EVENTS CALENDAR & MERCHANDISE
A primary mission of the society is to preserve our local history and share it with the public through educational programs and exhibits. We invite you to check back regularly to see when special exhibits have been added.
LAST PROGRAM IN SUMMER LECTURE SERIES - MONDAY AUGUST 24
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LECTURE, VINTAGE TWEETS: SUFFRAGE ERA POSTCARDS, MONDAY AUGUST 24, 7PM presented by Carol Crossed, president and founder of the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum. Using her collection of more than 400 century-old postcards, Crossed will show how the cards contributed to the debate over women’s suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other hot topics of the day, such as temperance, the Civil War, abolition, and later the fight for civil rights for Black citizens, reproductive rights, and even cigarette smoking, were among the issues the postcards addressed. They depicted both positions “for” and “against” the causes.
Copies of Crossed’s book “Vintage Tweets” will be on sale at the event and available to be signed by the author. See vintagetweetsbook.com for more about the book. The program is free and open to the public. It takes place at the Arcade Historical Society’s Old Fire Hall, 15 Liberty Street, Arcade, NY. The building is air conditioned and fully accessible with an entrance ramp and lift to the second-floor lecture hall. Doors open at 6:30pm. Funding for this presentation is provided by the NYS 250th Commemoration Commission & New York State Education Department. |
SIGN THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY QUILT
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In addition to the lectures, the society has a special 250th quilt for people to sign at these programs. This 250th Anniversary quilt has been designed, sewn and donated by Arcade’s well-known quilt authority, Sandy Pirdy. Autograph quilts have a long history and the society has several in their collection from 1858, 1920s, and, from the bicentennial, in 1976. These quilts are a snapshot of their time. Come sign your name and become a part of history! Sign any day the Old Fire Hall is open - Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 1-6pm; 15 Liberty Street.
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WORLD WAR II EXHIBIT OF LOCAL VETS' STORIES - OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER
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Come learn the stories of the “Greatest Generation,” the local men and women who served in World War Two. They were in every front of the war from the days before the U.S. entered the war, delivering munitions to the allies, to the bombing at Pearl Harbor, then the landing at Normandy on D-Day to the fighting in the jungles of the South Pacific and Japan’s surrender aboard the USS Missouri. The exhibit includes over 640 soldier bios and you can add your vet if they aren’t already included. Uniforms from several veterans are part of the exhibit as well as information on life on the home front – from rationing stories in the newspaper to information about the prisoner of war camp nearby at Letchworth. Open through the end of October at the Old Fire Hall, 15 Liberty Street, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 1-6pm.
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SELF-GUIDED WALKS TO TAKE ANYTIME! FIND INFORMATION, MAPS AND DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD OR VIEW ON YOUR PHONE BELOW.
Small-Town Suffragists Cemetery Tour
At least one hundred thirty-six local women belonged to the Arcade chapter of the Political Equality Club (PEC) between 1905 and 1917. These small-town wives, mothers, and daughters worked diligently to convince the men in their lives to give them the same right to vote. You are invited to take a self-guided walk touring the graves of 62 of Arcade’s Political Equality Club members, at any time, in Arcade Rural Cemetery. This cemetery is located just after the railroad tracks going south on either Park or Prospect Street in downtown Arcade. A pdf map and guide is below. Download and print a copy of the pdf document or open it on your phone to “meet” these small-town suffragists.
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Veterans' Graves Self-guided Walks
CEMETERY WALKS FOR MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, VETERANS DAY OR ANYTIME: Since 2012, the Arcade Historical Society has a created several brochures for local cemeteries featuring veterans’ graves for their Memorial Day Walking with Heroes tours. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no in person guided tour this year, but the society is putting the brochures online so the public can print the documents and take these walks honoring veterans on their own.
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ARCADE RURAL CEMETERY CIVIL WAR VETERANS' GRAVES
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ARCADE RURAL CEMETERY WORLD WAR ONE VETERANS' GRAVES
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ST. MARY'S EAST ARCADE VETERANS' GRAVES (2017)
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SANDUSKY CEMETERY VETERANS' GRAVES BROCHURE (2014)
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SANDUSKY CEMETERY MAPS (2014)
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ONGOING - FACEBOOK POSTS
Find interesting stories about local history, old photographs, ads and articles from early newspapers on the society's Facebook page, Arcade Historical Society.
MERCHANDISE
Shopping for an Arcade hometown guy or gal? Or someone with a hankering for history? Check out the gifts we have for sale. Use the mail order form (download file left) or come by the Old Fire Hall. We take check or cash.
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50 YEARS OF WINTERFEST POSTERS - MINI-SIZE - FOR SALE!
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The weekend of February 11-13, 2022 Arcade celebrated fifty years of Winterfest! This event is Arcade’s celebration of winter weather, winter sports, the arts and coming together to rejoice in the hardiness of western New Yorkers. This festival of winter events has been going on continuously since 1972. The Arcade Historical Society partnered with thirteen organizations and businesses to display a series of large posters, each celebrating a different aspect of Winterfest over the last 50 years. These posters were super-sized at 42" wide X 48" tall. With a large font for easy reading from a distance, they are equally as legible at letter-size. These are sold as a complete set of 20 for $25 plus shipping and handling.
To purchase a complete set, download and fill out the pdf order form below. Please make your check payable to Arcade Historical Society and mail it with your completed order form to: Arcade Historical Society, P.O. Box 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Curbside pick ups do not require a shipping & handling fee. Be sure to include your phone and email contact information in case we have a question about your order. | ||
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HISTORY WALK, DOWNTOWN ARCADE THROUGH THE YEARS: this exhibit was created to allow for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen businesses in the heart of downtown Arcade displayed large posters that feature the history of the buildings in which each business is located. Historic photographs and interesting facts about each building or area are noted on the posters. You can buy the posters as a small set of 15 letter-size images or as the original 2' x 3' posters. See ordering information below.
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History Walk Posters are available for purchase - in two sizes.
ORIGINAL SIZE: These 2 ft. x 3 ft. posters are printed on a matte, synthetic material that is rip resistant. The price is $13 each plus shipping & handling. Download and fill out the pdf order form below. Please make your check payable to Arcade Historical Society and mail it with your completed order form to: Arcade Historical Society, P.O. Box 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Curbside pick ups do not require a shipping & handling fee. Be sure to include your phone and email contact information in case we have a question about your order.
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SMALL SIZE: The same information and photos of the large posters is printed in a small size, on 8.5" x 11" brilliant white presentation paper. These are sold as a complete set of 15 for $20 plus $5 shipping and handling. Download and fill out the pdf order form below. Please make your check payable to Arcade Historical Society and mail it with your completed order form to: Arcade Historical Society, P.O. Box 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Curbside pick ups do not require a shipping & handling fee. Be sure to include your phone and email contact information in case we have a question about your order.
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331 West Main Street & 15 Liberty Street, Arcade, New York 14009 | Mailing address: P.O. Box 236, Arcade, NY 14009
(585) 492-4466 (Main St.) / (585) 492-0748 (Liberty St.) | [email protected]
(585) 492-4466 (Main St.) / (585) 492-0748 (Liberty St.) | [email protected]