Webster Museum

History and a Cup

May 7

Jon Anderson
and Bill Ruoff

Webster Museum

Wednesday
May 7 at noon

Jon and Bill are both graduates of Irondequoit High School who have lived in the Village of Webster for over 50 years. Both have been Village trustees, with Bill serving as Village Mayor. Jon is currently the Immanuel Lutheran Church Historian.

May 14

John
Gonzalez

Webster Museum

Wednesday
May 14 at noon

John Gonzalez is married to Shari, the daughter of Bruce and Mary Hegedorn and has been actively involved in the Hegedorn family businesses for many years. John will share his experiences and what it was like working with Bruce Hegedorn and Bill Gray.

May 21

Ginny
Nguyen

Webster Museum

Wednesday
May 21 at noon

Ginny Nguyen who is a member of the Webster Town Board and serves as the liaison between the Town and the Webster Museum. Ginny’s family escaped from South Vietnam to the United States in April 1975. She has been a resident of Webster for over thirty years, raising her two sons here.

Bring a sandwich, we provide drinks and cookies.
Sit back, listen and enjoy lunch, as our long time residents share their stories.

The Cobblestone May 18
The
Cobblestone

We look forward to having Walworth Town Historian, Gene Bavis at the Webster Museum on Sunday, May 18 to talk about the remarkable cobblestone structures scattered amongst the towns and villages of Western, NY.

Free refreshments provided.

May 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Visible History

Arts & Crafts
Mid Century Modern
Queen Anne
Italianate
Colonial Revival
Cobblestone

Visible History

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Musueum Hours

Adaptive Re-Use

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Webster History Quiz

History Quiz

Test your knowledge

How well do you know Webster history?
Take our little quiz and find out!

Volunteers
Membership
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Happy Dan

SNICKERSNEEZE

v. a term without meaning that was used to frighten children

Randomly generated oft-forgotten words from the past.
Visit our Random Portmanteau page!

Webster Adventure Lab

The Webster Walkabout Adventure Lab

Webster History on foot

The Webster Walkabout Adventure Lab will take you on a walking tour of some of the historical locations in the Village of Webster. This adventure is kid-friendly and handicap-accessible. Please stay on sidewalks throughout your journey.

You will be guided on a walking tour of the Village of Webster, NY, visiting five sites of historic significance to the founding of the Village of Webster. Your walking tour will take you on a 1.5 mile walk and will take about an hour to complete.

In order to play the Adventure Lab, you need a smart phone, with the Adventure Lab mobile app installed. The app works with both iOS (iPhones) and Android phones. You must have a free account on geocaching.com and you must also have a data plan and cell service. The Adventure Lab mobile app is a multi-media, interactive app.

To open this adventure in the Adventure Lab mobile app, use the following URL: labs.geocaching.com/goto/WEBSTER

Once you complete the Adventure Lab, you will be given a code to unlock a special bonus puzzle geocache located at the Webster Museum, located at 18 Lapham Park, Webster, NY.

To find out more about geocaching, go to www.geocaching.com

What's in a Name

What's in a Name

The inspiration behind the names of a few towns in Western New York.

Hamburger History

National Hamburger Month

...and National Hamburger Day is May 28th

OK, we may be a little biased, but there can't be too many cities with a tastier relationship with the hamburger than Rochester. Imagine heading out for a hamburger and only having the choice of McDonald's, Burger King or if you're lucky Wendy's. Here in Webster, we have Bill Gray's, Charlie's and when the bridge is open, Don's Original. Each restaurant with its own story and connection to the Webster community. Take a look at our little timeline of Rochester Hamburger history.

World War Two

World War Two

Webster residents who never made it home.

The beginnings of a page honoring the all too numerous Webster residents who lost their lives fighting for our country during World War Two.

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