Welcome – 2026
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Currently, IN 2026 we are observing NEW Hours.
We are open on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10am – 1pm.
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HOMESTEAD HERITAGE FAIR DAY,
SEPTEMBER 19 (SATURDAY), 10am – 3pm
Great activities, music, food, animals, crafts, gifts, demonstrators.
- Music with the Elderly Brothers from Cortland playing classic rock followed by Max and the Kats playing great dixie and other classic danceable tunes
- Bluey Storytime at 10:30am with the Southworth Library. There will be a FREE Bluey book (while supplies last)!
- Southworth House tours at 10:30am and Noon. The Southworth House is the only historic home in Tompkins County open to the public.
- Great BBQ from Get Smoked, Jamaican cuisine, and ice cream!
- Pamela Poulin will be portraying Mary Pickersgill, the designer and maker of the Star Spangled Banner Flag (the Second American Revolutionary War), thus also making possible our National Anthem.
- Blacksmithing, lace making, information about the restoration of the American Chestnut, Black Sheep Hand Spinners, Face painting, Daughters of the Union Veterans, Tractors of Yesteryear, Dryden Center for Community, and 4H animals.
- From Cornell University we have the Cornell Raptors, Cornell Companion Animals, and Cornell Herpetology Society (reptiles).
- Lots of crafters, woodworking, pottery, stitchery, garden decor, gift and food items.
Upcoming Dates
- September 19, Homestead Heritage Fair Day
- October 31, Halloween Spooky Stories, Southworth Homestead, 6pm – 7pm
- November 7, annual Pie and Bread Sale, 1st Natl. Bank of Dryden, 9am
- November 19, “Life as a Continental Soldier with George Cummings”, Dryden Village Hall, 7PM
- December 5, Holiday Workshop, Southworth Homestead, 10am – 1pm
- December 6, Holly Tour of Homes, 1pm – 4pm
Address
14 North Street
P.O. Box 69
Dryden, NY 13053
Contact
607-844-9209
drydennyhistory@gmail.com
Hours
Saturday, 10am - 1pm
Tuesdays, 10am - 1pm
Or by appointment
drawing by Cynthia Cantu
Mailing List
Send an email to drydennyhistory@gmail.com to be kept informed of upcoming events.
