The Lansing Historical Association was founded in 1988 when a few interested people got together to form a board.

The first thing to do was write a mission statement, and then decide how many members would form the board and how many times they would meet.

It was decided that 15 board members would be a good number with staggered years of membership. Regular members of the Association pay $10 a year in dues and receive four newsletters a year.

One of the board members took the job of writing the forms to acquire a temporary charter from the Board of Regents of New York State. Several years ago we were granted a permanent charter.

The board meets every month , the fourth Thursday of the month, at 3:00 p.m. except for the months when public meetings are held.

Two public programs are given; one in October and one in April. They are held the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Our summer board meeting is held the Fourth of July at the Town Park in Myers.


After a few years a board member decided that the Association needed a more proper newsletter than the single sheet of paper that held a few historical news items and the minutes of the board meetings. The newsletter is now printed on gray paper and has a proper heading and eight pages of three columns of historical articles, and historical photographs. The newsletter is mailed out to about 180 members. Anyone can join the association for the $10 membership fee. The Association has an archive building near the Town Hall and a one-room schoolhouse next to the Archive Building. Historical pamphlets are available and donations are encouraged. Anyone is welcome to search the Archives with the help of a board member. Send inquiries and membership dues to Box 100, Lansing, NY 14882.














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