Yates County History Center Hosting “Throwback Thursday” Events in February

This February, every Thursday afternoon is “Throwback Thursday” at the Yates County History Center. What is Throwback Thursday? It is a chance to learn more about Yates County’s history by viewing a video presentation of a past program.

These events will take place every Thursday in February at 2 p.m. in the gallery of the L. Caroline Underwood Museum, located at 107 Chapel St. in Penn Yan. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. The lineup for these events is as follows:

• Thursday, Feb. 2: “Women Who Made A Difference: L. Caroline Underwood” – Meet the namesake of the Underwood Museum as she talks about her remarkable life.
• Thursday, Feb. 9: “Frederick Douglass at Himrod” – Watch a commemoration of the speech the abolitionist gave here advocating for the Emancipation Proclamation.
• Thursday, Feb. 16: “Stone Ruins Mystery” – Since settlers arrived in Yates County, people have wondered about the mysterious structures on Bluff Point.
• Thursday, Feb. 23: “The Earliest Days on the Keuka Outlet”/“A Tour of the Public Universal Friend’s Home” – End the month with a double feature by meeting some early settlers and learning about their mills and then taking a look inside the Public Universal Friend’s third home, still standing in Jerusalem.

The Yates County History Center has a mission to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Yates County and operates the L. Caroline Underwood Museum, the Oliver House, and the Scherer Carriage House, which contains the permanent exhibit on the Public Universal Friend. The History Center is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a suggested donation of $5 for admission.