Katie Higgins 
Black and Gold Giving Day is a special fundraising effort to drive extra support for your favorite Oakland University initiatives – such as Meadow Brook Hall! Anyone can give! Maximize your gift with $100,000 in matching funds from Oakland University Credit Union! As the birthplace of OU and a National Historic Landmark, Meadow Brook is an active … Read more
Women’s History Month provides the perfect opportunity to delve into the remarkable lives and accomplishments of the women of Meadow Brook Hall. Indeed, the Dodge and Wilson family trees provide strong and varied branches on each side, carrying unique personalities, vision and an inimitable style across generations. At Meadow Brook, there are many women to … Read more
This February, the Meadow Brook community was shocked by a senseless act of vandalism that destroyed some of the estate’s historic stained glass windows. In the days and weeks following the vandalism attack, Meadow Brook has received an outpouring of support. We’re looking to our community to help us restore the beauty and artistry that … Read more
This summer, Meadow Brook Hall will open its doors and grounds once more to creative students of all ages for the popular annual Meadow Brook Art Camp and Meadow Brook Writing Camp (MBWC). Registration for both summer camps will open on Saturday, Feb. 1. Participants will discover secret staircases and amazing playhouses while being challenged … Read more
Early in the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 4, Meadow Brook Hall staff discovered that one set (top and bottom) of historic stained glass windows had been broken, in what appears to be a deliberate act of vandalism. Police are investigating and have released security camera footage of the suspect. Police said the suspect appeared to … Read more
Meadow Brook Hall, the National Historic Landmark, museum, cultural center and event venue, is being recognized once again for its world-class wedding services by earning top wedding awards from two of the nation’s most popular wedding planning platforms, The Knot and WeddingWire. “Meadow Brook Hall has a history of hospitality and our work hosting beautiful and memorable weddings … Read more
Oakland University founder and philanthropist Matilda Dodge Wilson hosted the original Meadow Brook Seminars participants in 1958-59 to help create a direction for Oakland County’s first four-year university as it turned from an idea into a reality. Today, current OU President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz is bringing back a Meadow Brook Seminar “Reimagined” as an event … Read more
It all feels like a blur—that special moment, that special question. And now you’re engaged and everyone wants to know all your wedding planning details! You and your fiancé are floating on a cloud, filled with excitement for your life together and ready to host the wedding of your dreams. Before you begin the wedding … Read more
In January 1920, the men behind the biggest car brands in the world (Dodge Brothers, Ford, Olds, Chevrolet) gathered for the New York Auto Show. Lamentably, the show was set in the midst of the global 1918 Influenza Pandemic, which claimed two more victims. John and Horace Dodge. John died in New York after contracting … Read more
A series of special events will help beat the winter blues at Meadow Brook Hall, starting this February. The Great Estate will engage and inspire this winter with the romantic Valentine’s Dinner, the ever-popular Downton Abbey-inspired Servant’s Life Tour, after-dark Flashlight Tours, and the elegant Gilded Tea & Tour. Treat your sweetheart a romantic evening … Read more
Before you pack away your last box of holiday decorations, join us at the Holiday Shop sale this Friday to add special Meadow Brook items to your collection! Don’t miss this one-day-only sale! The Holiday Shop sale is in-story only at Meadow Brook’s Holiday Shop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10. … Read more
Meadow Brook Hall has earned second place in USA Today’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards! The expert panel selected Meadow Brook Hall to compete for the Best Historic Home Tour from a pool of nearly two dozen historic house museums across the country. Meadow Brook has consistently placed in the top ten for the … Read more
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