2019 Year in Review
Community Conversation at Our lady of Peace Parish
With the Finger Lakes Solidary Network and Welcome America , we held a Community Conversation about the history of the Hispanic Community in the Finger Lakes and its important contributions to the area.
William Smith play day outfit and field hockey stick.
Our main exhibit theme was sports. Exhibits included Doing Much Good in Geneva: Geneva Family YMCA, Panthers and Saints: High School Sports , Come Out and Play: Sports and Recreation , and Statesman, Herons, and Lakers: College Sports
Earlier in the year we welcomed two new employees –
Becky Chapin (Archivist)
Amy Pepe (Visitor Services and Public Programs Manager at Rose Hill Mansion and Johnston House)
Lake Drum Brewing
History Happy Hour – Happy Hour at Lake Drum Brewing is a little different from our other public programs – a captioned slideshow runs on a continuous loop so the audience can come at any time. Topics have included Seneca and Exchange Streets, beer, water, and cider and apples.
The East Tenant Cottage at Rose Hill was renovated into an exhibit space and bathrooms.
Volunteer of the Year Diane Khouri leads children on holiday tour of the Prouty-Chew House.
From special events to data entry we could not accomplish all that we do without the support of our volunteers
Annual Dinner at Belhurst
In June we celebrated the Finger Lakes region’s breweries with Blues, Brews, and Barbecue.
July concert at Rose Hill
Agonal Rhythm, The Three of Us, and Rebecca Collen and the Chore Lades were part of the Rose Hill Concert Series.
William Smith Intern Jordan Raivel spent the summer working on the exhibit Statesman, Herons, and Lakers: College Sports and developing programs.
Community Day at Rose Hill
Basket for the Geneva Music Festival
Partnering with other organizations and taking part in community events allows us to reach a broad audience. Along with participating in the Senior Expo, Seneca7 and Bookfest, we donated raffle baskets to several organizations including the Geneva Public Library , Boys and Girls Club and Geneva BID .
Rose Hill Food and Wine Celebration
Reynold’s Battery held a Civil War Encampment on the grounds of Rose Hill for Seneca County middle school students.
Whether inside or outside the classroom over 2,400 students were provided a variety of opportunities to explore Geneva’s stories.
A stop at the Mount Morris Dam during our day trip to Letchworth State Park.
Tour of St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Audience for the “Auburn Road: A History of the Rail Line.”
Our spring and fall lecture series continued with programs about the sports, the Auburn Road, the Howland Family, and community milestones (anniversaries for the League of Women Voters , Geneva Rotary, Seneca Yacht Club, Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church and the Community Lunch Program were recognized).
51st Annual Wassail Bowl and Sale
Patent Cereal Mills by Arthur Dove.
In addition to Facebook and our blog, we continued our short video series and story maps .
With Breadcrumbs Productions, we hosted a retelling of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” Photo courtesy of Chris Woodworth.