
Searching for Veterans in Your Family
If you have been searching for documentation for veterans in your family, we understand your frustration. You may have already checked online by visiting Ancestry,
NOTICE: The Fenton History Center is closed Jan. 10, 2026 – Jan. 23, 2026

If you have been searching for documentation for veterans in your family, we understand your frustration. You may have already checked online by visiting Ancestry,

The Fenton History Center’s July lecture featured Wendy Lewellen, board member and secretary of Chautauqua Rails to Trails, who shared stories and history from her

Sunday, July 13 was a hot, muggy day. Thankfully the rain held off for Fenton’s commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of the end of the
They are here!! The 20th Annual Saints & Sinners Cemetery Tours and Mausoleum and More tickets are available. We’ve added five more carriage tours to

Robert Charles Anderson, best known as the author of The Great Migration Series, passed away February 15, 2025. Robert was born May 24, 1944, in

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Fenton unveiled the exhibit 80th Anniversary of the 1945 Jamestown Tornado. President Tom Goodwill produced an 18-minute video that

This past June 21 marked a heartfelt day of remembrance and community spirit as over 40 motorcycle riders gathered to honor the legacy of Randy

This is a photo of the motormen (drivers), conductors and shop workers of the Jamestown Street Railway. The Railway barns were in the brick building

Walter E. Washington (1915-2003). He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1933 and from Howard University in 1938 and later received his LLB and Juris

We are always so fortunate when our June Honor Flight falls at the same time as Flag Day, which makes a stop at Fort McHenry