| Objects reveal a world of information about their owners. |
| COLLECTIONS |
| The artifacts at the Museum of Wayne County History span hundreds of years. The purpose of our collections department is to identify, evaluate and prepare artifacts for storage or display. Our primary concerns at this time are the clothing, textiles and costumes. For the past several years, we have been electronically cataloging and properly housing each item. We currently list over 8,000 items in our database-a fraction of our collection. We hope to provide Internet access to the catalog in the future. This project is a work in progress made possible through the contributions of members, donors, and volunteers. Below are several items from our vast collection. |
| Help us identify objects in our collection with little or no provenance. These two objects are currently on display in the museum. Both pieces were donated to the museum, unfortunately we have no history on either. Can you help? Write or email the museum if you know what the objects are. Museum of Wayne County History 21 Butternut Street Lyons, NY 14489 info@waynehistory.org |
| Wayne County Historical Society Museum of Wayne County History |
| The Hat Rack from our Boehmler Collection was also featured in our "Hottest Antiques in Wayne County" Calendar, available in the Museum Store for $10. (The calendar that is!!) |
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| The antique doll house is currently on display in our children's room. The Colonial-style doll house, symmetrical with center entrance, two wings, wiring and hinged front and sides for access to rooms, is an original Lyons artifact. The sturdy, relatively large doll house is believed to have been built around 1880 for the Redgrave daughters. The doll house was modified around 1905 for their daughters by splitting the upstairs hall to provide for a bathroom. According to family traditions, this was around the same time indoor plumbing was installed in the family home.Katherine Knapp a decedent of the Redgrave daughters, married Ronald Mattison of Newark, NY. Ronald re-built the doll house in the 1930's into its present form to resemble the family home in Newark, adding the side wings and the interior lighting from a Christmas tree circuit. The Mattison left Newark during WWII when Ronald served as a U.S. Army Signal Corps captain; after the war the family moved to Florida. Donated by Elizabeth Redgrave & Michael Davis. |
