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OUR FINGER LAKES HISTORY: Jemima Wilkinson, early founder of Penn Yan & Jerusalem (podcast)

Published: 01/11/2018 @ 10:00 am

Jemima Wilkinson was a charismatic American Quaker and evangelist. Wilkinson and her followers founded Jerusalem, New York, which also includes present day Penn Yan. Seneca County Historian Walter Gable presents the second in his series of famous historic people with Finger Lakes roots. . more

Skaneateles church granted $5,000 for stained glass restoration

Published: 01/04/2018 @ 10:00 am

Skaneateles church granted ,000 for stained glass restoration

St. James Episcopal Church, located at 96 E Genesee St., Skaneateles, is one of 17 locations to receive a “Sacred Sites Grant” from The New York Landmarks Conservancy, a private non-profit organization. The grants, awarded to historic religious properties in New York state, totaled $279,000. The $5,000 Conservancy Grant awarded to St. James will help fund stained glass restoration. The... more

Auburn museum adds three to board of trustees

Published: 01/05/2018 @ 10:00 am

The Cayuga Museum has announced the election of three new trustees to its board of directors: • Craig Mietz, of Weedsport, a mortgage loan officer for Lyons National Bank • Tessa Crawford, deputy treasurer of the Auburn Enlarged City School District and former auditor for a local accounting firm specializing in nonprofits • Kristin L. Garland, an attorney in private... more

Downtown Lyons properties nominated for National Register of Historic Places

Published: 12/27/2017 @ 05:00 am

This Erie Canal community got an early Christmas present, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that a large portion of its downtown, park square and adjacent neighborhoods are being recommended by the state Board for Historic Preservation for placement on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The Lyons Downtown Historic District, containing 256 properties, is one of 23... more

Danielle Ponder to speak at Newark MLK event

Published: 12/29/2017 @ 05:00 am

Well-known greater Rochester area musician, attorney and social activist Danielle Ponder will deliver the keynote talk at Wayne County’s 31st consecutive observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, at Park Presbyterian Church, 110 Maple Court. The day has been celebrated in Wayne County since its national inception in 1987, as a result of the leadership... more

Shining the sun over history in Seneca Falls (photo)

Published: 12/21/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Wednesday morning sun shines over the shoulders of Women’s Rights Advocates in Generations Bank parking lot as they gaze upon the back side of downtown Seneca Falls. Photo by Kitty Peterson. more

Dickens Christmas gives Skaneateles economy holiday boost

Published: 12/25/2017 @ 05:00 am

The village of Skaneateles’s streets were filled with people Sunday, some picking up last minute Christmas presents or walking their dogs while others enjoyed some caroling from the village’s Dickens Christmas performers. Many Skaneateles small business owners agreed that the Christmas season is one of the busiest for the lakeside village and the annual Dickens Christmas celebration draws visitors from... more

It’s a Wonderful Life Festival underway in Seneca Falls

Published: 12/09/2017 @ 05:00 am

The It’s a Wonderful Life Festival is underway in Seneca Falls. Thousands made their way into the sleepy town as it was revived as the venue set in the classic Film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “We come up every year for this event,” Allen Picshaw, a Pennsylvania resident said as he grabbed a cup of hot chocolate for his daughter.... more

Batty brothers win George Bailey Award

Published: 12/10/2017 @ 05:00 am

Twins Reginald and Andy Batty have been selected to receive the 14th annual George Bailey Award at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Wesleyan Chapel on Fall Street. Reg Batty will accept the award on behalf of himself and his brother, who died Aug. 2. The Batty twins were born in 1925 and moved to Seneca Falls in 1938. The nomination... more

IT’S A WONDERFUL SCHEDULE: Events crowd festival schedule in Seneca Falls

Published: 12/06/2017 @ 05:00 am

Beginning Thursday Seneca Falls transforms into Bedford Falls for the annual “It’s a Wonderful Life” Festival. It’s a holiday tradition for the small town of little more than 9,000 residents. It serves as a boon for businesses in the community, and provides residents with a break from the holiday norms. This year’s festival features the typical events and promotions put... more

Women’s March in Seneca Falls set to take place in January

Published: 12/05/2017 @ 05:00 am

Women March in Seneca Falls2018 (WMinSF) is hosting an opportunity to gather in solidarity on January 20, 2018, 10am, at Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, birthplace of women’s rights in America. Plans are well-underway for a public celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the 700 historic women’s marches of 2017. The 2018 march and rally is called... more

OUR FINGER LAKES HISTORY: The road to women’s suffrage in New York State (podcast)

Published: 11/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

Seneca County Historian Walter Gable documents the events that connected the first women’s rights convention of 1848 in Seneca Falls to the passage of suffrage from women in New York State in 1920 in an extended hour-long special edition of the Our Finger Lakes History Podcast on FingerLakes1.com. . more

IT’S A WONDERFUL SCHEDULE: Events crowd festival schedule in Seneca Falls

Published: 12/06/2017 @ 05:00 am

Women’s March in Seneca Falls set to take place in January

Published: 12/05/2017 @ 05:00 am

OUR FINGER LAKES HISTORY: The road to women’s suffrage in New York State (podcast)

Published: 11/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

Women’s March in Seneca Falls set to take place in January

Published: 12/05/2017 @ 05:00 am

OUR FINGER LAKES HISTORY: The road to women’s suffrage in New York State (podcast)

Published: 11/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

Women’s March returns to Seneca Falls Jan. 20

Published: 11/24/2017 @ 05:00 am

A day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, roughly 10,000 people came to the Birthplace of the Women’s Rights Movement to protest his political and social agenda. It was part of a nationwide reaction to Trump’s election. Women’s March organizer Melina Carnicelli of Auburn said a newly formed group, Pre-Sisters for Women’s Equality,... more

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