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Our mission is to promote and encourage historical research and preservation regarding the community of Macedon, NY and to disseminate that information.
We meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m.
Open Houses are held April to September on the last Sunday of the month from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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MHS Now, Then and In the Future
Discover the history of Macedon and the focus of MHS through this presentation
Lock 61 Marker Unveiling
YOU ARE INVITED to an Historic Marker Unveiling at Lock 61! Celebrate Local History & Holiday Cheer! Join us for a special event as we unveil a historic transportation at Lock 61 on the Erie Canal! Event Details Date: December…
Santa & Mrs Claus 2025
Holiday Appreciation Open House in Macedon Center Sunday, December 7th, 2025 2:00pm – 4:00pm Macedon Center Meetinghouse 1208 Macedon Center Rd., Macedon, NY 14502 Christmas Sing alongs with Santa and Mrs. Claus (Merlyn Fuller and Merry Mischief) Raffles and…
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Help Us Honor Carol Elaine Deys
Donate towards a memorial bench on the Story Brook Trail at The Erie Canal Lock 30 in Macedon. In loving memory of Carol Elaine Deys, we invite you to…
Macedon Makes a Splash at the World Canal Conference 2025!
The World Canal Conference was held in Buffalo, NY from September 21st through the 24th. Several hundred people from around the world came to see what people in the…
Macedon Memorial Day 2025 Celebration
Macedon and Memorial Day 2025 By: Linda Braun, Macedon Town Historian After what seemed like the wettest May in a very long time, the sun rose brightly on Monday…
Restoration of the Old Baptist Cemetery
In 2024, 10 headstones were repaired and erected in the cemetery! Erika Newcombe, with the vision of earning a Gold Award has passionately taken on the preservation of the…
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Our Postal Heritage
Preston Pierce presentation on the Parcel Post System – mailing children wasn’t the only strange items mailed through the USPS. Presented at the Macedon Academy on June 29, 2025.
Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground Eagle Scout Project
This book contains pictures of my Eagle Scout Project. To everyone that helped, thank you. The dates of the work were: May 28, 1994; May 29, 1994; June 10,…
Misc Documents
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Route 31 Development
The area along Route 31 east of the village where Berry Plastics and Gravino Park are now located has changed extensively over the years. Click the images to enlarge…