NOTICE: The Fenton History Center is closed Jan. 10, 2026 – Jan. 23, 2026
The Fenton History Center remembers Peter C. Flagg, who passed away unexpectedly at his home in Dewittville, NY, on March 5, 2025, at the age
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 31 for the annual Fenton History Center Church Tour. This year we will begin at 10 a.m. at SS.
Last month I introduced the Arcade Building and some of its history. I would like to continue on that line by talking about the various
For four long years, Jamestown residents had turned on their radios to hear the war news. Listening to WJTN at 1240 on the radio dial,
Q1. When was Jamestown High School football started?Q2. What is the name seen most in the Jamestown phone book?Q3. Where was the American Aristotype Company
This is a peanut roaster. The first made by the Clark Hardware Company about 1895-1900 for George Bottini, brother of Anthony Bottini, the first Italian-American
Attempting to find the date of the end of the Civil War for this article was quite enlightening, even though I had April 1865 in
This month marks the 250th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Revolution. On the morning of April 19, 1775, British troops marched toward Concord,
The Fenton History Center’s 2025 lecture series kicks off on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 1 p.m. with Vince Martonis, speaking about 19th Century Chautauqua
Let’s face it: not everyone is altruistic. Not even those of us who strive to be unselfish can always succeed. Most of our members share