Due to unforeseen circumstances the
Country Lawyer Gallery of the Arts has been closed.
All shows and classes on the 2026 CLGA Calendar have been cancelled.
We apologize to the artists and art lovers for this abrupt change.

Upcoming Events

Thank you to our 2025 donors!
The Phelps Community Historical Society was chartered in 1969 to collect and tell the history of Phelps. The Society Office is in the Howe House Museum on Main Street. Our other buildings are the Carriage House behind the Howe House and the Country Lawyer's Office at 7 Church Street. We attempt to collect and preserve information and artifacts from the Phelps communities then utilize the collections in exhibits, programs, events, articles, and social media to tell the history.
Phelps Community Historical Society ​Office and Museum
66 Main St Phelps, NY 14532
Phone: 1-315-548-4940
Email: [email protected]
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Hours of Operation:
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 10 am to 4 pm
Complimentary Admission. Donations Greatly Appreciated.
Mission Statement
The Phelps Community Historical Society exists to collect and tell the history of Phelps. We gather both information and artifacts then utilize our archives and collections in exhibits, programs,
​events, articles, and social media to tell the “Stories of Phelps.”
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Board of Trustees
Ron Grube - President
Len Kataskas - Vice President
Sarah Landschoot - Secretary, Curator
Mart VanKirk - Treasurer
Billee Altman
Rayne Hammond-Benz
Gary Jones
Jane Pederson
Janet Walpole
Administrator
Lynn White
​​Administrative Assistant 
Holly Thoelke
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2025 Annual Appeal

Thank you for supporting the Phelps Community Historical Society!
2 - Anonymous Doners
Eliana Valora
Ron Grube
Ed Rockefeller
David Bloom
Joan N Griswold
Janet F. Bankert
John & Virginia Bourke
Carolyn & Brian Burke
Al & Marge Cauwels
George & Yvonne Corda
​Kirk Johnson
​Mike Priebe
​Lawrence Howe
​Holly L. Thoelke
Stephen Elliott
Vivian & Otis Davis
Debra Bennett
Colleen Bailey
Paul Walker
​Matt Stevens
​Guy Webster
Richard & Josephine Marek
Paul Sailsbury
Cathy Scott
Scott Rishel
Cathaline Young
Lynn S. White
​ARK Design Studio
Topper & Roseann Darling
Elderlee, Inc.
Everson Dairy, Inc.
​Lumbermac Inc.
Steve's Electric Co. LLC
Wendy Gaylord & Curt Petzoldt
Joan Griswold
​Susan & Larry Galens
Jim Phelps
Jean & Peter Empson
Barbara S. Hildebrant
​Allan & Roxanne Ruffalo
Phelps Cement Products
Shirley Wikiera
​Glen A. Wilkes
Theresa Bennett
Jeanne Raymer
​Phelps Hometown Pharmacy
​Chris & Alicia Tiffany
James Tierson
Evelyn S. Pardington
Thomas Cheney
Theresa Dorgan
Marlene Treese
Glen & Ann Webster
Tom Willson
Rick & Sandy Witter
​Brian Flood
Barry Lee
Robert & Sandy Bankert
Sharon & Steve Tobey
Nick Harris
Elizabeth LeRoy
​Alice & Don Pulver
Gail H. De Weaver
Dan W. Hurdle
DeBoover Family Farms
Len McCallum
Leo W. Mastellar
Gayle Niles
​Nathan Ernest
​Loren Gifford
Betty Pilato
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