Category: Presentations

Jim Farfaglia will speak at the museum at 2 PM on Saturday, February 22nd.  The second in our Winter Lecture Series, the slide program will revolve around his book, “Nestle In Fulton NY, How Sweet It Was.”

In 1898, Switzerland’s Nestlé Company was searching for an ideal location to build their first United States milk processing plant. Upstate New York’s bountiful dairy farms drew Nestlé’s attention, and Fulton, New York, became their top choice. Soon, another Swiss company, Peter’s, requested space at the Fulton factory to produce a confection that had taken Europe by storm: the milk chocolate candy bar. Over the next century, factory technicians invented classic treats including the Crunch Bar, Toll House Morsels and Nestlé Quik. With 1,500 workers churning out 1 million pounds of candy a day, Fulton became known as the city that smelled like chocolate.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the day of the event.  Jim Farfaglia has been providing upstate NY with fascinating presentations for many years.  This lecture should prove to be no exception.

Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted). Reservations are not necessary but if you would like to reserve a seat, give us a call at 315-331-6409 or reply using the contact form.

 

 

The series begins on February 15 and continues every second Saturday until the end of March.  The first lecture is Gone But Not Forgotten by John Zornow.

 

This will be a nostalgic program as only John can present on businesses, buildings, companies, organizations and people from Newark’s past that have been “lost to history”. John is an avid historian and active member of the N-AHS, as well as a columnist for the Times of Wayne County.

All programs are held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays at the Newark-Arcadia Museum, 120 High St.  Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted).  For information, or to hold a seat (usually not necessary), give a call at 315-331-6409.

 

We have a real treat for you at our quarterly meeting, 7 PM on Thursday, Dec  12th.

Well known Rochester-area speaker, Don Hall will present “The History of the Hamburger – Fast Food in America”.  You will find this one to be entertaining and informative!  Don’s presentations show his sense of humor and include plenty of light moments.

 

Don was for many years the Director of Rochester’s Strasenburgh Planetarium. He has presented talks from coast to coast, including at the Smithsonian Institution.  His many topics include Rochester history, antiques and art pottery.  Don also led tours at Rochester’s historic Mt. Hope Cemetery from 2006 – 2018.

Fees from his talks are donated to the Rochester Community Foundation’s “Donald S. Hall Fund” for historic preservation.