Welcome to The Mason Area Historical Society Website!
The members of the Mason Area Historical Society and local community thank you and appreciate your interest in our local history.
Museum Phone: 517-676-5974 (When Open )
Email: masonmuseum1865@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MasonMuseum
Mason Area Historical Museum Regular Hours of Operation: Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Pink School Regular Hours of Operation: Pink School Regular Hours of Operation: First Saturday of each month from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM May through October and by advance appointment
Historical Museum-Pink School
The Mason Area Historical Museum 200 E. Oak Street
Pink School Museum 707 W. Ash Street
MAHS General Meetings
Speaker Presentations
Mason Michigan
1836: "Mason Center" was founded by Charles Noble to be the location of the State Capitol.
1837: First town named Jefferson City, though there are currently no visual remnants of the city. The location was near mud creak at the intersection of Hagadorn and Lamb roads.
1840: became the county seat of Ingham County in 1840. (Michigan is the only state in the country where the state capital is not also the county seat). The village boundaries included specific sections of land in Vevay Township, including parts of sections 4, 5, 8, and 9
1865, March 9th Mason was formally incorporated as a village. The made for a pivotal year in it's development as the Ingham county seat. The town held its first village election on March 27, 1865 Minos McRobert was elected as president, and saw the arrival of the Jackson, Lansing, and Saginaw Railroad in, which connected the local area to major rail lines, that significantly increasing access.
1875: Mason transitioned from being a Village into a City.
Looking to Become a MAHS Member? Renew your Membership Dues?
Purchasing MAHS Publications? Making a Donation?
You can click below to visit our Mason Area Historical Society Square website to purchase books,
make donations, and become a member using your credit or debit card.
MAHS Square Link: https://masonmuseum.square.site/
MAHS Publications Can Be Found Here!! Link: https://sb-mahs.ens-205.com/publications-mahs
MAHS General Meetings & Speaker Presentations
Our General Meetings are held monthly from March through November.
Most all meetings and programs take place in the 90-seat Virginia Schlichter Auditorium inside our main Museum at 200 E. Oak Street in Mason.
There is no cost for admission to the museums or our monthly speaker meetings, but please remember that we are a non-profit, all-volunteer community organization that relies on your donations to remain in operation.
Pink School was the recipient of the prestigious "Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse of the Year" 2025 award.
The Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association has selected Mason's Pink School museum as the recipient of the prestigious "Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse of the Year" award.
Pink School organizer and docent Marie Coughlin, and docent Kathy Freeman, were presented with a plaque and check by the MORSA organization. Mason Area Historical Society board members also attended the event. MORSA Link: https://www.miorsa.org/museums
