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Royal Oak Seal 1965-2013

Royal Oak Seal 1965-2013

Royal Oak Seal 1965-2013

Seal of the City of Royal Oak, Michigan.

Royal Oak Introduced First 'Official Seal' in 1965

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Remembering Royal Oak

Royal Oak Seal 1965-2013

Royal Oak Seal 1965-2013

Young man in suit holding a clarinet, black and white portrait.

New Story by Olie Green-Starr

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Union School Bell

Royal Oak Timeline

Royal Oak Timeline

Royal Oak Union School Bell
About the bell

Royal Oak Timeline

Royal Oak Timeline

Royal Oak Timeline

Black and white timeline collage blending historical buildings and old cars.
Historic Dates in Royal Oak's History

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History Interests All Ages

History Interests All Ages

History Interests All Ages

Shine of the Little Flower Catholic Church cross burning

History is Life.

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Schroff Family

History Interests All Ages

History Interests All Ages

Schroff Family

 Blocks of ice were cut from the pond on Pingree, then stored in a nearby ice house for later distribution and sale. 

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Royal Oak, 1841

History Interests All Ages

Royal Oak Service Clubs

Oakland County Receipts

 In early days, Royal Oak Township had no printed receipts of its own. Shown are examples of forms provided by Oakland County or purchased from office supply stores. 

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Royal Oak Service Clubs

Royal Oak Service Clubs

Kiwanis International

 Service clubs like the Lions, Rotary, Optimists, and Kiwanis- and their female counterparts like the Woman’s Club and the Soroptimists -- have a long civically focused history in Royal Oak. 

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1925

12 Mile & Woodward, Royal Oak, MI 1925

 This is what the Twelve Mile and Woodward area looked like in the 1925.

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Why did I Fly

“When a plane flies by, there are those who look up and those who don’t.  Those that don’t will never be pilots”

Anna Main – Big Beaver Airport

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Remembrances

Ollie Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road

Ollie Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road

Ollie Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road

3123 Crooks Rd., Royal Oak, MI. 48073

A collection of memories of Oliver(Ollie) Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road 

(Almon Starr Home).


Royal Oak 1938-2006

Ollie Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road

Ollie Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road

Memories of Growing up in 

Royal Oak

1938 Royal Oak Civic Plaza

Ollie Green's Childhood at 3123 Crooks Road

1938 Royal Oak Civic Plaza

Royal Oak Civic Plaza 1938

1938 Photo of the Royal Oak City Park interpreted by John (Jack) Guirey.

Fourth & Main Remembered

Grandpa Wake And The Atomic Bomb, A Memoir

1938 Royal Oak Civic Plaza

Wayne Oakland Bank, 4th and Main St., Royal Oak, MI.

It was not just a bank building.

Memories of the 40's and 50's

Grandpa Wake And The Atomic Bomb, A Memoir

Grandpa Wake And The Atomic Bomb, A Memoir

Washington Grade School, 5th Grade Class, 1951.

Robert Scott's story. From his days at Washington Grade School, his childhood friends and memories of his adolescence. 

Grandpa Wake And The Atomic Bomb, A Memoir

Grandpa Wake And The Atomic Bomb, A Memoir

Grandpa Wake And The Atomic Bomb, A Memoir

By Brian D. Wake

Royal Oak Remembered by Bonnie Burnett

Royal Oak Remembered by Bonnie Burnett

Royal Oak Remembered by Bonnie Burnett

I enjoyed the February 2019 newsletter article by Mike Frentz about found Royal Oak memories and brought back what I also remembered.

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