Museum

Museum

The Honeoye Falls – Town of Mendon Historical Society Museum is located at 1 Harry Allen Park in the Village of Honeoye Falls, right off of the Village Green. With the exception of holiday weekends*, it is open every Sunday from 2pm–4pm. Our phone number: (585) 624-5660. Please Read: 2024 Exhibit Rotation: Revised Museum Hours.

The museum is located in an historical building – namely the carriage barn of the Wilcox House, an early hotel at the four corners of Honeoye Falls. Read the history of our museum building.

The museum has an excellent display of Native American artifacts dating from the Lomoka Period (2500 BC) through the Iroquois Period when the Seneca inhabited this area. Pioneer days of Honeoye Falls through the present day are well documented depicting the lifestyles of the times since 1791.

The museum hosts a variety of impressive collections that illustrate the story of our town and village. Collections on display include, among other things:

  • Memorabilia from local retailers of the past.
  • Toys & dolls
  • Native American artifacts
  • Civil war artifacts
  • Period garments
  • Local railroad artifacts from the Lehigh Valley and New York Central
  • Farming and household displays
  • Yearbooks
  • Rotating displays covering local industries

Artifact Donation Policy

Are you interested in donating a historic artifact to our museum? Please read our Museum Collection Policy first. If you have any questions, please reach out to Interim Curator Bill Lane at fallsman43@yahoo.com or at (585) 624-5655.

Gift Shop

The museum also sells a large variety of books on local history, as well as almost 80 unique postcards. We also sell one-of-a kind items on our eBay store. Here’s what’s currently in-stock at our Museum:

Books & Pamphlets

Cards

Prints

Please take a moment to stop by, say “Hi!” and view our collections! Here are some scenes from around the Museum:

Address: 1 Allen Park Dr., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472

Phone number: (585) 624-5660

*Holiday weekends for 2023 include:

2/18/24 • Presidents’ Day/Winter Break
3/31/24 • Easter/Spring Break
5/12/24 • Mother’s Day
5/26/24 • Memorial Day Weekend
6/16/24 • Father’s Day
7/7/24 • Independence Day Weekend
9/1/24 • Labor Day Weekend
10/13/24 • Columbus Day
12/1/24 • Thanksgiving Weekend
12/22/24 • Christmas Weekend
12/29/24 • New Year’s Weekend