Genesee County Places: Hamlets, Junctions, Crossings and Corners
As our latest exhibit,
"Genesee County Places: Hamlets, Junctions, Crossings, and Corners,“
unveils the overlooked communities of the county, we are all reminded
of a hamlet reduced to a bend in the road (Mosquito Point), or perhaps
a field (Little Boston); we are all reminded of a distant domicile once
housing the local miller, or perhaps a grange hall; and we are all reminded
of a forgotten whistle stop (DL&W Junction) that once flourished
in our neck of the woods. The exposure to, and encapsulation of, such
a spread of community riches as seen in the current exhibit, is the
mark of a museum with a mission that is self-evident. All of us fortunate
patrons of the museum who have witnessed "Genesee County Places"
are left with a stronger sense of community and a keener eye for regional
niceties, like that of a dilapidated barn or the significance of a four-way
stop in the middle of the country.
Click here for a
LIST OF GENESEE COUNTY PLACES
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The latest exhibit at
Holland Land Office Museum, Oddities From the Collection
is opening September 28th. The latest exhibit looks at some of the
stranger items in the collection.
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| Take a look at Genesee
County Places: Hamlets, Junctions, Crossings, and Corners. Only available
on the web. Click the link to read
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| The museum
holds on permanent exhibit artifacts from the Hiscock Site in Byron,
NY. The Hiscock site is considered one of the richest Ice-Age
localities in North America. It contains a remarkable record of the
changing environments, cultures, animals, and plants of our region
through the past 13k years.read
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| The Victorian
Parlor was popular during the American Victorian era (second half
of the 19th century until the early 20th century) in middle and upper-class
homes. read more |
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| A significant
collection of Seneca artifacts is on permanent exhibit here at the
Holland Land Office Museum. The Seneca exhibit won an award
of Merit at the 2001 Western New York Association of Historical Agencies
annual conference. read
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| The Military
display features artifacts from the Civil War (including a Medal
of Honor awarded to Charles Rand), both World Wars, the Korean War
and the Vietnam War. read
more |
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| The Land
Office Room focuses primarily on the history of the building itself
and the founding and growth of Genesee County through the efforts
of the Ellicott family, Paolo Busti, the Holland Land Company, and
the areas early settlers. read more |
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| The Linden Murders exhibit
recounts the horrific and haunting events that occurred between
1917 and 1924 in the hamlet of Linden, near Bethany, New York. In
that seven year period five people were murdered. read
more |
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| The Pioneer
Occupations exhibit reflects the various jobs performed by early
Genesee County settlers.read more |
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