The Algoma Township Historical Society has been in existence since 1986. Historical Society gathers and catalogs historical
artifacts and archives for the purpose of displaying and preserving the history of the Township. The Society also publishes a quarterly newsletter, holds monthly Commission meetings, and Quarterly Society meetings with special speakers and activities. Many artifacts and archives are housed in display cabinets at the Algoma Township Hall located at 10531 Algoma Ave.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Historical Society, please mail $10.00 to the Algoma Township
Historical Society at the address below. Your membership is good for one year and includes quarterly newsletters.

We invite you to stop by the Algoma
Township during regular business hours to take a look at the Township history.

Historical meetings are held at 9:00 am the 1st Thursday of each month at the historic "Chalmers School" building located on the corner of Pine Island Dr. and Fonger St. (Meetings are cancelled during Winter Storm Watches & Warnings).

The Annual Meeting & Election of Officers is held on the 3rd Saturday of April from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at the Algoma Township Hall.  The public is welcome!

Other Quarterly Meetings & Special events are advertised through the Historical Society's newsletter and the Algoma Advisor, the Township's newsletter.

Algoma Township was constituted a regular law township by the Michigan Legislature in March 1849. The
Township was named in honor of a steamship, which cruised on the Grand River between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven at that time. It is also purported to be named Algoma, which was a local Indian word meaning "Fields of Wild Roses".