2025 & 2024 EVENTS

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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 and the Holland Land Company are names that are interwoven in local history and 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 NY 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. 

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

7:00 pm

Oakfield Government and Community Center

3219 Drake Street Road

Oakfield, NY 14125

*Use side entrance

Please join Oakfield Historical Society and the Town of Oakfield as we honor those who came before us by sprucing up their final resting place. Open to individuals, families, groups, classes, community service. Refreshments will be provided by OA Lions Club.

Interesting fact: 

Borden Wilcox, who served in the American War of Independence, is buried in Oakfield. We are proud of to honor this true patriot.  

Saturday, May 24, 2025 &  May 18, 2024

8:30am - noon, Cary Cemetery, Maple Ave

OHS's second program of 2025 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. 

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

7:00 pm

Oakfield Government and Community Center

3219 Drake Street Road

Oakfield, NY 14125

*Use side entrance

Step back in time to tour Oakfield's Native American Fort Site! 

Saturday, October 18

7 Maple Ave, Oakfield, NY

Join OHS for a unique experience as we journey back in time to explore the site of a historic Native American fort right here in Oakfield. Visitors will board wagons at OHS and ride out to the fort location where knowledgeable guides will share stories about the site and what life was like centuries ago. Tour times are 11, 11:30, 12, 12:30. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your tour time to check in. $5 donation per person. Wear sturdy footwear. 

 Ray Cianfrini is our featured speaker for December. He leads us through an important look at how extremism once spread through our communities, and what we can learn from it today. 

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

7:00PM

Oakfield Government & Community Center

3219 Drake Street Road

Oakfield, NY 14125

Use side entrance. 

Free Admission and Parking.

**UPDATE**

Thank you for helping us reach our goals! Every donation helped immensely. The memorial bench is now installed in Triangle Park. Special shout out to Justin Smith from H.E. Turner & Co, Bohm-Calarco-Smith, Burdett & Sanford Funeral Homes who was instrumental in making this a reality.

Dedication of this bench was on Labor Day (Monday, September 2) immediately following the parade. Thank you to our veterans and Steve Hawley for joining our ceremony.

**UPDATE**

Thanks to Jamestown Paranormal Investigators for a riveting program!

Have you ever wondered if our museum holds secrets beyond the exhibits? Prepare for an evening of mysterious revelations and spine-tingling discoveries. Join the Oakfield Historical Society as we host the renowned Jamestown Paranormal Investigators. Discover the eerie findings and hear firsthand accounts from their overnight investigation of our museum.
 

**Location:** Town of Oakfield Government and Community Center, 3219 Drake Street (Side Entrance). Cost:Free. Tuesday, 8/6/2024
 

**UPDATE**

We were thrilled to welcome 60 people to our tour. Thanks to all of our actors and special thanks to Caryville Inn!

Oakfield Historical Society's tour "History Comes Alive Part 6" will be at the Cary Cemetery on Maple Avenue, Oakfield, NY on September 21. The first tour will begin at 7:00 and the second tour at 7:30pm.

Contact Laurie Nanni at 585-259-4145 to sign up for the tour. Cost is $10 per person.

Rain date September 28.

**UPDATE**

Great fun was had by all!

Stroll through the streets of Oakfield as your guides tell true tales of this little village’s rich and sometimes sordid past. Admission is $10 per person. Check in at Oakfield Historical Society, 7 Maple Avenue, Oakfield, NY. 

Tickets must be reserved in advance. They are available for purchase by contacting Laurie at 585-259-4145. 

Special thanks to Albion Pools for sponsoring this event. 

**UPDATE**

WHAT AN AMAZING TURNOUT! This may have been our biggest opening day ever. Thank you to all who came to see displays, buy a book, & brought a friend or family. If you were unable to attend or want to come back to see more, this year's open dates are below.

*All times 12-2pm unless otherwise noted.*

Saturday, May 11 

Saturday, July 13

Saturday, September 14

Saturday, November 16

Saturday, December 7 

(for Christmas in the Village 11-3)