Crocker House Museum & Gardens

06/12/2026

We are excited to host the Macomb County Chamber for their upcoming Coffee Connection networking event! ☕️ ☕️

Join us for a morning of connection, conversation, and local discovery at our next Coffee Connections.

Start your day somewhere special—Crocker House Museum & Gardens, one of Macomb County’s true hidden gems.

Next Wednesday, June 17, step inside this beautifully preserved Victorian-era home, once owned by Mount Clemens’ first and second mayors, and rich with stories spanning generations—from its days as a speakeasy to its preservation by the Macomb County Historical Society.

We’ll also celebrate the museum’s 50th anniversary at its current location and get a preview of upcoming America 250 events honoring our nation’s history.

All paired with what matters most:
Great coffee. Genuine connections. Meaningful conversations.

Don’t miss this unique networking experience.

06/11/2026

06/11/2026

♥️Thank you to the Mount Clemens Goodfellows for volunteering to help us at the Crocker House with moving furniture on a hot & humid day!
We appreciate your support. What a great service community we have in Mount Clemens!♥️

06/05/2026

🇺🇸Join us as we celebrate friendship, service, and ♥️America's 250th Anniversary💙 at our Annual Member Picnic.🧺🍎

Enjoy an evening of great food, fellowship, volunteer recognition, and the dedication of our new flagpole 🇺🇸 as we honor the people who help preserve the history and beauty of the Crocker House Museum & Gardens.

📆June 22, 2026
⏰5:00 PM
📍Crocker House Museum & Gardens
15 Union Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043

➡️Please RSVP by Monday, June 15th by calling the museum office at 586-465-2488 or email [email protected]

If your membership has expired recently, or it’s been awhile since we’ve seen you, we’d be honored to welcome you back into the Crocker House family!

Renew your Membership online at https://crockerhousemuseum.org/become-a-member

06/05/2026

🇺🇸🎂Just one month to go until our 250th Independence Day!

05/27/2026

🐾💜🧡PAWS FOR A CAUSE: Time is running out to contribute to the Humane Society of Macomb. Donations will be accepted at the Crocker Museum 9am until 3pm this Friday. Please see our list of items needed to improve the lives of animals while they wait for their fur-ever home! 🐾🧡💜

05/27/2026

🌸🍃 Stop by and take a walk through our beautiful garden!🪴

05/25/2026

Start your day somewhere special—Crocker House Museum & Gardens, one of Macomb County’s true hidden gems.

On June 17, step inside this beautifully preserved Victorian-era home, once owned by Mount Clemens’ first and second mayors, and rich with stories spanning generations—from its days as a speakeasy to its preservation by the Macomb County Historical Society.

We’ll also celebrate the museum’s 50th anniversary at its current location and get a preview of upcoming America 250 events honoring our nation’s history.

All paired with what matters most:
Great coffee. Genuine connections. Meaningful conversations.

Don’t miss this unique networking experience at a Macomb County treasure.

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Originally called Decoration Day, it was formalized by a "Memorial Day Order" issued by Grand Army of the Republic Commander-in-Chief John A. Logan in 1868.

The modern proclamation calls on Americans "to observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for permanent peace."

The GAR order placed the ceremonial observation on May 30 — to ensure availability of "the choicest flowers of springtime" all over the country. "In this observance no form or ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit."

Typical programs involving GAR posts featured parading veterans and ceremonies punctuated with flags, music, and prayer, in the milieu of graves bedecked with flowers and attended by family and public alike.

The commemoration of Decoration Day, or, as it increasingly became known, Memorial Day, continued through the late nineteenth and early twentieth century as an informal patriotic holiday. After World War I, the event was expanded to honor those who died in all America Wars.

The federal government continued to recognize Memorial Day through legislative actions. "The Congressional joint resolution approved May 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 158), has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period during each such day when the people of the United States might unite in such supplication.”

📸Photo by Mary Lanphier, “WWI Veterans marching in the Memorial Day Parade a long time ago,” Mount Clemens, Michigan