Coming Events
The Parma Hilton Historical Society is pleased to offer various events throughout the year. Our upcoming programs are below. Please visit this page regularly as items may change and new programs added.
PHHS MONTHLY PROGRAMS and HISTORICAL LECTURE SERIES
Parma Hilton Historical Society is pleased to offer monthly presentations and guest speakers covering a range of topics related to local history or of general interest. These meetings are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of the month starting at 7 p.m. except during the summer months of June, July, and August when meetings are suspended.
Meetings are held at the Hilton Community Center’s Ingham Room, 59 Henry Street, Hilton, New York 14468.
- December 8, 2025 – Historic Buildings of Orleans County presented by Bill Lattin. Bill is the former Historian for Orleans County and former curator/director of the Cobblestone Society Museum. He will share pictures of dozens of architectural treasures in Orleans County which succumbed to the wrecking ball over the decades. Of those buildings that remain, you’ll see “before and after” photographs of the original structure along with what each of the sites looks like today. You don’t want to miss this one!
- January 12, 2026 – Presentation by Parma and Hilton Historian Dave Crumb
- February 9, 2026 – Erie Canal presented by Dan Cody
- March 9, 2026 – Frederick and Anna Douglass presented by Rose O’Keefe
PHHS Book Club
Join us at Parma Public Library on Tuesday January 6, 2026 at 6:30pm for our next book club meeting. We will be discussing Hilton USA, by Leith Wright. Copies of the book are available to borrow from the library. All are welcome! Please register with the Parma Public Library through this link.