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Newstead Historical Society

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In the Village of Akron NY

In the Village of Akron NYIn the Village of Akron NY

Become a Member of the NHS

Want to help us preserve Akron-Newstead history?

Want to help us preserve Akron-Newstead history?

We invite you to become a member of the Newstead Historical Society and support the ongoing preservation of the Rich-Twinn Octagon House Museum, a building on the National Register of Historic Places, dedicated to interpreting residential life of the mid-nineteenth century. 

In addition, the NHS collects, preserves, and shares the history of the Town of Newstead and Village of Akron at the Knight-Sutton Museum.

Membership benefits include unlimited free admission to the Rich-Twinn Octagon House “Highlights of the Octagon” tours on the first and third Sundays throughout our regular season. Your current membership card is your ticket to our Sunday tours.

Use our Contact page to email us for more information.

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Want to help us preserve Akron-Newstead history?

Want to help us preserve Akron-Newstead history?

Want to help us preserve Akron-Newstead history?

museum display of former button factory in Akron NY

We are a volunteer organization, and there are many ways you can help the NHS! We welcome anyone in Western New York who has a love of local history. Opportunities include: becoming a docent or greeter at the Rich-Twinn Octagon House and/or the Knight-Sutton Museum, helping with the gardening upkeep, scanning and filing ephemera from our collection, and more!. 

Use our Contact page to email us for more information.

Support the Newstead Historical Society

Support the Newstead Historical Society

Support the Newstead Historical Society

A display of clothing fashions from early and mid- twentieth century.

As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the support of our community to continue our mission. Donate today to help us continue to promote cultural understanding and appreciation of mid-nineteenth century living and local Akron-Newstead history.

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Add to Our Historical Collection

Support the Newstead Historical Society

Support the Newstead Historical Society

A victorian style burgundy velvet settee

For questions regarding guidelines for artifact donations to the Newstead Historical Society, please contact Jannette Potera, Collections Manager by emailing on our Contact page.



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