Brown’s Birds
The Ontario County Arts Council presents “Brown’s Birds,” exquisite bird carvings by Ross Brown. Loaned by OCAC Board Member Carol Henshaw, carved by her father Ross Brown.
Coming to America
Learn about the history of immigration to the United States and Ontario County. You’ll meet diverse groups of people who came to settle here since 1789, including the English, Irish, Italians, Germans, Dutch, Greeks, Russian Jews, Syrians, Vietnamese, and Laotians. Each town has its own mix of immigrants with their own stories to tell.
American Spirits
Step back in time to an era of flappers and suffragists, bootleggers and temperance workers, and real-life legends like Al Capone and Carrie Nation.
Votes For Women
In honor of New York State’s Centennial Celebration of the passage of their Women’s Suffrage Constitutional Amendment this exhibit presents the history of the struggle for women’s suffrage rights in the Unites States. Artifacts, Textiles and a plethora of images follow a time line that dates the struggle for women’s rights back to founding of […]
Majesty of Flight
All Things Presidential
The Ontario County Historical Society has an abundance of information on our country’s presidents. A quality selection of images and artifacts have been placed on display for public in the museum this summer. Stop in and see the Lincoln Life Mask, pictures of both Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, a Trump MAGA Hat from 2016 campaign […]
Over Here Over There
Francis G. Clax Motometer Collection
Automobile radiator-mounted engine temperature indicating gauges – “Know the Heat of Your Motor” How they got started and evolved.
Our Lakes
Votes For Women
In honor of New York State’s Centennial Celebration of the passage of their Women’s Suffrage Constitutional Amendment this exhibit presents the history of the struggle for women’s suffrage rights in the Unites States. Artifacts, Textiles and a plethora of images follow a time line that dates the struggle for women’s rights back to founding of our country.