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09/06/2026

City Manager Jack Sweitzer and City Clerk Myrtle Chamberlain confer to see whether there was actually one second left on the clock in the Michigan-Western Michigan football game, circa 1958. OK, that’s not actually what they were doing, but Sweitzer served as the City of Madison Heights’ second city manager, following Donald Smith, our first city manager, who resigned in September 1957. Sweitzer, who had previously served as city manager of Halton, Texas, took over the position on December 1, 1957, but was fired a year later following a dispute with City Council. Chamberlain, whom we have previously featured in one of our posts, was our city’s first city clerk and served in that position until she retired in 1961.

09/05/2026

Madison Heights Metropolitan Club, known as Spirit #69, made up of city police, fire, postal workers, and honoree members, circa 1950s. According to the original Madison Heights Heritage Book, “Affiliated with Metropolitan Clubs Inc., the organization promotes understanding and cooperation among government workers and fosters the spirit of athletics among the youth of our city. Their activities include participation in the sponsorship of Camp Oakland, sponsorship of a Little League baseball team, a junior bowling team, and the needs and welfare of the community.”

09/02/2026

Madison Heights Chamber of Commerce evening mixer at Steak and Ale restaurant, circa 1990s. Photo by Margene Scott.

08/30/2026

Classic cars take center stage in Madison Heights on Saturday, September 19, as the HREC’s Rev'N in the Heights Community Event & Car Show revs up the fun at Civic Center Plaza. The Heritage Rooms, our city’s historical museum, will also be open that day for a special Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Take a ride through Madison Heights history by exploring displays, artifacts and vintage photographs showcasing the story of our community dating back to the early 1900s. We invite you to cruise into the museum for some classic Madison Heights history before enjoying all the classic cars at Rev'N in the Heights!

For more information about our September 19 Open House: https://www.facebook.com/share/1d5fbCmzev/

08/29/2026

Before the City of Madison Heights was incorporated in 1955, public works in Royal Oak Township consisted of just one man and one truck. A year after incorporation, the new city’s Department of Public Works had a seven-person staff, three trucks, a front-end loader and a road grader to meet the growing city’s demands. Shown here in a photograph from our archive are DPW Superintendent Donald Knight (right) and DPW staff member Roy Ingle, circa the early to mid-1960s.

08/27/2026

Did you know? The Madison Heights Public Library has more than a dozen items by or about Dolly Parton! This includes books, CDs, DVDs and cookbooks. Shown here is Dolly’s book, “Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You,” which the Library added to its collection in November 2012. Photo courtesy of the Madison Heights Public Library

08/26/2026

Madison Heights Little Football League program, 1977. Did you play football, coach or cheer in Madison Heights back in the day? If so, were you a Spartan, Wildcat or Wolverine?

08/23/2026

The first day of the new school year is tomorrow in Madison Heights. Here’s a photo from our archives of two students, Roy Gunsh and Ron Thomas, standing in front of the original Madison High School on John R, circa the mid-1940s. Did you go to school in Madison Heights? Were you a Venture, an Eagle or a Ram?

08/22/2026

We’ve posted this photo before, but wanted to share it again with school starting on Monday. Frances Koss, daughter of Leo Koss and Anna Mudloff Koss, rides her horse at the Koss family farm, located at 1141 East 11 Mile Road (at the corner of Hales Street). The farm would later become the site of Koss, Vandenberg, Schoenhals and Madison Elementary Schools. Photo taken in 1942.

08/19/2026

Enclosure of Red Run was begun in 1961. This photo shows progress on the multi-million-dollar infrastructure project, circa the early to mid-1960s. Once a meandering creek that snaked through our city, Red Run had become a primary drain that serviced a 37-square-mile area.

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300 W 13 Mile Road
Madison Heights, MI
48071

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https://madison-heights.org/383/Heritage-Rooms

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