Calendar of Events

April 6, 2025

  • Cover of the book Debunking the Yule Log Myth by Robert May showing a burning fire and a historic illustration of enslaved people working in cotton fields.

    Debunking the Yule Log Myth: The Disturbing History of a Plantation Legend

    April 8, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Explore historical myth making in this lecture about the yule log, enslavement, and the construction of a mythical antebellum American South.

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  • View of a boat on a lake.

    History Happy Hour: Geneva Art and Artists

    April 10, 2025, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

    See images of Geneva's neighborhood stores, once a fixture on corners in every neighborhood.

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  • Buffalo Day Trip

    April 23, 2025, 7:30 am - 6:30 pm

    Enjoy guided tours of the Buffalo History Museum and Burchfield Penney Art Center.

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  • Looking at an elegant 6-columned Greek revival house across an expanse of lawn from just outside a low white gate.

    Rose Hill Mansion Opens for the Season

    May 1, 2025, N/A

    Rose Hill opens for the season.

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  • A man outside in a green bill cap and t-shirt with a pair of binoculars.

    Bird Walk

    May 3, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:00 am

    Explore Rose Hill’s landscape while keeping your eyes and ears open for local birds.

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  • A head and shoulders drawing of a short-haired man in a high necked shirt, jacket, and fur coat.

    General Lafayette's Visit: Facts and Folklore

    May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Marquis de Lafayette, Library of Congress. Join Archivist Becky Chapin at the Geneva Public Library Community Room on May 10th at 10am to hear about General Lafayette's visit to Geneva in 1825. The visit was part of a tour of the young nation in celebration of the Frenchman's role in helping… more »

  • Niagara-on-the-Lake Overnight Trip

    May 21, 2025, N/A

    Attend a performance of Anything Goes at the Shaw Festival and go on a guided tour of Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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  • Geneva History Museum Closed for Memorial Day

    May 26, 2025, N/A

    The Historic Geneva offices and the Geneva History Museum are closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

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  • The cover of the book History Unleashed featuring an historic map of western New York and a painting of Marquis de Lafayette.

    Lafayette in Western New York

    May 27, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Learn about the first wildly popular celebrity tour of Western New York in this program on the Marquis De Lafayette's 1825 visit to the United States.

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  • Three woman posing with their instruments, a violin, banjo and mandolin.

    Rose Hill Concert Series: Annie Ol' Thyme

    June 15, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Enjoy a concert of bluegrass, country and original songs on the lawn at Rose Hill.

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  • Hudson Valley Trip

    August 26, 2025, N/A

    Enjoy guided tours of West Point Military Academy, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill, Straatsburgh State Historic Site, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, and Olana State Historic Site.

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  • Labor Day

    September 4, 2025, N/A

    The Geneva History Museum and Historic Geneva offices will be closed for Labor Day.

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  • Thanksgiving Holiday

    November 27, 2025, N/A

    The Geneva History Museum and Historic Geneva offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on November 23 and 24.

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  • Christmas Eve Day

    December 24, 2025,

    The Geneva History Museum and Historic Geneva offices will be closed December 24 for Christmas Eve.

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  • Christmas Day

    December 25, 2025, N/A

    The Geneva History Museum and Historic Geneva offices will be closed December 25 for Christmas.

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