Chautauqua County Historical Society presents the Fireside Lecture Series at Patterson Library. Free and open to the public, the lectures are held the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m., September through December. September 3: “The Story of Lucile M. Wright & Her Museum,” with Dennis Webster, Lucile M. Wright Air Museum Curator. October 1: “The History of Fredonia Academy,” with Max Walters, Barker Museum. November 5: “A Dentist’s One Last Problem that Led to Our Grape Industry,” with Steve Cockram, retired GM of Growers Cooperative Grape Juice Co. December 3: “The History of the Chautauqua School of Nursing,” with Joel Potash, physician and Professor Emeritus at Upstate Medical University. All lectures are at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, NY. Presented in partnership with the Chautauqua County Historical Society.

Fireside Lecture Series – Fall 2026