Parma Hilton Historical Society
  • Welcome!
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Become a Member
    • Speaking of History
    • PHHS By-Laws
    • Charter Members
  • Coming Events
    • Coming Events
    • Encore
    • PHHS Newsletters
  • Local History
    • Local History
    • Happenings of the Past
    • Picture This!
    • A LINK to the Past
    • WANTED!!
    • Historian’s Corner
    • Research
      • Cemeteries of Parma
      • Maps
  • Our Museum
    • Our Museum
    • Visit PHHS
    • Gift Shop
    • Volunteer!
    • Lead the Charge-Become a Docent
    • Make Your Own History
  • Visit PHHS
    • Visit PHHS
    • Hours of Operation
    • Find Us
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Lead the Charge-Become a Docent
    • Speaking of History . . . . .
    • FAQs
  • Search Icon

Parma Hilton Historical Society

Discover Preserve Educate

Gift Shop

Gift Shop

Whether you are looking for that unique gift for a friend or something special for yourself, we have a variety of items for every interest.

Author
Donald A. Stilson

Arthur G. Newton
Civil War Letters

Civil War Letters of Parma, New York resident Arthur G. Newton from his service with the 108th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry from 1862 until 1864.

$17.00
spiral-bound book
Publication Year 2010


Author
Shirley Husted

Funny Farm Cookbook

Recipes for Kids of All Ages

$7.00
spiral-bound book
Published in 2003

Heroes in Homespun

The story of Parma’s Revolutionary War heroes with a military roster of names and a roster of uniforms

$8.00
44 pages with illustrations
Published 1975

Hilton Fire Department
Ambulance Corps

The history of the Hilton Fire Department from 1936 thru 1986 with pictures.

$8.00
spiral-bound book
Published 1986

Author
Shirley Cox Husted

Parma, N.Y.-
The Hub of the Universe

Old Parma Families Remember Their Yesteryears

$9.00
138 pgs, perfect-bound paperback
Published 1984

Author
Shirley Cox Husted

Parma and Hilton
Images of America Series

Parma and Hilton uses images from throughout the century to illustrate the pioneer times, the development of government, life on the waterfront, transportation and communication,
schools and churches, business and industry, and festive days of celebration.

$18.00
128 pages, soft-bound book
Published 2000

Authors
David Almeter & David Crumb

Parma Hilton
Timeline

A concise snippet of Parma and Hilton’s history encompassing the years 1638 through its printing in 2019.

First available during the 50th anniversary celebration of PHHS, there are less than 50 copies remaining so hurry and get yours today!

$15.00
56 pages, soft-bound
Published May 2019

Author
Marilyn Lowden Koss Wright

Patchwork Pieces
(of my life)

Volume 1

Memories and interesting stories of the author’s life.

$4.00
56 pages, perfect-bound paperback
Published 2009

Author
Marilyn Lowden Koss Wright

Patchwork Pieces
More Threads of my Life

Volume II


A continuation of the author’s memoirs, short stories and a guest author.

$4.00
71 pages, perfect-bound paperback
Published 2013

Patchwork Pieces of my life

Just a few more stitches
Volume III

Local author Marilyn Wright regales the reader with short-stories as they relate to her life in Parma and Hilton.

A continuation of volumes I and II, Marilyn’s latest work is a wonderful accompaniment to her previous works.

$12
94 pages, perfect-bound paperback Published May 2019

$1 of every book sold through the Parma Hilton Historical Society (PHHS) is donated, by Marilyn, to benefit PHHS.

Author
Shirley Cox Husted

Pioneer Days of Hilton, Parma, and Ogden

Written to commemorate the 15t0 anniversary of the Town of Parma. History includes Parma’s origins beginning with the Seneca Indians and describes the development of the towns,


$20.00
126 pages, blue cloth boards, binding stitched
Published 1959

Authors
Blake McKelvey
Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck

Rochester
A Panoramic History

The authors capture the drama of the events that led to the creation of the City of Rochester on the Genesee.

$35.00
272 pages, hardcover book
Published in 2001


Author
Shirley Husted

Sweet Gift of Freedom

Volume I

A Civil War Anthology

$5.00
paperback
Published 1986

Author
Shirley Husted

Sweet Gift of Freedom

Volume II

Beyond the Battlefield

$5.00
paperback
Published 1994

Author
Shirley Husted

Talking Feather’s
Favorite Indian
Legends

Forty-eight Indian tales adapted from ancient legends.

$5 .00
spiral-bound book
Published in 2002

Author
Shirley Husted

Wagon Wheel Cookbook

200 Years of Cooking
with Shirley Husted’s Scrumptiumptious Recipes

$8.00
spiral-bound book
Publication Year unknown

Roger Marcotte

Where They Fell

Accounts of the men and Regiments from Rochester, New York, who served in the Civil War.

$35.00
295 pages, hardcover book
Published 2002

Authors
Tammy and Kyle Mullen

With Our Boys
Honor Roll

Chronicling the lives of ninety-nine World War I veterans from Parma, New York

$20.00
376 pages, perfect-bound book
Published November 2018

Available at PHHS, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com

All proceeds from book sales are donated by the authors for the benefit of the Parma Hilton Historical Society.

200 Years and Counting

Celebrating Parma’s Bicentennial.

Songs and Stories

$6.00
CD, Local production
Published 2009

Calendars

Highlights of these out-of-date calendars are the photographs and histories in and around the town of Parma and village of Hilton,

All calendars are out-of-date, various years available

$5.00
Produced by PHHS

Christmas Ornament

Celebrating Parma’s Bicentennial. Our Christmas ornament depicts two historically significant buildings in the town of Parma.

Made of genuine, 24-karat gold flashed brass

$5.00
Released in 2009

Christmas Ornament

Celebrating Parma’s Bicentennial. Our Christmas ornament depicts both the Parma Town Hall and Parma Hilton Historical Society’s Museum.

Made of genuine, 24-karat gold flashed brass

$5.00
Released in 2009

Christmas Ornament

Celebrating Parma’s Bicentennial. Our Christmas ornament shows the progression of our fire department through the design of its two buildings.

Made of genuine, 24-karat gold flashed brass

$5.00
Released in 2009

Christmas Ornament

Celebrating Parma’s Bicentennial. Our Christmas ornament highlights three schools in our district.

Made of genuine, 24-karat gold flashed brass

$5.00
Released in 2009


Parma Postcards

Set of five cards, with envelopes. The interior is blank, making plenty of room for that personalized, quick note.

$3.00 per bundled set

Coming Events

June 2 – PHHS Book Club

  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Become a Member
    • Speaking of History . . . . .
  • Local History
    • Happenings of the Past
    • WANTED!!
    • Research
  • Our Museum
    • Volunteer!
    • Lead the Charge-Become a Docent
    • Gift Shop
  • Visit PHHS
    • Find Us
  • Contact Us

Follow PHHS

Our History through our many

Happenings of the Past

Parma Hilton Historical Society

1300 Hilton Parma Corners Road
Hilton, New York 14468
585.392.9496

Parmahiltonhistory@gmail.com

Office Hours
Mondays 1 pm – 4 pm
Wednesdays 1 pm – 4 pm

Museum
Open April 1st – November 30th
Closed on major holidays
Sundays 2 pm – 4 pm

Follow PHHS

  • Coming Events
  • Happenings of the Past
  • WANTED!!

Follow Hilton-Parma Recreation on Facebook & Twitter

© 2025   All Rights Reserved.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok