Help preserve Webster history on National Historic Marker Day

11 Mar

Now here’s something that I’ve never heard about before, but I can definitely get behind.

It’s the National Historic Marker Day, an opportunity for community members a chance to show some love to our town’s historic markers.

The annual event is a celebration of local history and service, and this year will be held on Friday April 25. The hope is that individuals or community groups (like the Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts) will volunteer to clean historical markers, important to help prevent deterioration so that our generation — and future generations — can continue to enjoy them.

Here in Webster alone we have a dozen markers, and they could all use some TLC:

  • Bay Road Elementary School, 695 Bay Rd. (now Hillside Children’s Center)
  • Bresson House, 199 W. Main St.
  • Early Church, 109 W. Main St. (now Cobblestone on Main)
  • F.M. Jones House, 135 E. Main St.
  • First High School, 97 South Ave. (now apartments)
  • Fort Site, Lake Rd.
  • Holt Homestead, 757 Holt Rd.
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church, 131 W. Main St.
  • Irondequoit Bay
  • Jayne & Mason Bank buulding, 11 E. Main St.
  • The Dean House, 93 W. Main St.
  • Webster Baptist Church, 59 South Ave.
  • Webster Grange, 58 E. Main St. (the Harmony House)

This website has everything you need to know about the day, including how to register, what you should do to plan for your project, even applying for grant money. There’s a downloadable volunteer kit that includes a planning document, marker cleaning guide, lesson plans, tips for publicizing your project, and more. Registered volunteers may also be eligible for a special giveaway once you share your marker cleaning photos on social media. You’ll find more information about that on the website as well.

If you’ll be participating in National Historic Marker Day, please let me know, and plan to send me some photos.

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(posted 3/11/2025)

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