Both Alton and Sodus had clubs dedicated to the Woman’s Suffrage movement. Click the link below to read about it: https://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/hamlets/alton/womens-suffrage-comes-to-alton-1910-page/
Seth Cole, Ir. (1829-1903) was an outstanding upstate New York self-taught portrait and landscape artist who lived much of his life in Alton, Wayne County,…
After World War 2, Wallington had a small airport that has left a lasting legacy. Read all about it by clicking the link below: https://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/hamlets/wallington/wallington-airport-1946-1950-page/
National Political figures rarely come to Sodus. Perhaps that is a good thing for all involved..In his book Stinky’s Tale (pp 107-108), Bob Pearson tells the…
Read about Cock Fighting in Wallington by clicking the link below: Cock Fighting in Wallington (1895) – Page
For more Information on the Red Brick Church Meeting House, click the link below: https://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/hamlets/sodus-center/red-brick-church-meeting-house-page/
During the Great Depression through World War II, the village of Sodus had a hobo jungle. Click the link below to read all about it. https://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/villages/sodus/hobos-in-sodus-page/
This is a 1910 post card of a gypsy camp in Sodus. You can read more about it by clicking the link below: https://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/villages/sodus/old-sodus-photos/1910-gypsy-camp-page/
Did you know that this man was a famous Civil War General and hero who also created the holiday JUNETEENTH which is the oldest known…