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Masks are encouraged for all visitors to the Yates County History Center.
Yates 200: Exploring Two Centuries of Yates County History
Explore interesting facts and images of each town in Yates County as we celebrate our Bicentennial with this new exhibit! It features artwork made by local artists, artifacts and photos that celebrate our history and culture. Open Tuesday-Friday, 9-4. $5.00 suggested donation.
Funded by a Humanities New York Action grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
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Scavenger Hunt Winners
Following a journey that brought 10 teams to historic sites and places of interest in each of the nine towns in Yates County, the Yates County History Center has determined the winners of the third annual History Scavenger Hunt. The team of Jim and Elaine Hilton and Elizabeth Boesen came in first place, while the team of Melissa Lamphier and Stacey Gerhardt and the team of Aaron and Beth Witt tied for runner-up.
A total of 10 teams registered and participated in the third annual History Scavenger Hunt. The scavenger hunt provided a fun way for the participants to learn about our local history while competing against other teams to see who knows the most. A series of clues and questions led teams to historic sites and places of interest in every town in the county. Teams received points for correctly answering the questions, and the teams with the highest totals of points won the hunt. |
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Finton's Landing Bed and Breakfast on Keuka Lake in the town of Barrington - the site of the George Finton family's home and their two basket factories - was one of the several historic sites throughout Yates County that teams had to find during the Yates County History Center's third annual History Scavenger Hunt. |
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In case you missed it! |
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.
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. |
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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