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
Stays and petticoats, chemisettes and spencer jackets—discover what it took for a lady to be fashionable in the year of Newstead’s beginning! Living historian and dressmaker, Anneliese Meck will describe […]
Don Shonn will continue a discussion of local land titles that will highlight the battle of the Tonawanda Senecas to avoid removal to the west and to preserve their ancestral […]
Our Newest Exhibit “Fashions from the Collection” features a nostalgic nod to the past as living historian and dressmake Anneliese Meck opens the season with a small presentation on fashion […]
Learn about the historic journey of the Whiting Door Manufacturing Company. From the humble beginnings of a father and two sons staring a local business—with grit and determinaion—that later burned […]
The Akron/Newstead area has an extensive history staring in 1834 with the Medina and Darien horse-drawn railway. Followed by the NY Central “Peanut” branch in 1853, and finally the NY […]
Explore the history of a third and fourth generation farm which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Find out the background of this local farm that now has global […]
On July 4th the Knight-Sutton Museum (123 Main St.) will be open from 10-4 pm. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome. Our annual pie sale will take […]
This program will take the audience from the first ideas of a canal to the building and the problems faced. The role of DeWitt Clinton will be stressed and how […]
The stories, myths, and controversies surrounding our two-term president and his Buffalo-born wife, Frances Folsom Cleveland, abound to this day in historical circles. Bren T. Price, Sr., Buffalo Presidential Center […]
Don Shonn, Terry Abrams, and Paul Winney will share another installment on challenges the Senecas faced after the treaties. The previous two programs were well received so please join the […]
For the Christmas season we will be open for" Light Up Akron" with an expanded version of our fashion exhibit so if you have seen it before or have not […]
Saturday, December 14th, the Octagon will be open from 6pm - 8pm. Suggested donation is $5 for adults. We will have family-friendly beverages and cookies in the canning kitchen, and […]
