

Kmart Back to School Ad.
Ford and Middlebelt
August 1962 Detroit Free Press

Early Pioneers of Garden City: James and Maymebelle Stonerock, in white aprons, who hailed from Casey, Illinois, arrive...
09/04/2026

Early Pioneers of Garden City:
James and Maymebelle Stonerock, in white aprons, who hailed from Casey, Illinois, arrived in Garden City sometime in 1922 and occupied an old, deserted little house at Krauter and Central, which at one time had been owned by Will Hauk and used as a corn crib and storage shed. The Stonerocks were among the first people in business in Garden City. Shortly after arriving, they ran a small hamburger stand on Middlebelt, just north of Smith's grocery. (The first store of any consequence was that of James Smith, at the northwest corner of Ford and Middlebelt). Sandwiches were 5 cents, as were hot dogs and sodas. A big sign over the stand read, "MOTHER'S HOMEMADE PIE." Three or four years later, they were running a grocery and a snack bar, where the present dime store stands(William's Dept Store/Minders/Andrews). Their first customers at this eatery were the McFarlane brothers.
Ca. 1929
From the book Early Days in Garden City

Picturing the past: the Straight Farmhouse Museum's very own historian, Jack Kerstetter, puts names to faces in old Gard...
09/03/2026

Picturing the past: the Straight Farmhouse Museum's very own historian, Jack Kerstetter, puts names to faces in old Garden City photos.
2005 Detroit Free Press

Happy 92nd Birthday, Jack Kerstetter! With over 25 years of dedication, this block was placed in our walkway and Veteran...
09/03/2026

Happy 92nd Birthday, Jack Kerstetter! With over 25 years of dedication, this block was placed in our walkway and Veterans Memorial in 2014. Jack is a man who wears many hats around the Straight Farmhouse, the main one being the lead historian. Jack has lived his entire life in Garden City. Stop in the Straight Farmhouse Museum and take a tour with Jack; you're guaranteed to learn something you never knew. Jack is at the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday from noon to 3 pm.

Surprise Development Announced8-store project for SW corner of Ford-MiddlebeltCa. 1960Imagine what this corner would hav...
09/02/2026

Surprise Development Announced
8-store project for SW corner of Ford-Middlebelt
Ca. 1960
Imagine what this corner would have looked like if the development had taken place.

Frankies31268 Ford RdThis building is gone; it has been O'Kula's Department Store, Blue Bonnet, Secretary of State, Play...
09/02/2026

Frankies
31268 Ford Rd
This building is gone; it has been O'Kula's Department Store, Blue Bonnet, Secretary of State, Players, Frankie's, and Bar 153.
Caught on fire around 2016.

Soap Boxers are busy working getting their equipment in shape for the Detroit Metropolitan Area Soap Box Derby at Debry ...
09/01/2026

Soap Boxers are busy working getting their equipment in shape for the Detroit Metropolitan Area Soap Box Derby at Debry Hill in Detroit,
1957

Shafer Theater Grand Opening September 1, 1939The first movies shown were: In Old Monterey starring Gene Autry andFive C...
09/01/2026

Shafer Theater Grand Opening September 1, 1939
The first movies shown were: In Old Monterey starring Gene Autry and
Five Came Back. Remodeled in 1964 and renamed La Parisien Theater
Closed in 1986

Address

6221 Merriman Road
Garden City, MI
48135

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 3pm
Saturday 12pm - 3pm

Telephone

+17348380650

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