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Total Solar Eclipse 2024

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For your safety and well-being, please remember to wear Certified Eclipse Glasses
when viewing the sky between 2:00 and 4:30 PM on April 8th, 2024! 

TOTALITY BEGINS AT 3:20 PM
AND LASTS UNTIL 3:23 PM.
THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SUN WITHOUT GLASSES IS DURING TOTALITY. 

There are lots of cool events happening around Wayne County. 

Check them out here. https://www.waynecountytourism.com/solar-eclipse-event-directory/

  • BREWING CONFLICTS
    BREWING CONFLICTS
    Mar 15, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Rose Grange, 4101 NY-414, North Rose, NY 14516, USA
    Learn more about the issues and conversations of early America.
  • Revolutionary Movie "April Morning"
    Revolutionary Movie "April Morning"
    Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Historic Ohmann Theatre, 65 William St, Lyons, NY 14489, USA
    In partnership with Wayne County Historical Society and in commemoration of America 250, the local Col. William Prescott Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presents this lesser known but contemporary movie about early Revolutionary history.
  • History Hour Local Historian Tom Sawtelle
    History Hour Local Historian Tom Sawtelle
    Apr 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Museum of Wayne County History, 21 Butternut St, Lyons, NY 14489, USA
    The Road to Revolution: The Fur Trade and Colonial Rivalry in New York, 1614-1774
  • Revolutionary Movie "Mary Silliman's War"
    Revolutionary Movie "Mary Silliman's War"
    May 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Historic Ohmann Theatre, 65 William St, Lyons, NY 14489, USA
    In partnership with Wayne County Historical Society and in commemoration of America 250, the local Col. William Prescott Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presents this lesser known but contemporary movie about early Revolutionary history.

Upcoming Events

Eclipse Educational Resources

For a wealth of scientific info and safety tips, check out NASA.

Learn about the timing of the eclipse across the country from Great American Eclipse.

For Photography tips, check out this detailed article from Photo Pills, or this video from B&H Photo.

Other Wayne County Eclipse-related Events  ~  Greater Rochester Eclipse-related events

 

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