Museum Gallery

Haskins, Haran. (grandfather of Harold Haskins) Marker is located at base of Old south Section OS-R-04. He served as a State Representative and was also a captain in the Michigan Militia, fighting in the Toledo War. Haran died in 1858 and was buried at Pine Lake. A new marker was placed in 1985 to replace the old, illegible headstone. He married Susan Hershy, the daughter of the first landowner and founder of what is now Rochester. Several Haskins relatives are also at Pine Lake. (His 45 plus acre property was sold to John Miller who built the famous round barn, call “Shenandoah.” in 1897 or 98.)

Rev. Laban Smith came to the WB area in 1825 and was buried at Pine Lake in 1867. For forty years he was the circuit riding preacher in the area and officiated at weddings, funerals and other events. Section OC-101

Harger, Laura Todd – elected first female clerk for West Bloomfield in 1919 at the age of 43. She served the township but could not even vote until the fall of 1920 when the amendment to the Us Constitution extended suffrage to women in 1920. She served from 1919 through 1931 and died in 1947. She was a teacher at the Pine Lake School. Laura, husband Stephen and son Douglas, are buried at Pine Lake. Section OC-33-4

James Ralph Fuller d. 1989. This 50 year old Bloomfield Hills corporate executive died in Pan Am’s Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, representing the lasting effects of such a massive tragedy. Grave has two buttons laid by the tombstone that read: “The truth must be known” and “Their spirit lives on.’ Section D-28-1

Marion W. Green – 1950’s plant layout engineer for Ford Motor Company which produced the B-52 bomber. The auto plant was closed and converted into secrecy in Kansas City, Mo. He was a 42 year Sylvan Lake resident and died at age 81. Section OS-16