School/Group Program Options For many years the Ontario County Historical society, in Canandaigua, has provided quality programming to the Finger Lakes area students and children's organizations. Programming for 1998-99 is as follows:  Open Hearth Programs  Hearth and Home - vegetable stew, Johnny cake/cake, cider. 1234 Cake - a cake from scratch, butter churning. Pioneer Apples - apples as a staple crop, applesauce and craft (fall) (All above - students assist and taste the food) Visit the Green Corn Festival - an Iroquois celebration through puppetry, artifacts, social dance. The Story of Wool - sheep to coverlet, carding, spin, weave, craft. 19th Century Village Life - 1850s children's chores, schooling amusements, make a journal. Meet the Museum and Early Canandaigua - Tour, museum jobs/etiquette, artifact guessing. Canandaigua Walking Tour - Pioneer cemetery, early settlers and trades, gravestone rubbing (spring). To reserve your museum program or kit, or for more information, please contact Nancy Parsons, Education Coordinator at (585) 394-4975. An early contact is advised. Back to Education Desk