Bringing students of all ages to a museum is arguably one of the best practices in learning. Museums, like schools, are places of learning and teaching. History would not have a space to be recognized if not for museums. But how is museum learning a good equivalent to classroom learning? If you didn’t learn at least one thing while visiting a museum, then that institution is not doing its job. Museums have a duty to supply their visitors with information that they might not be able to find...

Wayne County, NY — May 5, 2026 – As part of the semiquincentennial programming, Wayne County historical societies will host a keynote speaker on Wednesday, May 13th at Gates Hall in Pultneyville. Dr. Michael Oberg will give a presentation entitled Stolen Ground: The American Revolution and Indigenous Dispossession in New York State. Although Wayne County was not officially “settled” until 1789, that does not mean this land was void of activity. For centuries prior to European contact, the...