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Historic Geneva and other organizers for the 200th Anniversary Celebration of Lafayette’s Visit to Geneva that was held in Pulteney Park, June 2025

2025 By Number

Overview of Historic Geneva’s activities in 2025.
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Blue banner 1979 Section V Class C championship football team banner donated to Historic Geneva in 2025

2025 Collections in Review

Overview of artifacts and archival materials donated to Historic Geneva's collections in 2025.
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Bertha (an inflatable cow) in front of Rose Hill for 2025 Family Day

2025 Year in Review

Overview of Historic Geneva’s activities in 2025 through photos.
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black button with silver image of building 1876

New Exhibit Space

The former front hall at the Geneva History Museum has become a new exhibit space.
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Man sitting outside on a deck

The Chew Family

A short biography of the Chew family in Geneva.
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George and Marjorie Hucker standing in front of a painting of George

Tale of Two Board Presidents: Dr. George and Marjorie Hucker

Brief biographies of Dr. George and Marjorie Hucker.
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geneva history museum exterior

Museum To Temporarily Close For Renovations

Beginning on April 16, the Geneva History Museum will be closed to the public for a renovation project. 
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People in a classroom

2023 Year In Review

Overview of 2023 in photos.
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room with art and objects

New Acquisitions

Overview of the newest exhibit at the Geneva History Museum, New Acquisitions.
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Historic Geneva - Our Past Can Change Your Future

Reflections on the 2022 Community Survey

As part of the strategic planning process, Historic Geneva rewrote it mission statement and conducted a community-wide survey.  The article explores how the survey results are being addressed.    
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Image of a female member of Geneva General Hospital's board of trustees

The Inevitable Woman: Helen Moore Quigley

A brief biography of Helen Moore Quigley.
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four people gathering around a table posing with a completed jigsaw puzzle

2022 Year in Review

Overview of 2022 in photographs.
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Holiday Market Homepage!

2022 Holiday Market

The Holiday Market will feature items donated and handcrafted by community members.
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A group of people standing in a large hallway listening to a tour guide.

Did You Know…

Brief overview of Historic Geneva and its various activities
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A 2-story, light colored brick house with a dark columned entry porch.

The Prouty-Chew House: From Family Home to Museum and Work Space

There were many changes involved in transforming the Prouty-Chew house from a house to a museum.
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A man and woman and five young girls in old-fashioned dress standing outside a large brick house.

The Prouty Family Home

Discover how the Prouty-Chew House changed over the Prouty family's forty-year residence.
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Group of people standing in a cemetery near a flagpole.

2021 By Number

Overview of Historic Geneva's activities in 2021.
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Metal Binoculars And Two Small Oil Lamps

2021 Collections Year in Review

Artifact donation highlights in 2021.
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Historic Geneva - Our Past Can Change Your Future

2021 Year in Review

Overview of 2021 in photos.
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A group of people in old-fashioned dress standing in front of a large brick house with a wrought-iron fence in front of it.

The Next Generation: The Prouty Family Legacy Part III

A chronicle of Phineas and Adelaide Prouty's children.
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Phin & Kit

Phin and Kit: The Prouty Family Legacy Part II

Take a peek into the early married life of Phineas Prouty Jr. and his wife Adelaide.
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two people and car in front of a multi-story house

My Geneva Is…Home Edition

In an effort to expand the photograph collection, all Genevans are invited to submit photos of houses around Geneva from any time period.
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Portrait of the head and neck of an elderly white man wearing a cravat and coat.

Phineas Prouty Sr and His Family Legacy Part I

Phineas Prouty Sr. and his family spent 50 years living in the building we use as a museum. Discover how their story begins.
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Logo for Empire Archival Discovery Cooperative Cooperative the website that hosts finding aids

What Is A Finding Aid And How Does It Work?

A quick tutorial on finding aids
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Looks Like We Made It

Reflections on how the Historical Society has been able to remain open virtually and physically.
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2020 Collection Reflections

Artifact donation highlights in 2020
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Brick Building With Raised Steps And White Door

My Geneva Is….

For our curator his Geneva is Geneva History Museum and Lake Drum Brewing.
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Margaret And Kids Masked

We Are Ready, Are You?

Re-opening plans for the Historical Society properties.
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Vacation In Your Own Backyard

Activities that can be done Geneva throughout the summer
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people sitting in a room

Things I Miss

Musings on things missed during the pandemic.
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In between a window and a cupboard is an office chair and a table with a lamp and computer on it.

Thoughts From Quarantine

Our office manager shares thoughts on the quarantine.
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Blue T Shirt With Geneva Cubs Team Logo

A Brief History of the T-Shirt

A history of the "plain white t-shirt."
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students standing outside

2019 By Number

Overview of the Historical Society's 2019 activities
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White plastic rotary dial desk phone

A New Year’s Wish for More Artifacts

An appeal for artifacts.
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three people acting out a scene in a semi-dark room

2019 Year in Review

Overview of 2019 in photos.
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When You’re Shut Out of a Club…Start Your Own

A brief history of the College Club of Geneva.
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1953-girls-basketball-team-in-uniform

Panthers & Saints: High School Sports in Geneva

New exhibit explores 120 years of high school athletics in Geneva.
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The Evolution of Museums and the Geneva Historical Society

Where did American museums come from and how have they changed over our history?
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Black and white view across bare fields towards five buildings including an Italianate house and several barns.

Writing Exhibits

The exhibit creation process at the Geneva Historical Society
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Freezing Fingers, Toasted Toes: Heating in America

A comfortable house in winter was a rare thing in much of the United States prior to the late 19th century. According to one English visitor to Cayuga, NY in 1827, American houses were built “expressly for summer, without the slightest reference to the six months’ winter that they suffer.”
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