2009 Craft Festival

For details on our 2009 Fine Arts and Craft Festival, click here.

Research Hours

To June 27, 2009
Monday to Thursday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m. to NOON

Starting June 28, 2009
Cheney House Research Center will be open:
Tues.- Wed. 9 a.m. - 4p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m. to NOON

Museum Hours

Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open June 13, June 20
Reopens July 4

Local Medicine Exhibit Open Saturdays

Presenting "In Sickness & In Health: Local Medicine from the 19th Century to Today " ... an exhibit featuring past doctors of the Town of Manlius, including Dr. Arthur Rood of Manlius Station (now, Minoa), Dr. Amelia Lamb Dann Demott of Manlius, and Dr. George Bryan of Fayetteville. All three doctors practiced medicine in Central New York in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries.

Tools and surgical equipment from the turn of the 19th century are on display, as well as a full display of medicine bottles. (Some still even have pills in them!) For the kids, you can dress up as a doctor from 2009 with your very own surgical mask, gloves, and hairnet. You don't want to miss this exhibit!

Welcome To The Manlius Historical Society

"Serving the Town of Manlius Since 1976"

OUR MISSION
The Manlius Historical Society exists to preserve and foster an appreciation of the history and heritage of Central New York, with special emphasis on the Town of Manlius, New York.

The society owns and operates two buildings, the Cheney House Research Center and the Manlius Historical Museum.

Phone: 315-682-6660
Email: MHSDirector@aol.com
Executive Director: Elizabeth A. Smith

Check out our Director's Blog

Take a look at the new blog designed to give you an inside look at the Manlius Historical Society!

Cheney House Research Center

109 Pleasant Street, Manlius, NY 13104

In 1978, this late 1920s bungalow was donated to the society by the Cheney family. It contains the Channing Soule Memorial Library, the office, collections storage, and research and meeting space. The library has over 500 volumes and more than 8,000 documents and photographs related to local history. Collections include artifacts produced locally, such as L. & J.G. Stickley furniture and Cheney iron products. Toys, country store artifacts, household items used locally, artwork, clothing, and textiles are also among the society's collections.

Monday - Thursday 9am to 2pm
Saturday morning, by appointment
Please call ahead to make a research appointment.

Manlius Historical Museum

101 Scoville Avenue, Manlius, NY 13104

This 1920s bungalow on the corner of Smith and Scoville Strees was donated to the society by the local school district in 1976. Its largest room offers rotating temporary exhibits each year, which focus on local history. Permanant displays include a country kitchen, a general school, a school room, and an authentic working blacksmith shop. Volunteer blacksmiths often work at the forge during the museum's open hours.

Manlius Historical Museum
Saturdays, 11am to 3pm (seasonally)
Special and group tours available upon request.
More details, click here..

Programs and Events

To stay updated on the society's activities, become a member! You will recieve a subscription to The Seraph, the society's quarterly newsletter, as well as special invitiation to programs and events. Please click here for more information.

Elizabeth A. Smith, Director, Manlius

Director Elizabeth A. Smith stands next to our new free-standing sign at the sign dedication on May 3. See upcoming events by clicking here.

Trustee gives award 2008

MHS Trustee Barbara Brown (right) recently presented Margot Burke with a plaque recognizing Margot's outstanding service and dedication to the Manlius Historical Society.