On Wednesday, April 8, at 7 PM; Join us for "Clara Barton, Dansville’s own 'Angel of the Battlefield'" by Jane Oakes. Best known for her work as a battlefield nurse and as founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton made neighboring Dansville her home base for many years because of her close association with “Our Home on the Hillside” water cure. Drawing on diaries and letters from private collections, local historian Jane Oakes explores Barton’s life in Livingston County and the work she carried out from there.

The NHS Calendar "Growing Up in Nunda and Portage" is available at the Nunda Family Pharmacy, Bell Memorial Library, on eBay and at the Nunda Historical Society. Supplies are limited! This year's calendar's are only $15! For information and a copy of the supplement that contains the photo captions, go to our new Calendar Page.

Our 2026 lineup of NHS programs and activities is now available in our Meeting Room!

IT'S TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2026! The new membership form is found in our  Offices

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is now available! Click here to go to a pdf version.

We are pleased to announce that the project to restore the 1890s stained glass window from Nunda's First Presbyterian Church is complete!  We invite everyone to the unveiling on April 19th at 1:45! 

Both Volume I and II of Nunda Notables by Peter Piraino are available for $12 at the Nunda Family Pharmacy, Bell Memorial Library or the NHS. For information and an order sheet, go to our gift shop!

Don't forget - our self-guided history walking tour is open. Just stop by our pavilion and pick up one of the tour guides and take a walk through history!

We do have some older historical calendars for sale for only $2.00!  Each one is full of local photos and area history! Stop by and see what is available!

We have a very special Sunday coming up on April 19th! At 1:45 we will be unveiling and rededicating the 19th century stained glass window that once graced the First Presbyterian Church that stood on East Street in Nunda. At 2:30 we will be hosting the program Childhood Memories of Dalton; the second in a series of programs. where the audience is invited to share their memories of growing up in the area during the 20th and 21st centuries! Free admission - you can join us live on Zoom. Contact us via email or messenger for login information. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.                                                                

We have added three new books to our list of local history books for sale! They are "The Diaries of Justus L. Barker: Book One 1855 to 1859" by Pam Cox,  and "The Yesterday Series; Articles written by Thomas S Cook for the Nunda News 1977-1982, Vol 1 and 2.  They are now available in the NHS gift shop, the Nunda Family Pharmacy and can be purchased on Amazon.

Be sure to catch our daily local history post on our Facebook page!