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Strawberry Social is Saturday, June 27th

We celebrate our 31st year of the Strawberry Social on Saturday, June 27th from noon to 3:00.  Tickets are available, but you can also just purchase a dish for $6.00, and only $2.00 for children

We use only locally grown berries and homemade biscuits, and you can have ice cream or whipped cream with them.  It’s always a pleasurable afternoon, and the museum will be open with many exhibits including the new Richard Ware display.

Come enjoy the sweet start of summer with us.

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Chris Blomgren To Speak at Quarterly Meeting

Join us for a very special program at 7 PM on Thursday, June 11 as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United
States with a program on the Revolutionary War.
Chris Blomgren, of Palmyra, will present “The Muster”. He will talk about, in uniform, what it was like to muster into the Revolutionary War.
Chris will also have many props and equipment on hand. This is a an all-ages program, so please come with your family. You won’t want to miss this interactive presentation.
Chris is an educator, veteran, former history teacher and now proprietor of Historic Pursuits – Putting Learning Info Action, Action Into Learning”.
See you all on June 11th. Direct any inquiries to arcadiahistory@gmail.com
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Spring Lecture Series Continues In April

The 22nd Annual Lecture Series will be held on the following Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. All programs will be held at the Newark-Arcadia Museum, 120 High St. The lectures are free of charge (donations gratefully accepted). Please call 315-331-6409, or email arcadiahistory@gmail.com for further information.

April 11 – Newark: the Motor City of Wayne County, by Steve Heald. Steven Heald of Sodus will give a presentation on automobiles manufactured in Newark, N.Y. The talk will cover the origin and manufacture of Mora and Browniekar cars built from 1906 through 1910.

April 18 – Learning, Laughter and Lunchboxes: 100 Years of Perkins School, by Cynthia Russell. Join us as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Perkins School, officially known as Charles H. Perkins School, built on land donated by the Perkins family. Classes began in January 1926.

April 25 – How the Streets in Newark Were Named, by John Zornow. Ever wonder who your street was named for? Find out as John Zornow tells us all about the naming of many of Newark’s streets and the history behind each one.