On May 17th, 2025 (1pm to 3pm) at the Romulus Central School cafeteria located at 5705 NY-96, Romulus, NY, we explored the history of Fayette’s one-room schoolhouses.

The first of a series of programs to celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Town of Fayette. This program, led by Dr Dale Freier Jr, began with the historical background of the schoolhouses. He described the extensive state planning, funding, and local involvement in the Township of Fayette to promote education and growth of the newly settled town. He mapped out each of the 16 one-room schoolhouse districts and identified their buildings or locations with photos across the town. He brought each location to life with local censuses, school expenses, old report cards, and many other historical artifacts and true stories. The lecture concluded with a tour of the preserved 1830s MacDougall Schoolhouse #14 on campus, with an interactive demonstration of what it would be like to be a student at that time. This Fayette schoolhouse was moved to the Romulus Central School campus in 1997 for preservation and restoration as part of the school district’s 1998 60th Anniversary Celebration. 

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Exciting turn out for our 3rd Holiday Happening Event. With delicious catered food from Simply Homemade, a Civil War themed square dance caller, and beautiful historical dresses and clothing, we had a wonderful time.

Join us on December 28, 2024 at the Fayette Fire Hall for our 3rd Annual Holiday Happening. This year we will be holding a historic ball with a live caller, catering by Simply Homemade, raffle, silent auction and much more!

Nov 12, 2024 at 6:30pm – Join us at the Three Bears Courthouse in Ovid. Dale Freier will give an exciting lecture on the Supreme Court Trial between the revered Rev. Diedrich Willers and Michael Brown Jr!

On Oct 8th, 2024- Dr. Dale Freier gave a comprehensive lecture on the early life and accomplishments of Rev. Diedrich Willers: a prominent figure in the Hamlet of Fayette who preached at the 200-year-old Fayette Stone Church, originally known as Christ Church, for 60 consecutive years. Dr. Freier also gave a tour of the church and spoke of the necessity to preserve and safeguard this unique and irreplaceable landmark.

Listen to the first in a lecture series called “Explore Fayette History,” starting with the life and work of the Rev. Diedrich Willers by Dale Freier, MD

The Town of Fayette’s Historical Society participated in this free family educational event, reminding us of the origins of our country fairs and agricultural societies. We had demonstrations on butter making, caking making, wool table display, and a baked goods fundraiser. We had animal exhibits of heritage breed sheep, a working oxen team, rabbits and chickens, as well as walked in the parade!

The Fayette Historical Society had a wonderful display under a large tent with working steer, heritage breed sheep, wool display, chickens and rabbits. We had agricultural demonstrations of making butter, shrub, and 1-2-3-4 cake. We had a membership table, baked goods fundraiser, and barn yard games.