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THE ARCADE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
Preserving local, rural history. 
331 West Main Street, Arcade, New York 14009
Mailing address: P.O. Box 236, Arcade, NY  14009
(585) 492-4466
Hours: Regular Hours: Thursdays 1 to 8 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Note, on the first Thursday of the month, the Gibby Houses closes at 3:30 p.m.
May 25: the 2nd Annual Walking With Heroes self-guided tour

June 8: A Day at the Museums. The Gibby House will be open from 10a.m. - 4 p.m. Click here for a complete list of small Museums open that day.

Winner of the Book Raffle at the Arcade Trade Fair: Deborah Krotje of Franklinville, NY - Congratulations! 
Learn more about the local, rural history in and around Arcade, New York at the Arcade Historical Society, located next to the Pioneer Arcade Elementary School on West Main Street in Arcade. The Society was formed in 1957 for the 150th anniversary of the settlement of the town and collects and preserves objects and materials that illustrate the history of the town of Arcade and the surrounding area.The Society is in a Queen Anne style house known locally as the "Gibby House."  The Gibby House was left to the Society in 1984 by Mr. Vernon Gibby's Estate to use as a museum.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

President : Lynn Lester

Vice President : Joanne Haskell

Secretary: David Miller

Treasurer: Jeffrey Mason

Art Mansfield

Dean Reinbold

Eleanor Slazyk

Lorna Spencer

Peggy Wiedemann

NEXT MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES:  Thursday, June 6, at 4 p.m. at the old Fire Hall


STAFF: Susan Andrews, Operations Manager

Come to the AHS Blog to join an exchange of information on Arcade history. Is there something you have discovered that you want to share or do you have a question about a building, an event, or person from the past? As a group we can find answers and learn more about our history. We have already "solved" one "mystery." Will you have the next one? 

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