The Webster Museum - Webster, New York

History and a Cup

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.

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.

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.

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.

Visible History

Visible History

Explore more Webster homes at the Webster Museum!

Adaptive Re-Use

History Quiz

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

The first Sunday of February is National Yorkshire Pudding Day

See what Happy Dan is cooking up!

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!

The Webster Walkabout Adventure Lab

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

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

National Hamburger Month

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.