Events

OCHS aims to encourage community interest in, and engagement with, the stories and history of Ontario County in ways that promote critical thought and reflection.

Everything You Never Knew You Wanted to Know About Reindeer

Thursday, October 15

| 12:00 pm

Are they really just caribou? Antlers or Horns? Bucks or Bulls? AC in the barns in summer? Purina or Lichen?...

Headlines Walking Tour: Hear All About It!

Friday, October 23

| 2:00 pm

Canandaigua has a long history of newspaper publishing. Across the 19th and 20th centuries, local newspapers played an important role...

OCAC Members' Exhibition Reception- Glimmer

Saturday, October 24

| 1:00 pm

- 4:00 pm

The Ontario County Arts Council presents Glimmer, an exhibit of OCAC members’ interpretations of the theme. Join us for an...

Pages Through Time: The History and Preservation of Books – Signature One

Thursday, October 29

| 12:00 pm

Join Mortinn Neale, Research and Curatorial Assistant at OCHS, for an illuminating talk as they leaf through the folios of...

The Civilian Conservation Corps

Wednesday, November 4

| 7:00 pm

Join us for the Ontario County Genealogical Society’s November meeting and program presented by Gene Bavis, Walworth Town Historian. This...

A New Kind of Hospital: Brigham Hall

Wednesday, November 4

| 6:00 pm

Presented by Dr. Preston Pierce, Ontario County Historian and City of Canandaigua Historian Why was Brigham Hall created? What was...

Headlines Walking Tour: Hear All About It!

Friday, November 6

| 2:00 pm

Canandaigua has a long history of newspaper publishing. Across the 19th and 20th centuries, local newspapers played an important role...

Finding Ancestors in Ontario County and Beyond

Saturday, November 7

| 12:30 pm

- 2:30 pm

Whether your ancestors lived in Ontario County, or beyond, this workshop will give you plenty of ideas on how, and...

OCHS Annual Meeting

Thursday, November 12

| 5:30 pm

Welcome Meeting Announcements of New Board Members and officers Recognition Thank yous Presentation of the Herbert Ellie Award Words from...

How to Get Dressed in the 18th Century

Thursday, November 12

| 12:00 pm

Modern television offers audiences a variety of period dramas filled with elaborate and colorful costumes. But what was it...