GENESEO – Dancers took a step back in history at the National Warplane Museum on Oct. 15 at the first annual Living History Day Swing Dance. Though iPhones and Droids took the photos, the Museum's hangar looked like it was straight out of the 1940's. After a delicious steak dinner, dancers donned attire of the period and took the dance floor. "Living History Day is part of our endeavor to offer monthly events at the museum," said Dawn … [Read more...]
National Warplane Museum’s ‘Living History Experience’ Drops Visitors into WWII
GENESEO – The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo launched The Living History Experience and school field trip program on Friday with a ribbon cutting at its new WWII briefing room. The program will put visitors directly into the seats of soldiers briefing for harrowing missions on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France. Reenactors with H Company 505th 82nd Airborne in full WWII gear will brief participants on the mission, the gear and the … [Read more...]
Geneseo Tourism Focuses on SUNY Geneseo Students to Accelerate Village
GENESEO – The Geneseo Tourism Committee officially announced their fundraising goal at Monday's Village Board meeting and laid out their plans to continue to accelerate the village by interweaving their activity with SUNY Geneseo students. Jim Whitehead announced that the Tourism Committee's fundraising goal for 2016 is $5,500, matching their goal from last year. Whitehead presented the Tourism Committee's plans, which focused primarily on … [Read more...]
‘Memphis Belle’ Thrusts Geneseo and Livingston County Higher as Destinations
Check out our video footage of the landing and interviews with museum officials below! GENESEO – The newest addition to the National Warplane Museum's fleet of historic restored aircraft promises to be a big attraction not only for the museum but for Geneseo and Livingston County. The 'Movie Memphis Belle' portrayed the fabled ‘Memphis Belle,’ one of the first B-17 United States Army Air Force heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions … [Read more...]
Beachcomber Becoming Hotspot for Tourism on Conesus Lake
CONESUS- The Beachcomber, always a popular hangout for Livingston County families, has lately become a New York State tourism hotspot, drawing in customers from as far out as Massachusetts. In response to greatly increased customer traffic, the restaurant recently built a new Dockside Grill offering Mexican food and ice cream, a Beach Shop retail store, and "The Beachcomber Inn," a few well furnished rooms complete with kitchenettes for out of … [Read more...]