For 2026
In-person Historical Society meetings are held in the Mendon Community Center, 167 North Main Street, Honeoye Falls. Meetings begin at 7:30 pm. Virtual programs will be on Zoom. Always check back here or on our Facebook page for specifics. All meetings are free, open to the public and handicapped accessible (except for events at the Schoolhouse, which is NOT handicapped accessible).
→ Don’t want to miss a single event? If you maintain an e-calendar, you can download a convenient single calendar file that will populate your calendar with all eight 2026 events at once!
→ For the current downloadable program brochure, as well as an archive of program brochures dating back to 2016, visit the Program Brochure page.
→ Please check here and on our Facebook page for meeting-specific venues & formats. For certain, programs in January–March 2026 will be virtual programs using Zoom.
January 8: “Fun Western New York History” 
by Jack Kowiak, Guest Speaker. Read more…
February 5: “Highland Park and the Children’s Pavilion”
by JoAnne Beck, President, Highland Park Conservancy, Inc. Read more…
March 5: “Rochester Women’s History”
by Matt Rogers, Guest Speaker. Read more…
April 2: “Thomas Nast: Father of the American Cartoon”
by Rosemary Irwin, Facilitator. Read more…
May 7: “Elsa Von Blumen – Rochester’s Forgotten Female Athlete”
by Karen Lankeshofer, Cyclist and Amateur Historian. Read more…
June, July & August
Programs are on hiatus for the summer months.
September 3: “Crossing the Main Street Bridge”
by Geoffrey Zeiner, Guest Speaker. Read more…
October 1: “Opera Houses and Halls of the Genesee Country”
by Jane Oakes, M.A. Read more…
November 5: “21 Months: The Story of our Museum’s Reinvention”
by Drew Saur, President, Honeoye Falls-Town of Mendon Historical Society. Read more…
December: Holidays At The Museum, To Be Announced
We are planning a new Holiday Event for 2026. Please come back for more information as December approaches!
