NOTICE: The Fenton History Center is closed Feb. 7, 2026
Q1. What Buffalo TV personality was student manager for the 1951 JHS basketball team?Q2. What lumber company was located on Steele Street?Q3. What jewelry store
On September 11, 2024, the sixth of our Lecture Series was held. Jon Schmitz, Archivist/Historian at Chautauqua Institution, spoke on stores from Chautauqua’s past. If
On August 17, Fenton Education/Program Coordinator Heather Olson conducted the Northside Tour. Jamestown’s “Old Northside,” which was located between 4th Street and the Chadakoin River,
Over the past several months, we have added several new books to our store. One of the most popular books is Fletcher Ward’s The Last
Q1. What year was JCC established?Q2. What day did they finish building the new telephone corporation?Q3. On what street is the college stadium?Q4. Where was
On August 14, 2024, the fifth of our Lecture Series was held. Thomas Goodwill, Fenton Vice President, presented on Celoron. If you missed it, you
On July 10, 2024, the fourth of our Lecture Series was held. Kaycee Colburn, Fenton Trustee and local artist, presented an artist’s talk in which
On June 22, 2024, the Fenton’s Historic Tours continued with the Southside Tour, led by Dr. Tom Greer. The Southside of Jamestown in the mid-1800s
Q1. What ex-tackle who played for the Philadelphia Eagles was born in Jamestown?Q2. What was the first play to open in the Jamestown Theatre?Q3. What
On June 12, 2024, the third of our Lecture Series was held. Karen Livsey and Sam Genco gave a presentation entitled “Chautauqua Obscura,” which is