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.
ARTS & ANTIQUES FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 21ST
The Arcade Historical Society will be participating in Arcade's Arts & Antiques Festival again; this year on Saturday, September 21st. Events at the Gibby House (331 W. Main Street) from 10am to Noon:
- Keystone Hall exhibit - this building was built in 1874, has always had a bank and it still stands in 2024. Come learn about all the events that happened in the third floor hall before there was an auditorium at the school.
- Vintage Sale of furniture and assorted antiques, some wood pieces made by Vernon Gibby
Events at the Old Fire Hall (15 Liberty Street) Noon to 4pm:
- Basket Raffle fundraiser - the drawing will be at 4pm. You do not need to be present to win.
- Lone Ranger Exhibit, Elementary Student Art Show and Kids art activity - The Lone Ranger's author, Fran Striker, lived in Arcade and is buried in Arcade Rural Cemetery. He based some of his characters on people in town. See the exhibit and the elementary students artwork based on the Lone Ranger. Coloring sheets available for kids to color while parents are in the basket raffle.
2024 FUNDRAISERS
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BASKET RAFFLE - September 21st. Dear Arcade Historical Society Supporters, Our 2024 fundraising efforts include a BASKET RAFFLE on Saturday, September 21st, the same date as Arcade’s Arts & Antiques Festival — and we are looking for baskets to be donated. Can you help us? It is our goal to have a total of 50 baskets/gift cards to offer that day, and we hope you will consider helping us reach that goal. Could you put together a basket for the raffle? Or would you purchase a gift card that we could raffle off? Or is there a craft or a hobby that you do and would consider donating that product to the raffle? Or perhaps you would prefer to donate cash that we could use to put together a basket.
The basket raffle will take place along with an exhibit, and kids’ art activity at the Old Fire Hall, 15 Liberty Street. The drawing will be at 4pm that day; you do not need to be present to win. For further information, call the office at 585-492-0748, or email [email protected]. Call and we will pick up, or donations may be delivered to the Old Fire Hall any Wednesday from 2-6 between now and Wednesday, September 4. Thank you! CASH RAFFLE – DRAWING IS OCT. 17TH Be one of the five winners in this fundraiser for the Arcade Historical Society! There are two $125 prizes, two $250 prizes and one $500 prize. Winners will be drawn at the historical society’s annual dinner, October 17, 2024. All historical society MEMBERS have an additional “fundraiser perk” – if you buy two tickets, you get a third added to the raffle for free! At $10 for each ticket - how can you lose? Tickets are being sold by Historical Society trustees, or call the society office at (585) 492-0748. Funds raised go toward maintaining our three historic buildings – the Old Fire Hall at 15 Liberty Street and the Gibby House and Barn at 331 W. Main Street. |
MEMBERS ANNUAL DINNER OCTOBER 17TH
The members annual dinner and lecture program will be held on the third Thursday of October. The speaker will be Greg Kinal and the program will be on famous Supreme Court cases that changed the way America operates on a daily basis.
COMING IN DECEMBER - COWBOY CHRISTMAS!
Fran Striker, the author of the Lone Ranger books and radio programs, lived in Arcade. Our holiday decorations of a "Cowboy Christmas" celebrate that tie to the old west radio and tv shows.
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.
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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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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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
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 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.) | [email protected]
(585) 492-4466 (Main St.) / (585) 492-0748 (Liberty St.) | [email protected]