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March 21st, 2024
Behind the beautiful façade, hundreds of people have labored to run Rose Hill from the time it was the center of a 1200-acre farm to its recent history as a historic house museum. The nature of the work and the people who do it, has changed over 200 years. One House, Many People chronicles enslaved, paid, and volunteer workers from Rose Hill. Slavery was legal
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January 11th, 2024
This exhibit looks at the life and work of Geneva comet finder William Brooks, an astronomer who made sixteen of his discoveries while a professor at Hobart College.
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September 20th, 2023
A community-sourced exhibit featuring images and recollections of gatherings, sports, and games at Geneva's parks and playgrounds.
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August 22nd, 2023
A collection of locks and keys from Ethan Fogg.
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June 22nd, 2023
An exhibit featuring a selection of items donated to the Historic Geneva collection during the past few years.
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June 9th, 2023
This exhibit explores the history of Geneva's Black community since 1966, the concluding year of a 1991 exhibit produced on the history of the city's Black citizens. It looks at the past 50 years of change.
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April 13th, 2023
A display of flamingo-themed items loaned by curator John Marks.
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January 25th, 2023
An exhibit about how the wild decade of the 1920s affected Geneva.
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January 6th, 2023
A small exhibit of items celebrating various Geneva anniversaries.
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October 24th, 2022
John LaBuff's collection of Snoopy-themed figures and collectibles.
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September 28th, 2022
An exhibit that pairs historic views around the city of Geneva with contemporary photos of the same location.
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August 8th, 2022
A collection of shells and beach ornaments of the late Bill Forbis on loan from his family.
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July 7th, 2022
Explore 200 years of the intertwined history of Hobart College and the Geneva community.
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June 1st, 2022
An exhibit which explores the history of food and beverages in Geneva's history.
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May 17th, 2022
Harriot Weiskittel has loaned a collection on the British Royal Family.
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May 6th, 2022
A display of work by students at West and North Street Elementary Schools, Geneva Middle School, and Geneva High School.
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April 7th, 2022
This small traveling exhibit from New York Heritage focuses on historic immigration to New York State from 1650 to 1950.
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March 10th, 2022
Mary Jean Wesler's collection of ceramic pitchers.
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January 31st, 2022
An exhibit featuring a variety of historic scrapbooks from the Historic Geneva collection, documenting family and group life in the community's past.
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December 16th, 2021
A patriotic collection of American eagle sculpture from the late Bill Best on loan by his wife Sharon.
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September 22nd, 2021
The latest edition of the crowdsourced My Geneva is… exhibit series features homes in Geneva.
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August 16th, 2021
A display of Pat Keefe's collection of projectile points and related materials is currently on display.
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July 19th, 2021
What might future historians and generations need to understand the COVID-19 Pandemic? All of us have a story to tell about our experiences in this historic time, and this exhibit showcases a few of those experiences.
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June 11th, 2021
In this exhibit, encounter the many Geneva innovators who have changed the community and the world with new ideas and inventions.
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June 11th, 2021
Chris Davis collects bottle art and memory jugs and has graciously loaned us several items from his collection.
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April 30th, 2021
A display of work by students at West and North Street Elementary Schools, Geneva Middle School, and Geneva High School.
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April 7th, 2021
A Community Curator exhibit featuring Marty Schlabach's collection of poultry paraphernalia.
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February 2nd, 2021
The exhibit My Geneva is… is made up entirely of photos contributed by community members. My Geneva is… includes images that convey what Geneva is to an individual.
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January 29th, 2021
Karen Colizzi Noonan collects theater memorabilia and has graciously loaned us a selection of her theater models.
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December 9th, 2020
Display of Karen Osburn's bear and horse collection.
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October 23rd, 2020
Display of Anthony Noone's political memorabilia collection.
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October 1st, 2020
See items from the clothing collection that are connected to men and women who served in the military and in support organizations.
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July 24th, 2020
Rightfully Hers is a pop-up exhibit from the National Archives commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rightfully Hers contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today.
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July 10th, 2020
Explores the evolution of schools, colleges, and informal learning in Geneva.
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January 31st, 2020
See items from the clothing collection that are connected to Geneva events, made in Geneva, or sold in Geneva.
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July 17th, 2019
This exhibit looks at sports programs at Geneva's three colleges: Hobart College, William Smith College and Finger Lakes Community College.
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June 13th, 2019
Explore recreation and amateur sports history in Geneva, NY.
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June 13th, 2019
The 2019 Geneva City School District Student Art Show will be on display at the Geneva History Museum from Saturday, May 4 to May 25. The show includes works by students at West and North Street Elementary Schools, Geneva Middle School, and Geneva High School.
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February 19th, 2019
This exhibit looks at the history of school sports at Geneva and DeSales High Schools from the 1890s to the present.
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November 8th, 2018
What do people in Geneva remember about their childhood here? Lots about food based on the content in our new crowdsourced exhibit, Growing Up in Geneva.
