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Events this month at the Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society: -- - The exhibit at the Underwood House: “Why Collect?” Collections of dolls, thimbles,autographed baseballs, trivets, teddy bears, antique toy firetrucks, postcards, etc. etc. etc. ---Bake Sale at Lyons National Bank on Liberty St., Penn Yan; Friday, April 7th, 9am until 2 pm ---Crafts for Kids: Making a stenciled treasure box; Wed., April 12th, 3:30-4:45 at the Oliver House; advance registration needed; $5 fee --- History Luncheon: “The Pre-Emption Line” by John Marks, curator at the Geneva Historical Society. Wed., April 13th, noon at the Antique Inn on Route 54A. $15 fee collected at the restaurant ---Genealogy Workshop: “Researching Our Continental European Heritage” Thurs. April 20th; 1 -3 pm at the Oliver House Museum; $2 fee ---Paulsen, Baker & Garvey Concert at Penn Yan Academy; Saturday April 29th at 7 pm; Tickets are $10 at the door or $8 in advance. They are sold at Long’s Card & Books on Main Street PY or at our historical society. If you like the folk music of the 1960s and 1970s, you’ll like this group. They have been described as a cross between the Kingston Trio and the Smothers Brothers. Topics in this month’s Newsletter: -- This issue is focused on the steamboat era on our Finger Lakes --Jane’s History Mystery and all our regular features As always, we have volunteers and paid staff ready to assist researchers using our local history and genealogy files as well as our other resources in the Underwood House. We offer free tours of the Oliver House, our 1852 Italianate residence. We are here to serve the people who are interested in Yates County history and those who want to research family history in this county. For more information on any of the above.....call the number below. The Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society 200 Main Street Penn Yan, NY 14527 (315) 536-7318 E-mail at: ycghs@yatespast.org Hours 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday thru Friday Notify Administrator about this message?
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