Calendar

• May 10

  Samplers of Western New York

• May 17

  10am - noon
  Junior Historians
  grades 2-6
  A step back in time - an architectural tour of the southside of Jamestown. Find out about the people who lived in the great houses and worked at some of our most important businesses.

• May 17

  2 pm & 5pm
  Project Runway 1880
  in the elegant Fenton
  Drawing Room
  See and learn about
  the beautiful and
  interesting formal
  clothing in the
  Fenton textile collection.
  Free for members
  or $10 for non-members.

• June 6

  Exhibit Opening for
  "In the Good Ole Summer Time"
  Refreshments, music
  and memories - open
  to all members for free,
  non-members - small
  admission fee.

• June 7

  "In the Good Ole Summer Time" What was it like to
  vacation on
  Chautauqua Lake
  in the golden age
  from 1875 to 1920?
  What was it like
  to work on
  Chautauqua Lake
  serving the vacationers?
  Artifacts, photographs
  and many other interesting pieces of our wonderful history will be on exhibit for the summer.

• June 14

  7pm
  Red White & Blue
  A Patriotic Tribute to
  our Hometown Heroes.
  The evening will be
  filled with live music
  and local stories about our soldiers from the Civil War, World War I and World War II.
  $15 per person,
  $10 for Fenton members

• July 19

  Fenton Institute - Our County's Bicentennial The Bicentennial Celebration of Chautauqua County begins in 2008! Join us for an informative time to learn about our earliest history as a County. Noon to 2 PM
  Members at certain levels are free, other levels only $5, non-members $10.

• July 21-25

  Camp Brown
  A Call to Arms...Life as a Civil War recruit. Students in grades 4-6 will experience the life of a Civil War private preparing to march into history. Limited spaces, 1-4 PM each afternoon, please register early. $50 fee

• August 4-8

  History Detectives:
  "In the Good Ole Summertime" Grades 1-3. Have fun learning about life around Chautauqua Lake in the golden age of steamboats and trolleys. The week will finish with a field trip to New York State's newest historic park, Midway! Great fun! 9-12 noon each morning, limited space available, please register early, $50 fee.

• August 9

  4th Annual Old Fashioned Day NEW this year!! A Civil War encampment of living history by the 9th Calvary NY Volunteers! Hopefully with horses, campfires, firearms and a surgeon. Join a basket weaver, spinners, weavers, antique engines, food, fun and much more. More details to come!!
  9 AM to 3 PM

• August 18-22

  History Detectives:
  "In the Good Ole Summertime"
  Grades 4-6. Fun and learning come together at the Fenton Mansion and Long Point State Park! What was life like around Chautauqua Lake when the trolleys and steamboats were running? What was it like to vacation or work at the #2 vacation spot on the east coast in the last 1800s? Find out at the Fenton History Center Summer Camp. 1-4 each afternoon, limited space available, please register early, $50 fee.