Author: Tim Quill

Museum Celebration

More Information to Follow

July 2026

Celebrating June Is Dairy Month

With Month Long Exhibits and Activities

June 1 thru June 30, 2026

Special Exhibits

• A Look at New York State Fair Butter Sculptures of Years Gone By A Photo Exhibit of Past New York State Butter Sculptures
• Cheese, Cheese, Cheese An Exhibit of Cheeses, Cheese Consistencies, Cheese Making Process

Activities

Can you guess these popular 10 Cheese Types

• 10 Cheese Types available for sampling – Can You Identify all Ten
• Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday
• 10:30 A.M. till 3:30 P.M.

Specialty Cheese Samplings

• 10 – 15 Different Specialty Cheeses To Sample
• Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday
• 10:30 A.M. till 3:30 P.M.

Ice Cream Fridays

• Every Friday in June
• 10:30 A.M. till 3:30 P.M.
• Help Make Home Made Ice Cream
• Sample different flavor of Ice Cream Each Friday

Butter Mondays

• Every Monday in June
• 10:30 A.M. till 3:30 P.M.
• Help Make homemade butter
• Sample home made butter

DairyTrivia

• Test Your Knowledge of antique everyday items, tools and utensils used by the Cayuga County Farmer and Homemaker
• Table containing 15 Items used. Can you get them all right?
• Test your knowledge

July 1 thru 31, 2027

10 A.M. till 4 P.M. Daily

Photos of Many of Cayuga County One Room School Houses on Exhibit

Friends of Ward W. O’Hara Museum

In the 2025 and 2026 County Budget the Cayuga County Legislature Cut the Museum Budget by 1/3

Museum Budget is $159,000. of a 98 million county budget

We need your help to insure that there are NO MORE BUDGET CUTS TO THE MUSEUM

Keep Admission and Parking To The Museum FREE

Tell Your Cayuga County Legislature Your Support of The Museum

Cards are available at the museum for you to fill out and leave at the museum

or Call your legislator and express your support of the museum and its programs

A Photo Exhibit of

Historical Barns In Cayuga County

August 11 thru 31, 2026

10 A.M. – 4 P.M.

Seven Days a Week

Museum 2027 Patron Campaign Begins January 1, 2026

Help the Museum Grow in 2027

5 Different Levels Of Giving

$750 or More Diamond Level

$500.00 Gold Level

$250.00 Silver Level

$100.00 Bronze Level

Under $100.00 Copper Level

All Patrons are invited to a Recognition dinner in April 2026

Name Appears on Patron Boards in Museum and Ed Center

Send your Checks To

Tim Quill Museum Director

Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural & Country Living Museum

6880 East Lake Road Rt. 38A

Auburn, New York 13021

Make Checks Payable to Friends of The Ag Museum

All Donations Tax Deductible and go directly to enhance museum and its programs

A Holiday Tradition

November 22, 2026 till January 31, 2027

Over 200 Trees of Different Sizes and Shapes Decorated throughout the Heated Museum

Museum Decorated For Holiday Season

Open 10 A.M. till 6 P.M. 7 Days a Week

From November 22 thru December 30

Open 10 A.M. till 4 P.M. December 31 thru January 31

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day

Free Parking, Admission, Coffee and Hot Chocolate

THIRD Thursday of Each Month

(Excludes December, July and August)

Presentations will be in Brier Classroom at The Museum

6 P.M. Free Admission and Parking Refreshments Served

Thursday February 19, 2026

The History of Auburn’s “Liberty Store”

Presenters Wendy & Marty Goldman

March 19, 2026

History of “Whiting Paint Store”

Presenter Jake Whiting

April 16, 2026

Program To Be Announced

Presenter John Lamphere

May 21, 2026

Program to be Announced

Presenter Doug Young Spruce Haven Farm

June 18, 2026

Victory Farm Volunteers During WWII

Presenter Karen Weissman, PHD

July and August No Program

September Thru November 2026

Program Planning

December 17, 2026

No Program Come View The Festival of Trees

No Program Festival of Trees at Musuem

All Programs are Open to The Public

Free Admission and Parking

Refreshments Served

Donations Appreciated

Wednesday March 4, 2026

Thru Saturday April 4, 2026

Seven Days a Week 10 A.M. till 4 P.M.

3 Age levels

There are 50 Easter Eggs Hidden Throughout the Museum for each of the 3 age categories

For each category there are a list of clues to help you find the eggs

Read the clue and locate the egg. On the line at the end of the clue write down the location of the egg

When you have found all 50 eggs and have written down their locations on the entry form hand in your entry to the Museum Aid in attendance

The Museum Aid will give you your special Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt Prize

Every participant is a winner and will receive a prize

Free Admission and Parking

Sunday December 13, 2026

10 A.M. till 4 P.M.

Free Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Free Model “T” Rides (Weather Permitting)

Music and Entertainment

Refreshments

Kids Activities

Visit Santa 10:00-3:30

Festival of Trees on going Over 200 Trees Decorated and on Display