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
Postcards are one of the most unique, but endearing ways of sharing what you’re up to in this age of texting and emailing. As in
The darkest day in the history of the Jamestown Fire Department occurred on June 18, 1934. The Richfield Oil Company fire claimed three civilians and
Elizabeth Scudder was born on May 4, 1824 in Monroe County, New York, to Joel and Hannah (Cronkhite) Scudder. Walter Cronkite was later descended from
There were many ways in which tobacco was consumed in former times. Such as, having it within a pipe and then smoking it that way.
The Fenton History Center currently has some Civil War materials we have within our collection on display at the Kennedy Library. Some of the items
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – It seems like no matter where we travel, there is some connection to home. As we made plans to be in
I’m a Facebook devotee, spending way too much time on the site. I’ve also studied a fair amount of Jamestown history, so I can frequently
The original Dexterville Tavern building, more lately known as the Buffalo Grill, stands at the corner of Buffalo Street and East Second, empty and condemned.
Under the direction of Therese and Jane a group of us decorated the Mansion. It looks great. A recently discovered village of porcelain houses was
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