NOTICE: The Fenton History Center is closed Feb. 7, 2026
Rumors to That Effect–(War) Department Has Been Asked For Information This caption appeared in the Jamestown Evening Journal on March 2, 1900, even before family
This is the story of the chair Reuben E. Fenton used while he was Governor of the State of New York. When I became a
At the bottom of the Fenton lower-level stairs, on the left wall is a large photograph of a factory building. It was in a broken
Q1. What was introduced to the city hose company in 1896?Q2. Who became active in the operation which included the lease shoe department?Q3. Who was
The Fenton History Center has many fine examples of ladies’ gloves in the textile collection. We have elegant, long evening gloves that would have extended
When I was a kid, we made annual family trips to the Fenton and so many other local tourist spots as part of what my
The Fenton History Center’s 11th trivia tournament was a success! We moved the event to March in an attempt to hold the event when the
Our family recently suffered the unexpected loss of a much-loved family member. Our friends and acquaintances had to make a decision whether to visit the
April is the start of the busy season. Granted we held the 11th Annual Fenton Trivia Tournament at Shawbucks last month, the tourists and members
THE COMING OF THE IRISH, BY DANIEL J. MOYNIHAN, JR.* We find amongst the pioneer settlers the O’Briens, Spellacys, Smiths and O’Connells, of whom we