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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 morning, May 26, 2025. As is the custom in Macedon, our Memorial Day Celebration was to be held at the Macedon Center Cemetery this year. It…
Read MoreRestoration 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 Old Baptist Cemetery. This is an historical cemetery in Macedon, New York, with Revolutionary War soldiers, Winston Churchill’s Great-Great Grandparents, a relative of the Salem Witch…
Read MoreMemory Quilt
A memory quilt, a remembrance quilt, a signature quilt – three labels for one apparent item. The goal of these quilts in the mid-1800’s was to remember those who have perhaps left the area, perhaps have died, or perhaps remembering a circle of friends when one left the area. In that time period there was…
Read MoreWalworth Station
Three and a half miles south of Walworth’s four corners is an area divided by two railroad tracks that cross Walworth Palmyra Road. There is no signage to indicate its history but, as early as the late 1800’s, this area was a busy place that included four main railroad tracks with two switch lines, a…
Read MoreThe Huddle
The area just south of the Macedon/Walworth townline where Walworth Road (also known as Walworth-Palmyra Road) is intersected by Mill and Pond Roads was once known as the Huddle. Dorothy French of the Walworth Historical Society wrote a very interesting article about this location. It was published in the March 2008 newsletter of the Walworth…
Read MoreErie Canalway Award – Lock 60
Erie Canalway Award – Lock 60 – 2013 Heritage Award Recipient – “Enlarged Erie Lock 60” A 25-year preservation effort in the Town of Macedon showcases an authentic and irreplaceable part of our nation’s canal heritage. Countless volunteers worked in collaboration with the Town and Village of Macedon, community and service organizations, and businesses to…
Read MoreLooking Back – Macedon and the Erie Canal
What’s in a name? On older maps you’ll see the names Macedon Locks, Lockville and Macedonville directly linking our community of Macedon to the Erie Canal. This year will be the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Like these names, Macedon has gone through many changes these past 200 years. Officially founded in 1823, Macedon…
Read MorePMI NYS History Club Bullis Research
The Palmyra-Macedon Intermediate School NYS History Club did some work on the Bullis family and created a Google Sites website for their work. Please check out the site with the link below. PMI NYS History Club Bullis Family Site
Read MoreOld Baptist Cemetery
The Old Baptist Cemetery is a historical cemetery in Macedon, New York, with Revolutionary soldiers, Winston and Churchill’s Great, Great Grandparents, a relative of the Salem Witch Trails: Putnam, War of 1812 soldiers, the Macedon Town Founder and many more eminent people buried there. Thanks to the efforts of several people, groups, and organizations, the…
Read MorePal-Mac History Clubs Are Going Strong!
By: Linda Braun, Town of Macedon Historian and Macedon Historical Society Secretary An AMAZING field trip was held this past week! On Wednesday, March 16, nineteen young people and their teacher came to visit the historic Macedon Academy, located at 1185 Macedon Center Rd, in Macedon Center. Built in 1853, this building is a cornerstone…
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