by JHS | Nov 7, 2019 | Events, Library Exhibits
Remembering our Veterans In honor of Veterans’ Day, November 11, medals and certificates awarded to Jamestowners during World War I and World War II are on display in the JHS exhibit case in the foyer of the Jamestown Philomenian Library. The awards have been... 
by JHS | Sep 25, 2019 | Events, Library Exhibits
New Library Exhibit: September, 2019 From 1922 to 1982, Jamestown had its own theatre – called the Palace at first and, after 1946, the Jamestown Theatre. The theatre brought movies to the people of Jamestown in the days when the ferry schedule governed whether an... 
by JHS | Sep 19, 2019 | Events
The 2019 Members Only preview party was held at the magnificient 1910 Pink House graciously donated by Lisa and Jack LaFort. The party was a great send off for the yearly Historic House Tour which JHS has every year and was highlighted by an incredible glowing... 
by JHS | Aug 25, 2019 | Events
The three houses on this year’s tour illustrate three different approaches to making old houses livable in the 21st century. It will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 – 10am to 2pm. The homes are Preserve. The almost unchanged Greene farmhouse at 55... 
by JHS | Aug 21, 2019 | Events, Library Exhibits
New Library Exhibit: August, 2019 The new exhibit in the library show unusual envelopes in the JHS collection, ranging from late 19th century bills from Jamestown’s summer hotels that used drawings of the hotel as return addresses to fancy cancels in honor of... 
by JHS | Aug 21, 2019 | Events
Don Powers, owner and designer of the recently renovated Zero Energy House on PBS’s This Old House was the guest speaker at the Jamestown Historical Society annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20 which was held at the Jamestown Library. ...