1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum

1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum We preserve and interpret this national site of conscience for equal rights, social justice & peace.

Connecting today to a center of National Social Change during the 1800s

In 1927, the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was used as a barn. To create a second story, the floor was raised — dr...
09/02/2026

In 1927, the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was used as a barn. To create a second story, the floor was raised — dramatically changing the proportions of the original meeting room.

For nearly 100 years, we haven’t been able to experience that room as the Quakers who gathered here did.

We want to change that.

Restoring the floor to its original position will do more than repair an old building. It will restore the scale, character and experience of the historic meetinghouse — allowing future visitors to once again stand in the space where generations of Farmington Quakers gathered.

And we need your help to make it happen.

The Lisk Morris Foundation has awarded the 1816 Meetinghouse a $28,000 matching grant toward this work. That means every dollar we raise brings us closer to unlocking $28,000 in additional support.

Help us put the floor back where it belongs.

Help us restore the room.

Help us bring the 1816 back to life.

Give to the 1816 today.

www.farmingtonmeetinghouse.org

08/30/2026

Historic Lecture Series - 9/13: Event date: September 13, 2026
Event Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Location:
85 East Main Street
Victor, NY 14564
Description:
"Revolutionary War Soldiers in Victor Cemeteries", by Babette Huber and Wilma Townsend

http://dlvr.it/TVDt81

The 1816 Meetinghouse was built during the “Year Without a Summer.”In 1816, unusually cold weather and frosts struck acr...
08/28/2026

The 1816 Meetinghouse was built during the “Year Without a Summer.”

In 1816, unusually cold weather and frosts struck across much of the Northern Hemisphere, making it a year unlike any other in living memory.

And right here in our community, construction of the 1816 Meetinghouse was underway.

Imagine building a meetinghouse in a year when summer never really arrived.

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The 1816 Meetinghouse was built during the “Year Without a Summer.”In 1816, unusually cold weather and frosts struck acr...
08/28/2026

The 1816 Meetinghouse was built during the “Year Without a Summer.”

In 1816, unusually cold weather and frosts struck across much of the Northern Hemisphere, making it a year unlike any other in living memory.

And right here in our community, construction of the 1816 Meetinghouse was underway.

Imagine building a meetinghouse in a year when summer never really arrived.

Thank you Lisk Morris Foundation for a $28,000 matching grant!The funds will be used to restore the first floor of the M...
08/26/2026

Thank you Lisk Morris Foundation for a $28,000 matching grant!

The funds will be used to restore the first floor of the Meetinghouse, so that we can open this historic building to the public by 2028 -- for the first time in 100 years.

We need your help!

To receive the grant, we must raise another $28,000 to match it.

To make a donation -- large or small -- visit farmingtonmeetinghouse.org or send a check to 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum, P.O. Box 25053, 230 Sheldon Road, Farmington, NY 14425.

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When the Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1816, the Erie Canal hadn't opened yet.It would be another nine yea...
08/19/2026

When the Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1816, the Erie Canal hadn't opened yet.

It would be another nine years before the canal opened in 1825 and transformed New York.

Before the canal, moving people and goods across the state was slow. There were no railroads, no automobiles and no modern highways.

People traveled by horse, wagon and on foot, navigating roads that could be muddy, rough and difficult.

And while New York was still figuring out how to connect its growing communities, people in Farmington were building a substantial new Quaker meetinghouse.

The canal would change New York.

The 1816 was here to see all of it.
#1816 Erie Canal

It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of our beloved Dr. David Anderson, aged 96. Dr. Anderson -- storytel...
08/18/2026

It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of our beloved Dr. David Anderson, aged 96.

Dr. Anderson -- storyteller, educator and historical re-enactor – first came for a tour of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse in 2006 and soon joined our programs with talks on Austin Steward and a first-person interpretations of Frederick Douglass.

In recognition of his outstanding importance to the history of our region, the 1816 Meetinghouse group gave him our “Carrying on the Vision” plaque in 2018, one of only three we have awarded.

As founders of the Black Storytelling League of Rochester and AKWAABA: The Heritage Associates, David and Ruth Anderson made an inseparable team. Ruth Anderson succeeds him as Director of AKWAABA. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Ruth and their whole family, as they deal with this immense loss.

Dr. Anderson’s logo was Sankofa, the bird whose feet face forward but who turns to look behind, finding strength and vision from the past to light our way toward the future. Dr. Anderson’s light and vision still shine brightly in this world.

When the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1816, photography didn't exist.No cameras.No family portraits....
08/11/2026

When the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1816, photography didn't exist.

No cameras.
No family portraits.
No snapshots of everyday life.

The people who built the Meetinghouse couldn't take a picture of it. There were no photographs of their homes, their farms or their families.

The earliest surviving photographs were still years away. In fact, it wasn't until the 1820s that the first permanent photographic images were created.

So, when you stand outside the 1816 today, you're standing near a place that was already here before people could capture the world in a photograph.

Think about that.

Did you know that the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum is part of the Finger Lakes Virtual Museum?The Meetingh...
08/08/2026

Did you know that the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum is part of the Finger Lakes Virtual Museum?

The Meetinghouse can be found under the “Changemaker” category, which highlights the advocates who have fought for diversity, equity, women’s rights and temperance.

The outdoor “museum” is accessible at your fingertips from dusk to dawn with your cell. Through QR codes, augmented reality, and multimedia experiences you'll have an interactive experience with historic figures, artifacts and more.

And, if you stop by the Meetinghouse, scan the QR code and take a photo of yourself with the sign before August 31, you could win! Visit Finger Lakes is hosting the Finger Lakes Virtual Museum Scavenger Hunt – and we’re excited to be a part of it!

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230 Sheldon Road P O Box 25053
Farmington, NY
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