Through Aug 18: The Ontario County Historical Soc. will keep its exhibit of needlework samplers open. 80 Samplers dating from the late 1790s to mid-1800s. Tue-Sat: 10:00 AM-4:30 PM. Admission $3.00. At the OCHS museum, 55 N. Main St., Canandaigua.

May 5-28: Mon-Sat. Docent-led Garden Tours at George Eastman House, East Ave., Rochester. 11:30 AM. Included with museum admission. Visit the website at <www.eastmanhouse.org>.

May 20: Lima Historical Society Annual Dinner. Program on "The History of Bagpipes" Harold Markham of Spencerport will be guest speaker. Harold will wear his kilt and bring his pipes to play a few tunes as well
as talk about the History of Bagpipes. Open to Lima Historical Society members and the general public with the purchase of Dinner tickets. Dinner
tickets $20. Informal cocktail hour 5:00-6:00 PM. Buffet dinner to follow. Call Shirley Murphy at 582-2649 or send $20.00 per ticket to the Lima Historical Society at Box 532, Lima NY 14485.

May 23: Geneva Historical Soc. lecture, "The Economics Benefits of Historic Preservation" by Tania Werbizky. At the museum, 543 S. Main St. Geneva. Free. 7:30 PM. A trustee of Historic Ithaca, Ms. Werbizky "will look at historic preservation, not as an end in itself, but as an important tool for meeting critical community goals."

May 23: “Historic Victor Village Plaque Celebration,” Twelve historic buildings honored, Wednesday, May 23, 7:30 p.m., Victor Village Hall. Free and open to the public.

May 23: "R Stuff" program at the Ontario Co. Hist. Soc., 55 N. Main St., Canandaigua. 7:00 PM. Cynthia Howk will present "Reservation Basics" Do's and don'ts of historic preservation. Artifacts, historical drawings and photographs from the collection will be on display.

May 26: Granger Homestead "Plain and Fancy" Lawn Sale. 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. At the Homestead, 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua. Antiques, collectibles, house wares, baked goods, plants and treasures of all sorts.

May 30: Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum opens for the season. 295 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY. This summer's visitors will enjoy some newly restored furnishings, original Granger family pieces and a new exhibit in the Carriage Museum.

Ongoing visitor highlights include:

Narrated Guided Tours:

Viewing the period rooms in the 1816 mansion that include many original Granger family furnishings, portraits and stories about the four generations of Granger family members who have lived in the elegant house.

A tour of the Carriage Museum featuring nearly 80 horse-drawn and hand-drawn antique vehicles and farm implements and is proclaimed to be Western New York's largest collection.

Guided tours are available Tuesday and Wednesday 1-4pm, Thursday and Friday 11am - 4pm and weekends 1-4pm June through September. The gift shop is open during all regular hours. Visitors can expect that a complete tour of both the mansion and carriage museum will take approximately two hours. Cost: $6 Adults, $5 Seniors, $2 Students, Preschoolers Free

Horse-drawn Carriage Tours:

A favorite at the Homestead with costumed drivers, taking riders back in time, through beautiful historic neighborhoods including choice of Sonnenberg Gardens, Story Teller Tour or Woodlawn. The “Historic Neighborhood Rides” are available by advance reservation on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. This year we are pleased to announce that we have a new handicapped accessible wagonette making it possible for everyone to enjoy the experience. Call (585)394-1472 for reservation and details.

For a shorter ride on Sunday afternoons, the homestead offers 10-minute “Homestead Rides”, 1-3 pm on the grounds and through the woods of the historic mansion. No reservation required - cost: $5 Adults, $3 Children

Group tours and special arrangements are available for parties, weddings, teas, meetings and motor coach groups by advance reservation.

Call (585)394-1472 or e-mail info@grangerhomestead.org for additional information.

Jun 6: Ontario County Genealogy Soc. annual pot luck picnic. Location to be announced. Call (585) 394-4975 for details.

Jun 11: Annual Dinner of the Geneva Historical Soc. at Belhurst Castle, Geneva. Cocktails 6:00 PM. Dinner 6:45 PM. Program, "There's Always Room for Jello" with Lynne Belluscio, Dir. Of the LeRoy Historical Soc. $28.00 per person all entrees. Call (315) 789-5151 for reservations by Jun 5.

Jun 19: Clifton Springs Historical Soc. Casual pot luck supper and Clifton Springs Trivia contest.

Jun 21: East Bloomfield Historical Soc. program, "From Fannie Farmer to Betty Crocker: The American Kitchen in the 20^th Century," presented by Laurel Wemett. Includes a slide show showing labor-saving devices developed for the kitchen. 7:00 PM. All welcome. At the EBHS museum across from Elton Park.

Jun 29-Sep 2: Vintage Motorcycle Exhibit at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport. Regular museum hours. More information at

<www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org> or by phone at (607) 569-2160.

PUBLICATIONS

Here are a couple of suggestions for early spring reading. Shop locally! Start with the bookstore of your local historical society!

With a celebration of the French and Indian War being mounted by NY State, a good summer read would be The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War. Written by Fred Anderson and published by Penguin Books, 320 pps. List $15.00.

FAMILY HISTORY QUESTIONS

Anyone having information for those inquiring should contact them directly. Requests for information are printed for two months. Those being published for the second time are followed by an "*".

James H. Taylor

<jhtatophc@yahoo.com> is searching for any information on the ancestors of Revolutionary War veteran Joseph Taylor. He was born Apr. 28, 1729 near Boston; d. Jul. 19, 1810 at Bristol, Ontario Co., NY. Buried in the Bristol Center Cemetery, Ontario Co., NY. *

POTPOURRI

The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced that the Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District (County Rd. 8) has been added to the state and National Registers of Historic Places.

Save Our History grant applications are due by June 1. The History Channel; the American Assn. for State and Local History; and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund will award $250,000 in grants up to $10,000 to fund partnerships between historical organizations, schools, or youth groups on projects that help students explore and preserve their local history. For guidelines and criteria, descriptions of past grant winning projects, and to apply, visit <www.saveourhistory.com>.

The Phelps Community Historical Society (66 Main St., Phelps) is arranging an air-conditioned motor coach tour, "Shuffle off to Buffalo Road Trip." $78 per person deposit due by Jun. 10. Visit Pierce Arrow Transportation Museum. Get a guided tour of Buffalo. Have lunch at Shanghai Red's. Visit the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Soc. Departs 7:45 AM. Returns 7:45 PM. Call PCHS at (315) 548-4940. Or call Town Historian, Don Tiffany at (315) 548-3243.