Join the Edinburg Historical Society  on 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Sand Hill School on Tange Road when Darlene and Fred Lee offer a presentation on Isaac Thayer and other “hometown” patriots from the Revolutionary War whose final resting places are location in town cemeteries.

“Headstones can reveal things about the person there interred,” Darlene Lee says. “It turns out, there is science to the type of engraving on the stone.  The artwork can tell us about his belief in the hereafter. Poetry was frequently engraved on gravestones.” 

Thayer is buried in the Partridge Cemetery, on Sinclair Road. Little was known of him, according to Darlene Lee, who is a member of the Schenectada chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. His headstone was darkened with lichen and the inscription was barely readable, when a small group of volunteers found him.

If you are interested in learning more about the history of Edinburg and its people, please come to our meetings and consider joining the society. We plan a number of other programs and will have open houses at our museums this summer and more events in the fall. 

The Edinburg Historical Society has mapped out much of its schedule for 2026, with festivals, new exhibits and other ways for residents and neighbors of this historic town to get involved with learning about our past.

The Spring Bake Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 23, at the Edinburg Rural Museum on North Shore Road at the Four Corners. Salads and baked goods are featured. 

The Summer Bake Sale, to include a variety of salads, will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 1, also at the Rural Museum. 

Our Fall Festival will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Rural Museum, with grilled cheese sandwiches, soups and other foods, including macaroni and cheese. 

Our Holiday Bazaar this year will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Sand Hill Schoolhouse on Tange Road. It’s a little earlier than usual, so an even better chance to buy some holiday gifts, enter for the chance to win a basket raffle, grab some good food and, of course, meet or reunite with society members.     

Area vendors will sell their wares at each of the events, which are important fundraisers for the society. We’re a welcoming group, so please come patronize our events. 

Museum openings

The board set Saturday, June 27, as the opening day for the Rural Museum and the Nellie Tyrrell Museum — a former schoolhouse just down the road. The museums will be open to all on Saturdays during the summer until Aug. 29, except for July 4. We are forming programs, presentations and exhibits that may include a wintertime display, a special look at a little corner of town and Revolutionary War connections.