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Masks are encouraged for all visitors to the Yates County History Center.
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In case you missed it! |
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In case you missed the Spring Lecture Series on Yates County Baseball History by Tim Cammett, here is his presentation for you to enjoy.
Tim Cammett is a Penn Yan native and former semi pro baseball player who has been researching the history of both baseball and softball teams in the area.
In his presentation he covered everything from the Cuban Giants to Penn Yan Little League and much in between. Want to experience more? Visit the Oliver House Museum. |
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| In celebration the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Penn Yan Little League, Yates County History Center presents "Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball and Softball in Yates County." On exhibit in the Oliver House Museum are uniforms, equipment, trophies, photos and other items from teams and players. |
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Children's Room
The youngest visitors to the Yates County History Center now have a fun filled room just for them. The children’s room at the Oliver House Museum is now open for everyone’s enjoyment.
Executive Director Tricia Noel noted that past visitors to the History Center had asked about child friendly activities in Yates County. “We are very pleased to offer a fun learning experience for our youngest guests. The agricultural theme is a salute to our farming friends and neighbors.”
The dedicated room on the second floor of the Oliver House Museum is painted a colorful blue and decorated with images of young farm animals. Children are invited to come and meet Betsy the cow and harvest apples off a tree. Betsy, a holstein dairy cow, stands four feet tall. A raised bed veggie patch is filled with carrots for kids to harvest and apple tree for picking apples. Puzzles, books, a chicken coop and barn are all available for visitors to play with.
Betsy the Cow was handcrafted and donated by Oak Grove Woodworking and students from Penn Yan Academy constructed and donated this vibrant apple tree.
Digital Resources
The Spencer Research Center located on the first floor of the L. Caroline Underwood Museum now has a computer dedicated to making available our digital resources which include all of the Yates County newspapers available to us and over 6,000 photographs. All are indexed and easily searched.
Visit our changing selection of photographs.
Included in a Yates County History Center membership is the on-site use of the Spencer Research Center. |
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 Becoming a Member
Becoming of member of Yates County History Center makes it possible to continue our mission to collect, preserve, interpret and share the history of Yates County's people, places and events.
Our work and present level of programming is supported largely by financial support through membership and contributing donors.
We appreciate the business members who care about local history and are helping us in our mission to collect, preserve and promote Yates County's rich heritage. Please patronize these friends of YCHC. |
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