Interlaken Historical Society

Lodi Historical Society Member Linda Lucas talking with Warren D. Allmon following the March 2004 program “Geology of Seneca County, New York” and the release of Professor John W. Wells book by the same name.

About Us

The Nivison Grain Cradle building houses the Farmers’ Museum and the Hinman Library Building Museum are open Saturday 10 – 1, and Sunday 1-3 in July, August and September and other times by appointment.

The Museums are located at 8391 Main Street and across the road at 8390 Main Street. Both museums are handicapped accessible.

The Maurice L. “Pat” Patterson Reference room is housed on the first floor of the Hinman Memorial Library Building. The Reference room is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings 9 – noon, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 1 to 5 pm and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Located in the Heart of the Finger Lakes area on Route 96, you can get here from wherever you are. Mapquest link for finding the Museum.

Membership in the Interlaken Historical Society is open to anyone interested in the Vision and Mission of the Society. Dues are $10 per year, with our dues year being July 1^st to June 30^th. Life membership is $100 for an individual or couple and ensure that the work of the Interlaken Historical Society will continue for many years to come. Members receive four newsletters each year, July, October, January and April.

Our regular programs are held four times a year, normally on the forth Monday of July, October, January and April. All regular programs are free and open to the public and held at handicapped accessible locations.
Special event meetings are held at various locations, some in coordination with the Ovid and Lodi Historical Societies.

Members of the audience at the January 2005 meeting listen to local collector Joe Baldwin
speaking about Dr. John Hill of Farmer and the medicine bottles he used.

The Interlaken Historical Society has a ten-member board of Trustees and many active volunteers. Volunteers serve on a variety of committees, accessioning items, indexing materials and welcoming students and visitors to the museums.

Fall 2003: Students from South Seneca Central School visit the Farmers’ Museum and the Hinman Memorial Building Museum.

The 2007-2008 Board of Trustees:

President: Allan Buddle

Vice President: Diane Bassette Nelson

Secretary: Ann Buddle

Treasurer Karen King

Board Members:

John Hunt Bill Schaffner

Phil Stannard Harold Stewart

Mary Jean Welser Mary Willers

Shown above are several board members and volunteers
working on the Long Range Plan for the Interlaken Historical Society

For more information or to make an appointment email information@interlakenhistory.org, or call: Allan Buddle, 607-532-4213 or
Diane Bassette Nelson, 607-532-9227. You can also contact the Interlaken Historical Society at PO Box 270, Interlaken NY 14847.

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