Genesee Country Village & Museum

Genesee Country Village & Museum

1410 Flint Hill Road
Mumford, New York 14511
(585) 538-6822

Explore Over 40 Furnished Buildings... Meet Costumed Historic Interpreters... Truly Experience Life in a 19th Century American Country Village!

Experience the chores of the 19th century like carrying water from the wellStep back into a living, working 19th century historic country village.

Explore over 40 furnished buildings faithfully restored to their original glory. Meet knowledgeable costumed interpreters who keep the hearth fires burning, the heirloom gardens flourishing, and the livestock tended. You’ll hear the clanging of the blacksmith’s hammer, smell the aroma of fresh baked pies and bread, roll the hoop with the stick, test your balance on the stilts and otherwise truly experience life in a 19th century American country village.

Be sure to catch live demonstrations at the pottery, cooper shop, tinsmith and more. Children especially love our one-room schoolhouse and the 19th century games they can play on the village square. You might even decide to try your hand at making a punched tin ornament.

As you stroll the village, notice that you progress through three time periods…with lifestyles growing more sophisticated as time progresses:

The Pioneer Settlement, 1795-1830

The Village Center, 1830-1870

Turn-of-the-Century Main Street, 1880-1920