Chester Historical Society

Chester Historical Society Chester Historical Society promotes Chesterโ€™s rich heritage by preserving its historical places, documents, written and oral history.

We provide educational programs to our schools and community on our local history. 1915 Erie Railroad Station Museum:
The Chester Historical Society holds its monthly meetings on the second Thursdays of the month. It is handicapped-accessible. Annual events held at the museum include: the Chester Historical Society's annual yard sale fundraiser, the community tree lighting, celebrating the holiday

s with the museum open for special exhibitions. With its location on the Heritage Trail, several charity walks/runs utilize the museum's hospitality yearly. 1915 Erie Station Museum normally open 10 am to 3 pm Saturdays & 1-3 pm Sundays, May through October. Check for special holiday hours schedules. Office-archive at 93 Brookside Ave. - most Thursdays 1-4 pm and by appointment - email [email protected].

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09/03/2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The Revolution Came to Newburgh.

Join us September 17 at 7 PM at the Crawford House for an evening exploring Newburghโ€™s role in the Revolutionary War.

Liam Mitchell of Washingtonโ€™s Headquarters State Historic Site will take us into the people, places, and events that put Newburgh at the center of the final years of the Revolution.

๐Ÿธ Cocktails & mocktails
๐Ÿ“… September 17 at 7 PM
๐Ÿ“ Crawford House
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

Come for the history. Stay for a drink. Leave knowing a little more about the revolutionary history in our own backyard.

09/02/2026
07/30/2026

The historic William Rysdyk House at 19 High Street is currently being offered for sale.

This beautiful property was once the home of William Rysdyk and Hambletonian 10, the legendary stallion whose influence helped shape the Standardbred horse breed. It is a home with a remarkable place in Chesterโ€™s historyโ€”and in the history of American harness racing.

We are sharing this realtorโ€™s video so others may appreciate the beauty, character and historical significance of this special property.

Homes like this are more than buildings. They are part of the story of our community.

July 29th starts at 5 to 7 please RSVP see the email or number below
07/17/2026

July 29th starts at 5 to 7 please RSVP see the email or number below

We had a great time, looking forward to next year!
07/07/2026

We had a great time, looking forward to next year!

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธWhat a wonderful day at the ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ celebrating Chesterโ€™s place in the Revol...
07/04/2026

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

What a wonderful day at the ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ celebrating Chesterโ€™s place in the Revolution!

We are so grateful to everyone who came out, toured the exhibits, watched the short films, shared stories, and helped make the day so special.

If you were unable to attend but are interested in seeing the short films, additional dates and times will be scheduled.

From all of us at the ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†, enjoy the 250th!

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐——! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธOur limited-edition ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ง-๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ are now fully st...
07/03/2026

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐——! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Our limited-edition ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ง-๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ are now fully stocked at the ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ โ€” but once theyโ€™re gone, theyโ€™re gone!

Show your Chester pride, celebrate our local history, and grab a shirt while they last. They make a great keepsake, gift, or museum-day souvenir.

๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ
๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ก๐—ฌ

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Stop in, take a look around, and get yours before this final batch sells out!

Address

19 Winkler Place
Chester, NY
10918

Opening Hours

Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 1pm - 3pm

Telephone

+18454692591

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