Welcome to The Lima Historical Society

Thank you for stopping by the Lima Historical Society's website. We hope you enjoy your visit here. You might also enjoy a live visit to our Tennie Burton Museum. The Museum is located in the village of Lima at 1850 Rochester Street. The museum is open on Sundays, June thru September, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm or by special appointment. To contact us click the link below. Our upcoming events are also listed on this page. Scroll though them and attend any or all that appeal to you. These events will be limited until this Pandemic is under control. We are a non-profit organization, so most of these events are free to the public. We do, however, welcome donations and we also hold some fund raising events during the year when we can. We try to keep our site up to date so check back often to see our newest events and updates at the museum.

LHS Annual Dinner Meeting

LHS ANNUAL DINNER MEETING
at Pinehurst Senior Living Community
1000 Pine Trail Honeoye Falls, NY

Sunday, May 18^th
Dinner at 12:30 PM / Program at 2:00 PM

The Music of the Women of the Civil War
By Don Dwyer

Don Dwyer, musician, singer, and songwriter from Buffalo is back in Lima by popular demand to share more of his stories of the Civil War with music about Civil War era women. He played as part of the Irish Civil War band for many years. Attendees at a previous Lima performance by Don will attest to how informative, lively and enjoyable his shows are. His 2:00 pm performance will follow a brief Annual Meeting and a delicious pork loin or vegetarian lasagna dinner (12:30 ) in the lovely Pinehurst dining room. Dinner is all inclusive—salad, main course, dessert and beverages for $20 (please see attached reservation form).

Download a Printable Reservation Form (PDF)

Quilt Raffle

Lima Historical Society
Quilt Raffle

“Mechanical Genius”

Win A Beautiful Queen-size Quilt
Handmade by Quilt Designer/Artist
Lima’s Own Sandi Shusda

Raffle Tickets
$5 each / 3 for $10

Purchase Tickets Online Here (link)

The American Hotel; The We Shop;
Tennie Burton Museum: Sundays 2-4 pm this summer

Drawing: August 24th -LHS Picnic

In Case You Missed It…

You may have missed it live, but here is the recording of the

Livingston County Poorhouse presentation
by Holly Watson the County’s Historian

Sponsored by the Lima Historical Society and the Lima Public Library

Make History! Become A Member of LHS

Go to our Membership page to renew or become a new member

Three historic Lima Videos now available under Videos tab

Positively Lima

A Retrospective View of the Lima Community Forty Years Ago

– Specially Restored Multi-Media Presentation

Lima Through the Ages

Collage of Historic Lima Photos

from the Tennie Burton Museum Collections

Talking Buildings

An Architectural Tour of Homes

by Fran Gotcsik

Positively Lima Tee Shirts

Great Gift idea for Lima Family and Friends!

Tee Shirts

$20—S-XL

$25–XXL-XXXL

*Place an order: Go to Museum: Tee Shirt orders*