All program meetings are free of charge and open to the public. Meetings are held at the Newstead Town Hall, 5 Clarence Center Road, Akron, NY unless noted otherwise. Download a 2023 Program here
Peter Wisbey, Curator of Collections at GCV&M, will present a behind-the-scenes slide presentation on how some of the most recognizable historic homes made it to the Museum located in Mumford, …
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE & MUSEUM Read More »
1800s Industry, Business and Culture, which will include information and photos of the people who made Buffalo and WNY a manufacturing center, built the mansions of the city, and influenced …
Our annual Amish quilt raffle and pie sale will be held on the lawn of the Knight Sutton Museum this year. The Knight-Sutton Museum will be open 9 am – …
The American Civil War was fought at a time in history that some have described as “the end of the medical Middle Ages.” Two-thirds of the men died from disease …
CARING FOR THE WOUNDED: MEDICINE IN THE CIVIL WAR Read More »
From corsets to cage crinolines, petticoats and parasols, learn about the many layers that ladies were wearing in the mid-nineteenth century with living historian and dressmaker, Anneliese Meck. Anneliese will …
Don Shonn will discuss the complicated history of land titles in Western New York from colonial times to the incorporation of the Village of Akron. Don is a long time …
AN 1850s CHRISTMAS The museum will feature how Christmas was celebrated in America during the era of the 1850s.
This mini-exhibit will explore the traditions and customs of the holiday season with a look back at a few Akron-Newstead Christmases of the past. For the first time the Knight-Sutton …
This mini-exhibit will explore the traditions and customs of the holiday season with a look back at a few Akron-Newstead Christmases of the past. For the first time the Knight-Sutton …
This mini-exhibit will explore the traditions and customs of the holiday season with a look back at a few Akron-Newstead Christmases of the past. For the first time the Knight-Sutton …
AN 1850s CHRISTMAS The museum will feature how Christmas was celebrated in America during the era of the 1850s.
As in past years there will be live music and delicious refreshments. We’ve added a small talk and tree lighting ceremony at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30. It is not necessary …
