Freedom and Fairness: A Tour of Genesee Country Village

Freedom and Fairness: A Tour of Genesee Country Village

July 12, 2025
10:00am
- 4:00pm
Genesee Country Village

1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford, N.Y.

Join us at Genesee Country Village for a tour that helps tell stories of slavery and abolitionism in the Finger Lakes. At 2:00, hear Nancy Tolliver (a.k.a descendant Robin Nowell) in the Wheatland Meetinghouse talk about her experience from slavery to freedom, along with a discussion of research for the tour by Peter Wisbey. All day, view displays that highlight our work and the work of regional historical societies. Co-sponsors: Genesee Country Village, AKWAABA; Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives.

Invitation for Bids!

The 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum is pleased to announce that we have published our Invitation to Bid for the 1816 FQMM Exterior Restoration.

Bid documents are available and/or examined free of charge at the office of the Architect, located at John G. Waite Associates, Architects PLLC, located at 384 Broadway, Albany, NY, (518) 449-5440. Our Invitation is also published in NYS Contracts Reporter.

Bids are due March 13, 2025 before 2pm. There is a mandatory pre-bid walk through on Friday, February 28, at 2pm on site. Please contact Bill Brandow at John G. Waite Associates, or Ann Morton (amorton@rochester.rr.com) with any questions.