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.
MAY 29, 2022: WALKING WITH HEROES AT YORKSHIRE CEMETERY
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Local veterans from the Revolutionary War through Vietnam are buried in Yorkshire Cemetery. On Sunday, May 29th you can go on a self-guided walking tour of the cemetery to hear some of these veterans’ stories. There is a Colonel who went on to become a rocket engineer at NASA, a Seaman 1st Class who was listed as missing in action after the ship he was on - the USS Reuben James, the first ship the U.S. Navy lost in WWII – was torpedoed, a Revolutionary soldier who was present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown n 1781, a WWII Navy radio operator, and medical stories of dengue fever in the south Pacific, appendicitis in Belgium, typhoid in Sicily, and losing an arm in Tunisia, to name a few.
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This walking tour celebrating our veterans is a collaboration of many: research provided by the Arcade Historical Society and the Town of Yorkshire Historian, Jackie Cornwall, Yorkshire Cemetery caretakers Carl Brauen and his daughter Carla Hester, and volunteer guides from Hugh Lynch Post 737 American Legion, Hendershott-Manness Post 374 V.F.W., society volunteers and family members. If you have information about or photos of a veteran buried here, please contact the historical society (office@arcadehistoricalsociety.org).
Join us on Sunday, May 29 starting at 2:00 pm with a veterans monument dedication by the American Legion and the V.F.W. followed by the walking tour. The event will go on rain or shine, just as our veterans did. The tour ends at 3:30 pm, and is free, donations are happily accepted. Yorkshire Cemetery is on Route 39, just east of the intersection with Route 16 in Yorkshire.
Join us on Sunday, May 29 starting at 2:00 pm with a veterans monument dedication by the American Legion and the V.F.W. followed by the walking tour. The event will go on rain or shine, just as our veterans did. The tour ends at 3:30 pm, and is free, donations are happily accepted. Yorkshire Cemetery is on Route 39, just east of the intersection with Route 16 in Yorkshire.
MAY, JUNE & AUGUST - HISTORY SPEAKS LECTURE SERIES
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The Arcade Historical Society’s lecture series, “History Speaks – Local Legends and Lore,” returns in 2022 with history programs on a range of topics: the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the history of opera houses and halls in cities, villages and hamlets of western New York, and Attica Prison’s history. If you enjoy history and learning about local historic events and people, put these Tuesdays - May 24, June 28 and August 16 - in your calendar for this series of programs at the society’s handicapped accessible history research center in the Old Fire Hall, 15 Liberty Street.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor will be the WWII featured program on Tuesday, May 24th, 7pm. Popular speaker and longtime Pembroke School 8th grade Social Studies teacher Greg Kinal will explore the background of the attack, including the planning and the devastation inflicted on the United States and its citizens. |
The second program will be history educator Jane Oakes presenting “Opera Houses and the Halls of the Genesee Country,” Tuesday evening, June 28th, 7pm. From the mid-19th century to the Depression, nearly every city, village or hamlet in New York State had its opera house or hall, which provided a wide variety of entertainment for the community. Many of these structures have fallen to fire or “progress,” but some remain hidden our communities. Arcade’s own “Keystone Hall” will be part of this program. See examples of the most frequently built styles from Ms Oakes’ large database of opera houses in this region of New York State.
The last program in the series on Tuesday evening, 7pm August 16th will be about nearby Attica Correctional Facility: the building, its history and the inmates’ riot of September 1971. Patrick Galloway, a guide at the Attica Prison Museum, will be presenting the program and question session afterward. He has accounts from corrections officers held hostage and their families.
Each program is approximately one hour in length and starts at 7pm at the Old Fire Hall, 15 Liberty Street. The lecture hall will open at 6:30 pm. The speakers will also answer questions after their programs. Seating is limited, so please RSVP for the lecture(s) you wish to attend via telephone (585-492-0748) or email ahs1807@verizon.net and leave contact information in case a wait list becomes necessary. Suggested donation is $5 / person.
The last program in the series on Tuesday evening, 7pm August 16th will be about nearby Attica Correctional Facility: the building, its history and the inmates’ riot of September 1971. Patrick Galloway, a guide at the Attica Prison Museum, will be presenting the program and question session afterward. He has accounts from corrections officers held hostage and their families.
Each program is approximately one hour in length and starts at 7pm at the Old Fire Hall, 15 Liberty Street. The lecture hall will open at 6:30 pm. The speakers will also answer questions after their programs. Seating is limited, so please RSVP for the lecture(s) you wish to attend via telephone (585-492-0748) or email ahs1807@verizon.net and leave contact information in case a wait list becomes necessary. Suggested donation is $5 / person.
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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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. This year, since 4th graders could not have their "graduation tour" of the second floor of the Gibby House, we have posted an 11 minute tour of the upper floors given by society volunteer Jeff Mason.
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. Social distancing and facemasks required.
Stay healthy & safe!
Stay healthy & safe!
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SELF-GUIDED WALKS TO TAKE ANYTIME! FIND INFORMATION, MAPS AND DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD OR VIEW ON YOUR PHONE BELOW.
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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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Small-Town Suffragists Cemetery Tour
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 CIVIL WAR LETTER TRANSCRIPT
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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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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.) | office@arcadehistoricalsociety.org
(585) 492-4466 (Main St.) / (585) 492-0748 (Liberty St.) | office@arcadehistoricalsociety.org