Welcome – 2025

We are now accepting credit card and PayPal payments for memberships, memorial gifts, and other donations. Click on the “Donations and New/Renewed Memberships” tab on the left to make a donation.

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Currently, IN 2025 we are observing NEW Hours.

We are open on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10am – 1pm.

ANNUAL TENT SALE (AKA “OP” SALE)

JUNE 26, 27 and 28

HOUSE TOURS ARE STARTING – FIRST SATURDAYS

Come and visit the historic Southworth House. We will be our next tour on July5, Southworth Homestead, 14 North Street, Dryden. Times are 10:00am and 11:30am. Tours last about an hour.

NEW EXHIBIT – DRYDEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

The Dryden Town Historical Society has a new exhibit honoring the Dryden United Methodist Church, the white church on the four corners in Dryden.  The church has been a mainstay in the Village for more than 150 years, and is now closing.  It will be very much missed.  We felt it was a perfect time to have an exhibit of some wonderful items from our collection.

One of the more interesting items we have, and have never exhibited before, is a very large ball that used to be on a lightning rod on top of the church. 

The exhibit office is open on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10am – 1pm, and we are also open most Monday afternoons from 1pm – 3pm, and Tuesday mornings from 10am – 12pm.

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FALL CREEK WHITE WATER DERBY

From the mid 70s to mid 80s there used to be a spring time canoe and kayak “white water derby” that ran from Etna to Varna.  It attracted 100s of local people, with lots of adventures. Come and find out about this wonderful outdoor adventure!