Myron Taylor The Man Nobody Knew
This book is currently available for sale at the Peppermint Museum for only $25 each. These books are available until the end of August 2023 or until sold out.
WHO Adds Wayne County Historic Buildings and Sites List to its Webpage
Wayne Historians Organization lists buildings and sites in each town of historical interest and importance on its waynehistorians.org site. Read more »
Artifacts Donated to Lyons Heritage Society
Artifacts from Lyons history have been donated to the Lyons Heritage Society. Read more »
Erie Canal Lock 27 Video available for viewing now
This video was donated to us by John Albanese, a Lyons Heritage Society Member. The video depicts the pump house at the lock in operation. To view it go pull down the collections Read more »
New Acquisitions at the Lyons Heritage Society
Pat Alena recently received a call from Katherine Shuller Harrison telling her that she found a peppermint bottle she wanted to donate to our museum. The story behind the bottle is Read more »
Lyons Heritage Society and Hotchkiss Building Has Another Successful Year
The Peppermint Museum is proud to report that we have had a steady stream of visitors to our building this year. We have had many boaters from the Erie Canal as well as bikers al Read more »
Lyons Heritage Society Honors Volunteer of the Year
This year at our October Annual Dinner at Wayne Hills Country Club, he Lyons Heritage Society awarded Volunteer of the Year 2017 to Marianne Stephan. Read more »
Annette Harris Gives Lyons Heritage Society Glimpse of Myron C. Taylor
Annette Harris, the featured speaker at the October Lyons Heritage Society Meeting, gave audience members a glimpse into Myron C. Taylor and his philanthropy. Born in 1874 in Lyons Read more »
Woman of the Month: Mildred Taylor
We have published our March/April woman of the month, Mildred Taylor. Click here
Woman of the month: Lisette Hotchkiss
We have published our Woman of the month for February click here
Hotchkiss Prize – Winning Essential Oil Building Has a Piazza!
Anyone who has used the Leach St. Bridge has noticed the work has been completed on the new piazza that will greet visitors who come to visit the building. Thanks to Arthur Santell Read more »
Lyons Public Library Receives Gift of DeWitt Parshall Painting
Last September the Lyons Public Library’s Director, Theresa Streb, was surprised to be notified that the library would be receiving a gift of the DeWitt Parshall painting, “The Bur Read more »
Lyons Heritage Society Has a New Website
Welcome to the new website of the Lyons Heritage Society. We are pleased to be able to use the site to fulfill our mission to “ gather, preserve, and make available historical reco Read more »
Mary Smart Celebrated in Finger Lakes Times Article!
Part of Lyons Heritage Society’s mission is to preserve our town’s heritage. Susan Clark Porter recently wrote an article about Mary Smart, a centenarian who is part of that herita Read more »
The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Museum
(“Peppermint Museum”) opens again for the summer 2023
The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Museum, operated by the Lyons Heritage Society, is both the first and last place of the industry that made Lyons famous world-wide. As a museum it holds articles of the peppermint oil process. A tour of the building will tell the story of the Hiram and Leman Hotchkiss brothers’ decision to relocate from Phelps to a Lyons building along the original Erie Canal.
The museum has some new exhibits as well as new peppermint items and a variety of new books in our Peppermint Shoppe!
June, September and October the building will be by appointment only by calling Patty Alena’s number 315-946-4596.
July and August hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 10-12, 1-3, and by appointment. Call the number above if you have any questions.
The Lyons Heritage Society
The Lyons Heritage Society is a volunteer not-for-profit organization founded in 1990, receiving its Charter from the New York State Education Department in 1998.
Its chartered purpose is to gather, preserve, and make available historical records and materials relating to the Town and Village of Lyons, to disseminate knowledge, to encourage research, and to promote the recognition and preservation of sites of historic value.
The Lyons Heritage Society works cooperatively with other community organizations for the betterment of the Town and Village of Lyons.
Upcoming Events
Currently there are no scheduled upcoming events.
