Chautauqua County Visitors Guide 2009 - (Page 9) history, art and entertainment museums & historic sites Season Yorker Museum Park & Church St, Sherman, NY 14781 716/761-6896 The 1891 Fredonia Opera House 9-11 Church St., Village Hall Fredonia, NY 14063 716/679-0891 www.fredopera.org Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse & Veteran’s Park Museum 1 Lighthouse Point Drive Dunkirk, NY 14048 716/366-5050 www.dunkirklighthouse.com ALCO- Brooks Railroad Display 1089 Central Ave, County Fairgrounds Dunkirk, NY 14048 716/366-3797 Fenton History Ctr, Museum & Library 67 Washington St., Jamestown, NY 14701 716/664-6256 www.fentonhistorycenter.org McClurg Museum Chautauqua Co. Historical Society Moore Park, Routes 20 & 394 Westfield, NY 14787 716/326-2977 www.mcclurgmuseum.org D.R. Barker Historical Museum & Library 20 E. Main St., Fredonia, NY 14063 716/672-2114 www.barkermuseum.net Busti Grist Mill & Historical Soc. Museum 3443 Lawson Rd., Busti Jamestown, NY 14701 716/483-3670 Dart Airport Aviation Museum 6167 Plank Rd, Mayville, NY 14757 716/753-2160 Depot Museum & Chautauqua Township Historical Society Route 394, Mayville, NY 14757 Dunkirk Historical Museum 513 Washington Ave, Dunkirk, NY 14048 716/366-3797 Harmony Historical Society Museum 1943 Open Meadows Rd., Blockville Ashville, NY 14710 716/782-3074 harmonyhistoricalsociety.org A reconstructed mini-village featuring buildings and antique items depicting rural Sherman life in the mid-1800s Painstakingly restored turn-of-thecentury theatre presenting live performances and quality films. Tour historic lightkeepers house with eleven rooms of displays, maritime history, military services, tour of tower Int’l Lighthouse Fest. 8/15-8/16/09 Display of railroad equipment, locomotive built in Dunkirk, photos, sales counter in boxcar. 1863 Italianette villa, former mansion NYS Governor Ruben Fenton; period rooms, Civil War, Lucille Ball, reference genealogy library & Chaut Lake Exhibits 1820 Federal mansion on the National Register of Historic Places. Period displays on three floors. Exhibit: “The Lincoln Legacy”--Chautauqua Co. Connections to the Great Emancipator. 1820 Brick Victorian home of early settlers to Pomfret; Changing exhibits: portrait/artgallery, genealogy library Water turbine-powered grist mill built in 1839. Museum newly renovated. Large display of aircraft, engines props, model aircraft, and memorabilia. Exhibits focusing on Town of Chaut. & Chautauqua Lake, ice harvesting, furniture manufacturing, steamboating. City history; Victorian parlor, railroad and industry; Alco-Brooks locomotive research and genealogy library. 1840’s rural home with carriage barn and exhibits: 1890 school, weaving building, annual Fall Festival w/crafts and demonstrations—10/3-10/4/09 Jun 1Early Fall All year Days Open By appointment Hours Admission Fees No/ donations accepted 1-5 $2.00/ 2-5 per person plus special tour fee events 10-4 Last Tour 2:30 Tours Yes Group Map Tours Code Yes D12 Tues-Fri Sat or by appt Mon-Sat, Closed-Wed, Sun M,T,Th,F,Sat Closed Wed & Sun. By appointment and fairground events Mon-Sat Sun. (In Dec thru 1/17 Library open Mon Tues-Sat Yes Yes I4 July-August May, Jun, Sep, Oct, 10-2 Last Tour 1 pm $6 Adult $2.50 Children (4-12) Tour of grounds $2 No Yes Yes I3 Jun, Jul, Aug Yes Yes I4 All year 10-4 1-4 til 9pm 10-4 $5 Adults $4 Children (5-13) 4 & under Free $5 adults children free Yes by appt Yes Yes by appt Yes by appt. K14 All Year E8 All year Tue-Sat Tues., Thurs. eve. by appt 1-5 7-9 11-5 No Yes Yes by appt. Yes I4 9/28/08 Apple Festival & by appt May 1-Nov 1 No Yes J15 Tues-Sun 10-5 No Yes Yes G9 Memorial DayLabor Day All year closed holidays All year Fri, Sat, Sun 1-5 $1 donation No Yes by appt Yes Yes by appt Yes F10 Mon, Wed, Fri Call for winter hours by appt 1-4 or by appt. I4 10-2 No Yes Yes H13 Lucy-Desi Museum/Desilu Playhouse The personal story of Jamestown’s own All year 2-10 West Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, exhibits, I Love www.lucy-desi.com 877/LUCYFAN Lucy sets, costumes, awards, gift shops. Midway State Park Museum 4859 Route 430, Bemus Pt., NY 14712 716/386-3165 Lucille Wright Air Museum 8 Airport Dr, Chautauqua County Airport Jamestown, NY 14701 716/664-9500 Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, NY 14701 716/483-6646 www.RobertHJackson.org Valley Historical Society Main Street @ Lester Street, PO Box 1045 Sinclairville, NY 14782 Sheridan Historical Society 2702 Rte. 20, Sheridan, NY 14135 716/672-2201 Silver Creek Historical Center 172 Central Avenue, Silver Creek 14136 716/934-3240 www.silvercreekny.com Bemus Point Historical Museum 13 Alburtus Ave.,Bemus Point 14712 716/386-2274 Memorabilia, photos, genealogy info for Town of Ellery, Bemus & Chaut. Lake. All year Photos, antiques and memorabilia of the history of the 16th oldest continually operating amusement park in the nation. Helicopter & airplane displays, training aids, airport operational facilities, youth-oriented programs. Restored 1860s mansion with exhibits/ films celebrating the life of Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Chief American Prosecutor at Nuremberg. Annual history fair & festival 2nd Saturday every September; Quilt Show 1st weekend in August. Sheridan artifacts & memorabilia including items from Grange. Info available for researchers. Mon-Sat Sunday 10-5:30 1-5 varies Call for hours $15 adult $14 students/srs $10 youth No Yes Yes K14 Memorial DayWed-Sun Labor Day (Hours of June-Wknds Only operation vary) All Year by appt Yes Yes H11 Donations Adults $4 Students $2 10-4 or by appt. 2-5pm $4 Yes Yes K12 All Year Mon.-Fri. Yes Yes K14 May 1-Sep 30 Sunday No admission fee No admission fee No admission fee No admission fee by appt by appt. by appt K9 by appt. by appt. by appt. K3 by appt. only by appt. M2 by appt. H12 www.tourchautauqua.com 866.908.ILNY(4569) | 9 http://www.fredopera.org http://www.dunkirklighthouse.com http://www.fentonhistorycenter.org http://www.mcclurgmuseum.org http://www.barkermuseum.net http://www.harmonyhistoricalsociety.org http://www.lucy-desi.com http://www.RobertHJackson.org http://www.silvercreekny.com http://www.tourchautauqua.com
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