Education
Our Programs
Makerspace Experiences
Our hands-on history programs are perfect for school-aged groups! Try your hand at historical crafts such as candle making, butter churning, weaving, and ice cream making! Programs start at $50.
History Mystery Traveling Trunk
Experience a new way to interact with artifacts and documents from the Ontario County Historical Society! The History Mystery Traveling Trunk contains replicas from our collection and uses those items to solve a mystery.
Encouraging critical thinking, reading comprehension, and historical awareness, these kits will be a fun new spin on a classic staple of museum education.
Our Mystery History Traveling Trunk is geared for teens and preteens, but it can be enjoyed by anyone who likes solving puzzles and mysteries!
Groups can rent the kit for on- or off-site use for $50.
Available starting spring 2025.
Presentations and Private Tours
Are you looking for a program speaker for your group or organization? Schedule a talk with our Director of Education or Curator. Our off-site speaker fee is $100; on-site $50. Topics include:
• “Programming the Future: How a Loom Paved the Way for Modern Computing.”
• “Oral History Workshop”
• “The 1873 Ontario County Trial of Susan B. Anthony”
Private Walking Tours start at $50. Our walking tours are about 60 minutes long and involve walking and standing. Tours include:
• Lakefront Walking Tour
• Watering Holes Walking Tour
• Cemetery Walking Tour
• Trolleys, Trains, and Trails Tour
• Nooks & Crannies Tour
($25; limited to 10 ppl; tour involves standing, walking, and stairs;
accessibility accommodations are limited)
• Ontario County 101: The Phelps and Gorham Purchase
• The Remarkable Residents of Elm Manor
• Historians and the Movies: A Love-Hate Relationship
Internships
Internships are beneficial both to our organization and to students of history. Please contact us to see if we have internship opportunities available.
