Join us for a day with engaging speakers, first-hand views, and shared research about the everyday foods produced and consumed during the late 18th through early 19th centuries. Highlights include:

Not Much Has Changed: Brewing in 1803 - Brian Nagel, Director of Interpretation, Genesee Country Village & Museum

BARM in the USA - Patricia Mead, Lead Interpreter-Historic Foodways, Genesee Country Village & Museum

Just Say Cheese - Deanna Berkemeier, Lead Interpreter-Domestic Skills, Genesee Country Village & Museum

Searching for Amelia Simmons: Hot Leads and Dead Ends - Pamela Cooley, Independent Historian

Symposium registration fee includes a resource packet including receipts (recipes), light breakfast, lunch featuring period-correct dishes, potluck dinner, general tour of the Village, and access to some quality historians. We have also arranged for a select group of sutlers and Village artisans to sell their wares during the program on Saturday.

Workshop Opportunities -The Staff at the Village will offer workshops in brewing, bake oven baking, and cheese making before and after the day-long symposium.

Special Tour Offerings - Special thematic tours of the Village along with some local points of interest.

Lodging - The nearby Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport is discounting rooms significantly for symposium attendees.

We're very excited about this, our sixth annual symposium. You won't want to miss it!