To the Editor:

The New Scotland Historical Association Museum has re-opened featuring two new exhibits, “The Punkintown Fair: 75 Years and Counting” and “Women in New Scotland Politics.”

The Punkintown Fair exhibit displays memorabilia from the fair’s first 25 years (1942-1967), including interactive games that were popular during that time, and archival photos and articles reporting on the “Some Pumpkin” awards, the Punkintown Princesses, and the fun the community has shared at this annual fair.

The “Women in New Scotland Politics” exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of women achieving the right to vote in New York State. Starting with the Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 and moving right up to the present day, the exhibit commemorates the involvement of women in politics, particularly the women of the town of New Scotland. On display is the list of town of New Scotland women who bravely registered for their first voting opportunity, the elections of 1918!

The New Scotland Historical Association Museum is located in the Wyman Osterhout Community Center at  7 the Old Road in New Salem. It is open Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. and by appointment, which can be made by calling one of the board members at (518) 765-4652. Please come and visit!

For further information, go online to newscotlandhistoricalassociation.org.

Judy Kimes, publicity

New Scotland Historical Association