While gardening at their home at 11 Peach Street in 1975, a couple found a wedding band. The band’s engraving gave the initials and wedding
When we think of the 1920s our thoughts go right to flapper girls, speak easies, and gangsters. What the decade signifies is change. Fashion for
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an American holiday celebrated on June 19th. On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read to enslaved
I’m not going to talk about an artifact today, I’m going to talk about an event, a future event. The Fenton History Center staff and
I grew up with my grandmother referring to Memorial Day as Decoration Day. The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868
Historic files apply to contemporary issues. Here is a photo of a woman at a parking meter on November 5, 1962. “Parking Meter Up to
Although not a believer personally, I celebrate Easter with an historian’s perspective. Christians reflect on the most substantial elements of their faith on that day,
The Fenton History Center’s lecture series begins Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 1 p.m. with Norman Carlson presenting on the Shearman Davis Murders. Norman has
The Fenton Historical Society of Jamestown is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The society has been housed at the Gov. Reuben Fenton mansion since
This month I am going to depart from concentrating on a particular item in our collection to call attention to my home town of Busti
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