SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
at ONANDA PARK, Gorham Lodge.
3 PM: Barnes Gully botany/geology walk with Bruce Gilman and Fred Haynes
Thanks to Alaina Robarge of the Ontario County Soil and Water District for these photos (before the rain came pouring down)
4 PM: Enjoy Onanda Park, gather with friends and check out displays at Gorham Lodge. There will be Canandaigua Botanical Society displays as well as many organizations with information to share.
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| Artwork by Colleen Travis |
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| Ontario County Soil and Water District |
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| Ontario Pathways! |
6 PM: Enjoy a light catered meal from Talk of the Town Cafe and beverages in your very own Canandaigua Botanical Society Sesquicentennial commemorative mug.
~6:45: Brief history by Kim Ferris, Keynote by Dr. Bruce Gilman, and a look forward by Laura Ouimette
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| Laura introduces Kim Ferris |
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| The PLANT MAN with his Tulip Leaf Award |
The catered meal, and special treasures including commemorative programs and Sesquicentennial mugs will be available to all attendees.
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| Click on image for full program |
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| Ontario Pathways' Spring 2024 newsletter |
On May 2, 1874 a meeting was held to organize a group for the study of wildflowers near Canandaigua
The charter members: Dr. Harvey Jewett (President), Miss Jennie Draper (Secretary), Mrs. William Antis, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Backus, Mr. Robert Dixon, Mrs. Marshall Finley, Mr. Jacob Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. S Collins Hart, Misses Martha and Kate Morse, Major Charles A Richardson, Mr. A.L. Williams
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| Tiny Canandaigua program from 1912-1913 |
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| The Walking Fern poem by C.T. Mitchell ~ 1910 | |
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| Why we so appreciate OCHS! |