Old Brutus Historical Society Museum - Weedsport
This is a rear shot of the Old Brutus Historical Society Museum as seen from Route 31. It is run by volunteers and is dedicated to preserving the local history of the Town of Brutus and the Village of Weedsport. Now a little bit of history: The Town of Brutus is part of the Military Tract of central New York and is located about 20 miles west of Syracuse. This building is located along what was once the banks of the Enlarged Erie Canal, in downtown Weedsport and it once housed the Cayuga Chief Newspaper. George G. Valentine, who was the builder of the original building, was a publisher and a printer. The Historical Society Museum was chartered in 1968. It stores and displays artifacts that have been donated to the society. Displays are changed a few times a year in the main gallery and the large front windows. The permanent display, which is on the lower level, features an old time kitchen, a rural one-room schoolhouse, a cabin of a canal boat, craftsman tools, farm tools and items manufactured in the area. The museum also has local newspapers dating back to the late 1800s, scrap books, photos, and old maps. The archives contain files on the local history of Brutus, Weedsport, and other northern Cayuga towns as well as railroads, canals, trolleys, roads, etc. There are extensive genealogy files. Located at 8943 North Seneca Street (Route 34) in Weedsport, NY.
Old Brutus Historical Society Museum - Weedsport
This is a rear shot of the Old Brutus Historical Society Museum as seen from Route 31. It is run by volunteers and is dedicated to preserving the local history of the Town of Brutus and the Village of Weedsport. Now a little bit of history: The Town of Brutus is part of the Military Tract of central New York and is located about 20 miles west of Syracuse. This building is located along what was once the banks of the Enlarged Erie Canal, in downtown Weedsport and it once housed the Cayuga Chief Newspaper. George G. Valentine, who was the builder of the original building, was a publisher and a printer. The Historical Society Museum was chartered in 1968. It stores and displays artifacts that have been donated to the society. Displays are changed a few times a year in the main gallery and the large front windows. The permanent display, which is on the lower level, features an old time kitchen, a rural one-room schoolhouse, a cabin of a canal boat, craftsman tools, farm tools and items manufactured in the area. The museum also has local newspapers dating back to the late 1800s, scrap books, photos, and old maps. The archives contain files on the local history of Brutus, Weedsport, and other northern Cayuga towns as well as railroads, canals, trolleys, roads, etc. There are extensive genealogy files. Located at 8943 North Seneca Street (Route 34) in Weedsport, NY.