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HARNESS
RACING AT THE FAIR
Harness
Racing has been a part of the Hemlock Fair since 1857.
Hear the full story of racing at the Fair, including famous
driver Benny "The Whip" Webster who retired
with 4,378 wins and over $43 millions dollars in purses!
Benny's first win came at the age of 16 at the Hemlock
Fair!
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TOOLS
OF DAYS GONE BY
Tools
big and small ... many that you
may not recognize!
Hey
Kids !
... find the secret tool and correctly
identify its use and you'll get a free
ice cream cone!
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A
STITCH IN TIME
Handmade
quilts, buttons and bows! The
earliest sewing machine and everything Grandma used to
make a house a home.
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RIDE
BACK IN TIME
All
types of early modes of transportation including a 1900
Horseless Carriage Automobile, a Railroad "Speeder
Car," and an early sleigh "Sold in Hemlock,
NY."
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GRANDMA'S
KITCHEN !
A full kitchen
with a porcelain stove and an original "ice box"
which got its cooling
power from ice harvested from Conesus Lake. Can't you
just smell the home-made bread and taste the ginger
cookies?
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OUR
MISSION is
to create an educational opportunity for the youth of
today and tomorrow to better understand and appreciate
the
roots of our local history.
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The Museum
is OPEN
throughout the Hemlock Fair and
at other times by appointment for school field trips
and other
interested groups.
Call 585-367-3370
(leave a message)
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HELP
US GROW!
Interested
in joining the Museum Committee? Have authentic items
from the late 1800's-early 1900's you'd like the Museum
Board to consider adding to the collection?
Would you like to be a Volunteer Docent to help staff
the museum?
mail@hemlockfair.org
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