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Heritage Day 2007 Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Main Street, Accord
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HERITAGE DAY 2007
Another memorable “Heritage Day” in the Town of Rochester will be held on Saturday, October 6th between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Main Street, Accord.
Sponsored by Friends of Historic placeCityRochester, activities will be concentrated at the Museum grounds,t12 Main Street, Accord. Additionally, the entire Main Street will be “dressed up” with fall flowers, pumpkins, etc., as well as signage and old photographs along the street explaining the history of each property. A brochure and map will be available at the Museum to facilitate a self-guided walking tour of historic Accord.
A new feature this year will be the GATHERING OF LOCAL AUTHORS with their publications on local history which they will be signing and offering for sale. Other NEW ATTRACTIONS are goat-keeping, cheese-making and woodcarving. Returning favorites include displays and demonstrations such as beekeeping, blacksmithing, candle dipping, and antique cars and farm machinery.
The Annual Art Show under the Tent has evolved this year into ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW AND SALES, featuring artists and artisans from the local area.
Visitors on October 6th will have access to MUSEUM displays, old maps, and local history files, including information on over 250 of the historic properties in the Town. Two “picture walls” in the Museum are covered with 8x10” enlargements of old postcards and photographs of old-time sights, families, and events. Upstairs will be guided genealogical research using the extensive resources of the Eleanor Rosakranse Genealogical Collection, and of a computer data bank which is focused directly on Town of placeCityRochester and placePlaceNameUlster PlaceTypeCounty families. Available for purchase at the Museum will be local history materials, books, and other items.
Musical entertainment will be continuing throughout the day, including our own home-town bagpiper, Dorothy Sommer, whose band has won first place in placecountry-regionU.S. competition and third place in the world on a recent trip to placecountry-regionEngland.
Additionally, as part of Heritage Day 2007, the newly refurbished and opened PALENTOWN SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM will be available to visitors.
Parking is free, and there is no admission charge, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Provident Bank. Lunch food will be available for purchase. For further information on any of the aspects of Heritage Day 2007, please call (845) 626-7104 or (845) 687-9998.
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