Oakfield Historical Society Events in 2025

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OPENING DAY & RESEARCH CENTER DEDICATION

Join us for our 2025 Grand Reopening and dedication of the Research Center in memory of longtime OHS Board member Susan Sanford. Dedication is at noon followed by your choice of self-guided or curated tour. Our brand-new exhibit is about East Oakfield.

Saturday, April 12, 2025 

12pm-2pm

Oakfield Historical Society

7 Maple Avenue

Oakfield, NY 14125

JOSEPH ELLICOTT: SURVEYOR OF THE WILDERNESS

OHS's first program of the year is our May lecture by Dennis Upton. Joseph Ellicott and the Holland Land Company are names that are interwoven in local history with Ellicott's name found in all of the corners of WNY. However, very few people today know much about the man who surveyed and organized this part of New York State when it was a wilderness at the beginning of the 18th century. Dennis Upton will take you back to 1824 as he brings Joseph Ellicott to life in this living portrayal. 

Oakfield Government and Community Center

3219 Drake Street Road

Oakfield, NY 14125

*Use side entrance

AT THE END OF A ROPE: GENESEE COUNTY'S HANGINGS

OHS's second program of the year is all about Historical Crime and Punishment in Genesee County, NY. There were seven hangings in the history of Genesee County, NY from 1807 to 1881. They were all conducted on the county gibbet. The lives and deaths of these murderers are much deeper than they appear. 

Presented by Holland Land Office Museum Executive Director Ryan Duffy. 

Oakfield Government and Community Center

3219 Drake Street Road

Oakfield, NY 14125

*Use side entrance

Check back soon for more Oakfield Historical Society Events and Programs.

Check back soon for more Oakfield Historical Society Events and Programs.

Check back soon for more Oakfield Historical Society Events and Programs.