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June 29th, 2018
Explore modernist artist Arthur Dove's connection to the city of Geneva and the mark he and his family left on it.
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June 15th, 2018
Explore Geneva's participation World War I.
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April 30th, 2018
See the work of Geneva's up-and-coming young artists!
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February 9th, 2018
Explore how health care in Geneva has changed from the 1790s to the present.
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November 1st, 2017
Enjoy the wit, humor, and imagination of our Facebook fans in this exhibit of reinterpreted historic photos.
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July 10th, 2017
What objects represent Geneva to you? This is an exhibit of twenty-five objects chosen by our Facebook fans to represent Geneva.
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June 30th, 2017
This exhibit looks at how Geneva’s buildings tell stories about neighborhood development, historic preservation, and architectural style.
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February 13th, 2017
Follow Geneva activists' efforts to achieve woman suffrage in this exhibit.
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October 21st, 2016
This exhibit explores the history and development of the Village, then City, and Town of Geneva, New York.
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October 20th, 2016
From international stars who have performed at Club 86 and the Smith Opera House to locals who get together and play every week, Geneva has a rich musical heritage. Music in the Key of Geneva presents and chronicles that history.
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March 10th, 2016
This exhibit marks the 2016 election year with a display of national and local political memorabilia and ephemera.
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December 22nd, 2015
The Boys & Girls Club of America ImageMakers National Photography Contest is an annual contest that encourages youth to explore the latest in photography arts. Works by youth artists from the Geneva Boys and Girls Club will be on display at the Geneva History Museum from January 8 to January 29, 2016.
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May 15th, 2015
On the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, explore Geneva's experience of this tumultuous period in American history.
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April 17th, 2015
Come see the work of Geneva's youngest artists! This exhibit features the best work of students in kindergarten through grade 12 at North Street School, West Street School, Geneva Middle School and Geneva High School.
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March 19th, 2015
What makes Geneva...Geneva? An A to Z compendium.
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July 9th, 2014
On the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, discover Geneva's involvement in the "second war for Independence."
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May 30th, 2014
The history of newspapers in Geneva begins in 1796. Through the 19th century, the village often had at least two newspapers of opposite political views. The Geneva Daily Times began in 1895 and was the forerunner of today's Finger Lakes Times.
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May 30th, 2014
Beginning in the 1890s, Torrey Park was the Italian neighborhood of Geneva. It had everything people needed: the Lehigh Valley passenger depot, jobs at nearby factories, and a variety of stores and restaurants. Club 86 grew from the Legott family restaurant and hosted musicians from Wilmer and the Dukes to Louis Armstrong and Nat "King" Cole.
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May 30th, 2014
Geneva's armory was built in 1892 and went through several expansions and changes. As technology made weaponry and vehicles larger, many New York State armories were moved out of downtown to suburban locations. Geneva's armory still serves as the recruitment, training, and deployment center for its National Guard unit
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May 30th, 2014
Freemasonry has a long local history. Masonic groups have been in Geneva since 1807 when Ark Lodge was formed. Even though membership peaked in the late 1920s, lodges remain active and accept new members. The exhibit answers common questions about freemasonry (including “the Morgan affair”) and highlights Geneva’s Masonic temples through the years as well as prominent local Masons (January -June 2013). Brotherhood
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April 11th, 2014
In the mid-1800s, Geneva claimed more foundries and machine shops than any other community between Auburn and Buffalo. By the 1950s, the metal industry accounted for almost 70% of the city’s jobs. Today, there is only one major metal fabrication company in town. Molding & Machining focuses on what drew these businesses to Geneva in the 19th century and why they were gone by the late 20th
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April 11th, 2014
This exhibit highlights the importance of railroads to the city from the 1840s to the 1960s. Geneva sat at the intersection of two major lines, the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the New York Central Railroad, and was connected to other railroads by regional “short lines.” The exhibit examines the many ways the railroads affected the average resident, from bringing new people and things to town,
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March 20th, 2014
The Geneva History Museum features two rooms with furniture and decorative arts ranging from early American to the Colonial Revival style of the late 19th century.
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March 20th, 2014
Designed for children aged six to ten years old, the colorful 240-square-foot space contains hands-on activities and books that allow children to explore aspects of local history and culture. Activities focus on Seneca basket making and beadwork, historic clothing, transportation, and “re-building” downtown Geneva. Two of the walls sport a mural designed by Trumansburg artist Daniel Burgevin, which contains a colorful and lively visual history
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March 20th, 2014
Geneva’s Changing Landscapes focuses on three themes that thread through most of Geneva’s history: geography, agriculture and transportation. Through these themes, the exhibit explores the questions many people have about why Geneva is here, what brought people to the community, and what the community has contributed to the wider world.
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March 20th, 2014
Established in 1880, the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station’s purpose was to promote “agriculture in its various branches by scientific investigation and experimentation.” Though the nature of investigation has changed over the past 130 years scientists still address the same questions of increased production, food safety, and developing healthy food that people want to eat (June 2013 -April 2014). Scientific Investigation
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