Local History Room - Penfield NY

With a month to go until the United States’ 250th birthday, the Town of Penfield has a host of events to celebrate. History highlights in June include:

• Immigration in Penfield, June 10 @ noon (PenRec), or June 15 @ 6.30 p.m (Penfield Library)
• “We were never part of their plan,” history of women’s rights, June 29 @ 2 p.m. (Penfield Library)
• Penfield Trails History Hike, June 29 @ 6 p.m., Channing Philbrick Park

Full details for these events and the whole Penfield 250! schedule are here on the Town's website:

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Looking forward to celebrating the rehabilitation of the historic 1832 Alpheus Clark House and a chance to see the new lodge. Join us next Wednesday for the ribbon cutting and open house.

Big news! I am excited to announce we will be holding a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of the Alpheus Clark House Project on Wednesday, June 10!

A formal ribbon-cutting will open the event at 3:30 p.m., with an open house to follow until 5 p.m.

I am so excited to share this incredible project with our community and hope you’ll join us!

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.penfieldny.gov/news_detail_T3_R1574.php

Our June Penfield 250 talk will look at some of the immigrant groups that have found homes in Penfield. These talks are free to attend, but registration is appreciated. Wednesday, June 10 at noon (register through PenRec) or Monday June 15 at 6:30 p.m. (register through the Penfield Library).

I'm still collecting immigrant stories for this talk and for our archives, so if you or a family member is an immigrant and would like to share your story (you can stay anonymous), please reach out -- I'd love to talk to you.

UPDATE: This program is now full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please call the Local History Room and leave a message: 340-8740. We will be telling the veterans' stories again in October in an indoor setting. Stay tuned for more details on that.

Our May program for the Penfield 250 series will be a walk in Oakwood Cemetery featuring the town's Revolutionary War veterans buried there. Town Historian Kathy Kanauer and Local History Room Coordinator Anna Jarvis will tell the stories of Penfield men who fought in the Revolution and their impact on the town. It will take place on Friday, May 29th at 6 p.m. Space will be quite limited, so please register by calling the Local History Room at 340-8740, or email [email protected]. We will be doing a similar program indoors in October.

This Thursday, April 23rd, Town Historian Kathy Kanauer will be talking about the history of the environmental movement in Penfield. Come join us at 6:30 at the Penfield Library for this free program. Registration is appreciated, but not required! https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/16513954?register

In April, the Penfield 250 series will focus on the history of environmentalism in our town. Join Town Historian Kathy Kanauer to explore the contributions of former Town Supervisor and dedicated environmental advocate Irene Gossin, along with others who have worked to make Penfield a greener community.

Kathy will present twice: April 8 at noon and April 23 at 6:30 p.m. The programs are free, and we encourage registration (links in the comments).