The Esperance Historical Society was founded in 1969 and one-year later the museum opened its doors in the former village one-room schoolhouse.

The museum displays artifacts, photographs, old farm equipment and other items that reveal the story of a rural upstate New York village centered on agriculture and trade along the Great Western Turnpike.

Visit the Museum

We’re open week­ends from Memo­r­i­al Day through Labor Day from 1 to 4pm. 

Admis­sion to the muse­um is always free.

The Chapel Library

The Chapel Library at the Esper­ance His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety is a unique col­lec­tion of books, doc­u­ments, and oth­er media accu­mu­lat­ed by mem­bers of the Soci­ety over many years.

Photographs & Memories

View our curat­ed gallery of pho­tographs, scrap­books, post­cards and more from Esper­ance and the sur­round­ing area.

A Film by Willard Martin

The Decline of Dairy Farming in the Town of Esperance from Willard Martin.

Support the Museum

The Esperance Museum is a 501(c)(3) corporation and depends on the community for support. Please consider donating or becoming a member.

All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

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