Genesee Country Village & Museum

Genesee Country Village & Museum NY's largest living history museum. Explore a sprawling 19th-century Historic Village🐂, Nature Center and trails🍁, and the John L. Wehle Gallery🖼️. Thank you!
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The Whirl is just around the corner! ✨We’re thrilled to welcome more than 400 guests on Saturday, September 19 for a spe...
08/30/2026

The Whirl is just around the corner! ✨

We’re thrilled to welcome more than 400 guests on Saturday, September 19 for a special evening celebrating GCV&M’s 50th anniversary.

And there’s another way to be part of The Whirl—even if you can’t join us in person.

📅 The Whirl Silent Auction opens at noon on Wednesday, September 16.

You’ll find unique and unforgettable experiences, handmade items from our talented craftspeople, art, jewelry, wine, local crafts, and so much more.

So save the date! Every bid helps support the programs and experiences that bring history to life.

If you've enjoyed your visits to the Museum this summer, you can dive deeper into living history this fall by learning a...
08/30/2026

If you've enjoyed your visits to the Museum this summer, you can dive deeper into living history this fall by learning a new skill or trade!

Reserve your spot in a workshop to spend a full day or an afternoon with a skilled craftsperson and take home your own piece of history.

Choose from the following and sign up on our website at https://gcv.pulse.ly/qgw4gz6646

🌻 Flower Preservation
🌽 Everlasting Harvest
🍺 19th-Century Brewing
🌰 Catsups & Mustards
🌭 Sausage Making
🥧 Sweet & Savory Pasties & Pies
🧶 Dying Yarn
🐑 Wool Spinning
📍 Embroidery
❄️ Quilting
✂️ Leather Stitching
📰 Printmaking

Welcome to the Village, Tom and Ben! 🐄🐄We celebrated a baby shower for our new oxen team this week, as they got settled ...
08/29/2026

Welcome to the Village, Tom and Ben! 🐄🐄

We celebrated a baby shower for our new oxen team this week, as they got settled into their new home on the Early Farmstead, across from Hetchler House.

Tom and Ben are Randall Lineback cattle, a critically endangered heritage breed from New England.

You can give a baby shower gift to Tom and Ben and help us continue our mission to preserve these rare heritage breeds.

https://gcv.pulse.ly/mrl1b0z5q3

Experience the life of a 19th-century traveler with a stop for dinner at historic Hosmer's Inn. 🍰Built in 1818 near Avon...
08/28/2026

Experience the life of a 19th-century traveler with a stop for dinner at historic Hosmer's Inn. 🍰

Built in 1818 near Avon, NY, Hosmer’s Inn was pronounced excellent in its day for its food and accommodations. Enjoying a meal in its dining rooms is an experience you won’t forget.

🍐 Hosmer's Inn Historic Dinner, Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26.

The Hosmer Inn Historic Dinner is just one way to enjoy historic dining in the Village. Teas, trolley tours and luncheons, and dinners in the beautiful MacKay House and Livingston-Backus House are also on the menu this fall. You can find the full schedule and reserve your place at the table at https://gcv.pulse.ly/xzkmohzipr

08/27/2026

Have you ever wondered what the food made in the Village tastes like? 🍎

This weekend you can sample baked goods, beverages, garden produce and more at A Taste of History. Interpreters will be sharing the stories of New York foodways along with some authentic 19th-century recipes.

🍞 Taste of History
Friday - Sunday, August 28-30

🌙 Extended Hours on Friday! We'll be open until 7 p.m. to keep the tasting going! Admission is just $5 starting at 3 p.m.

Find tickets and more event details at https://www.gcv.org/series/taste-of-history/

Time for another guessing game with history!What is this object and what is it used for?
08/26/2026

Time for another guessing game with history!

What is this object and what is it used for?

Really can't get over these vintage base ball uniforms 👀Which one is YOUR favorite?GCV&M offers one of the most comprehe...
08/25/2026

Really can't get over these vintage base ball uniforms 👀

Which one is YOUR favorite?

GCV&M offers one of the most comprehensive 19th-century base ball programs in the country. The men's season wraps up with the Mayor's Cup on October 4th. Check the schedule to catch a game before the boys of summer are gone. https://gcv.pulse.ly/4opshtd3hp

1 - Rochesters B.B.C
2 - Cleveland Blues Cleveland Blues Base Ball Club
3 - Walker Tavern Wheels Walker Tavern Wheels Vintage Base Ball Club
4 - Oatka B.B.C.
5 - Bear Clan B.B.C of Flat Rock
6 - Northville Eclipse
7 - Flower City
8 - Spring Creek
9 - Akron Blackstockings Akron Black Stockings

We’re staying open late! 🌙This Friday, join us until 7 p.m. for the final extended-hours event of our 50th anniversary s...
08/24/2026

We’re staying open late! 🌙

This Friday, join us until 7 p.m. for the final extended-hours event of our 50th anniversary season! It’s Taste of History weekend, and culinary activities and demonstrations will continue into the evening throughout the Village.

Arriving after 3 p.m.? Admission is just $5! Come enjoy a summer evening at the Museum, grab a bite and a drink at the Freight House Pub, and explore the Historic Village, Gallery, and Nature Center.

🐂 At 5:30 p.m., we’re throwing a baby shower! Stop by the Freight House for some cake and help us welcome our new oxen team, Tom and Ben. Then head over to the Hetchler House farm to visit our newest residents in their new home.

🍷 Want to keep the evening going? Add on our "Vines & Virtues" guided after-hours walking tour and explore how temperance movements, immigration debates and the rise of “Know Nothingism” helped shape Western New York’s modern wine industry. (The walking tour requires a separate ticket.)

Rochester native and New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Graziano and his pug Milton are coming to Genesee Count...
08/23/2026

Rochester native and New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Graziano and his pug Milton are coming to Genesee Country Village & Museum on Thursday, August 27! 🐾📚

And the best part: kids 12 and under get FREE admission to the Museum all day! It’s our final Kids Free Thursday of August.

Join us inside the Brooks Grove Church at 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. for storytime as Jonathan reads from his new book, "Milton Makes a Move." The Unreliable Narrator bookstore will also be on hand with children’s books, including Milton’s latest adventure. (Maybe Milton will pack his raincoat 😃)

(And, naturally, there’s an ice cream special in Milton’s honor: a Dog Dish Sundae. 🍦🐶)

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1410 Flint Hill Rd
Mumford, NY
14511

Telephone

+15855386822

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