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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  • 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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  • 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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