Category: Events

Join us for an event-filled April.  It all begins on Saturday, April 6th when we present Notable Women of Wayne County by Rosa Fox, Huron Town Historian.  It is the first of  three presentations in our Spring Lecture Series.  Note: The lecture with Rosa Fox has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled.

On Apr. 13, John Zornow will speak about Buildings That Were Moved & Reused: Part of Newark’s History,  followed on April 20th with Cindy Russell giving her talk on Strolling Through the Park: Newark’s Central Park, 200 Years of History. 

All lectures will be given at the museum and begin at 2:00.  Admission is free.  If you would like to reserve a seat, call 315-331-6409.

Also in April, The Day in the Life of Arcadia time capsule event on April 8th (see below) and the Annual Meeting and Dinner on April 18th. 

 Lots to see and do.  We hope you will be able to participate. 

 

link to A Day In the Life

N-AHS will hold “A Day in the Life” event on Monday, April 8, 2024.   We hope that you will participate in A Day in the Life of Arcadia* as it will serve as a time capsule for future lovers of history to enjoy.  We chose this day because of the total solar eclipse, of course.  But the submissions do not have to be eclipse related.  They can feature everyday life, nature or anything else that inspires you on that day.

 We ask that you enter your photos, poetry, stories and/or impressions online (see the link above).  You cannot start uploading for the event until April 8^th, but there is a testing option that is active now, so you can see how it works.  You will have until April 13th at 11:59 PM to upload your material.

There are three different categories for the event.  Each category has its own rules posted.  You will need to enter your name and email address/phone number to participate, but that’s for identification purposes only.  Your information is not publicly seen and will not be used for any other purpose.  The testing option and voting for your favorite photo do not require any user input.   

If you lack access or if you are uncomfortable with the process, you can send your hard copy submissions to 120 High St, Newark, and we will scan and upload for you.

All society members are invited to contribute, whether or not you still live in Arcadia Township.  Arcadia residents can also contribute.  The project is A Day In the Life of Arcadia, but we will consider entries from out of the area, as long as they are 4/8/2024 related.   

* By Arcadia, we mean Arcadia Township, which encompasses Newark

 

The NAHS annual dinner meeting will be held Thursday, April 18 at the American Legion August Mauer Post, 200 E. Union Street.

Social hour will begin at 6:00 with dinner at 7:00.  Tickets for the dinner will be $35/person. Dinner will be a buffet which includes Chicken French, Roast Beef au jus, Tortellini Primavera, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans w/Craisins, tossed salad, bread and butter and cake.

Please RSVP by April 12 either by sending payment to N-AHS, 120 High Street, or you can pay at the door by calling 315-331-6409 and letting Chris know how many are attending. We will have a short business meeting after dinner to elect officers, trustees, and a nominating committee.

You will not want to miss this year’s program. We are very pleased to have folklorists and musicians Jim Kimball and Karen Canning with us. Mr. Kimball plays fiddle, button accordion, keyboard, musical saw, jaw harp and bones. He is a favorite performer at the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown and Genesee Country Museum in Mumford, where he specializes in 19th century popular and folk music traditions.

Mr. Kimball is a noted ethnomusicologist, who teaches music history, world music and classes on American folk music at SUNY Geneseo. He is also the director of the Geneseo String Band.

Hope to see you all there!

Walworth Historical Society will be hosting Cindy Russell, past President of N-WHS,  at their November 20 meeting.  The program that day will include a FREE luncheon with several choices of homemade soups served at Noon.  Following lunch (around 1 PM), Cindy will present her program.  It will be held at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park, Penfield Road, Walworth and it is FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC.

Describing her program Cindy said:  “Dick, Jane, their family, friends and pets were part of growing up for over 85 million people who learned to read from the 1930s through the 1960s. They remain just about the only characters in the history of American primary education whose names have become household words. The primers that made these characters familiar to almost everyone have come to represent mid-century American culture, as well as collectors’ items. The program will be a nostalgic look at the history of these classic readers through the years, illustrated through the presenter’s collection of original books from the first published Dick and Jane primer in 1930 to the last multi-ethnic edition in 1965.”