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Jell-O museum curator to speak on fairs in 19th Century farm towns

By Billie Owens
Event Date and Time
2012-09-26T19:00:00 - 2012-09-26T20:00:00

The Wednesday, Sept. 26, monthly membership meeting of the Stafford Historical Society will be featuring the well-known Lynn Belluscio, curator of the Le Roy Historical Society and the Jell-0 Gallery Museum.

She will present a program, "Recreation and Inroads in Entertainment at Early Agricultural Fairs," giving the history of a system developed by Mr. Elkanah Watson that allowed the 19th Century farm communities to hold fairs. It had grew into a system of programs and events that included the whole family.

The meeting will start at 7 p.m in the courtroom of the Stafford Town Hall, located at the corner of route 5 and 237.

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