Join us to learn about the impact of the Holland Land Company on the early development of the lands west of the Genesee River from the early years of the 19th century onward, including the surveying and selling of land by Joseph Ellicott, and some lasting impacts still seen today. 

Ryan Duffy is the Executive Director of the Holland Land Office Museum in Batavia, NY. He has created a variety of programs for many local history topics related to the Holland Land Company and Genesee County for presentations around Western New York. 

Admission: $12 Members: $10

Call (716) 837-0893 for Reservations 

Free concert! 50/50 raffle behind the Victorian Erisman House. Hot dogs, snacks, ice cream, and refreshments for purchase. Bring your chairs and blankets! 

Before he built the first commercially successful steamboat in New York City, Fulton spent twenty years in Europe.  During this time, he published a book on engineering for canals.  He also built a functioning submarine in the Seine River and naval mines and torpedoes.  The British used his weapons to sink a ship in a French harbor.  He was quite an engineering innovator and worked for Napoleon as well as the British crown.

Richard V. Barbuto was was born and raised on the shores of Lake Erie in Dunkirk, New York.  Graduating from West Point in 1971, he served as an armor officer for twenty-three years in Germany, Korea, Canada, and various U.S. posts.  He earned a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Kansas and was the deputy director of the Department of Military History at the Army’s Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for twelve years.  Rich has written several books and numerous articles on the War of 1812 and is a frequent speaker at history conferences and public venues.  His fourth book, New York’s War of 1812: Politics, Society, and Combat, is a recent publication.

Admission: $12 Members: $10

Call (716) 837-0893 for Reservations