<![CDATA[Welcome to the Leon Historical Society - Blog]]>Mon, 25 May 2026 22:53:59 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[May 24th, 2026]]>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:53:25 GMThttps://leonhistoricalsociety.weebly.com/blog/may-24th-2026<![CDATA[May 09th, 2026]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:14:37 GMThttps://leonhistoricalsociety.weebly.com/blog/may-09th-2026The season will kick off May 25th with Memorial Day parade at 9am. Tribute at the treat Cemetery, followed by the reading of the Honor Roll at the gazebo. Coffee and donuts.  "Please look at our Hometown Hero banner that hang proudly to recognize those from Leon who served to keep our freedom."   May 30th starts our "Spring Along the Amish Trail. "Runs from 10am- 4pm Anyone who stop by the 1836 church can register for a drawing for a car Tour around the Amish countryside. value of $60.00. Also, AMISH CRAFTS AND BAKE GOODS!  During the month of June, we will be honoring the "Women's Relief Corp.  that was organized in Leon in 1890"  "Honoring Elna Beckman."   July 18th at 4pm.  We will host Carol Cross from Rochester, who will present an exciting program with Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards. light refreshments will be served. Donations are always appreciated.  July 25th we will host "ZOO 62".  A LICENSED FACILITY OFFERING EXOTIC ANIMALS AND PETTING ZOO" Camel and pony rides, a nominal fee applies. From 9am-1pm.  We are also hosting the "Cherry Creek Country Church kids" with a skit on parable at 1pm.refreshments will be served after. August 15th "Leon's Town Picnic kick off at noon."  A day of great food and fun activities held on the firemen's grounds.
         STOP IN AT THE 1836 CHURCH AT THE FOUR CORNERS AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED."
           OPEN FROM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER FROM 10AM TO 4PM EVERY SATURDAY.
]]><![CDATA[April 22nd, 2024]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMThttps://leonhistoricalsociety.weebly.com/blog/february-22nd-2024​The Leon Historical Society is holding their second meeting for this year.
Its April 22 at 6:30 at the Church at the 4 corners in Leon. Open for new and present members.  If you are interested in history, like to have a great time with great people and would like to help make our community shine, please join us.
   May 4th is opening day for the church and museum for the season. The church is open from 10 am to 4pm: The Museum is open 11am to 2pm.
   An introduction Presentation will be given on May 4th ,2024 at 11am at the museum by Tina Scherman.  Fred Milliman and along with Tina Scherman put this great fun and educational exhibit together.
 
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​​Why I picked the history of the Leon Tavern: 
Hello, my father owned/operated a restaurant in Leon in 1946 to 1947 and I am trying to find some information about the building where it was located.  Dad's name was Donald Kidd. He told me that the building where the restaurant was located had a dance hall on the upper floor and there often dances up there.  He said the building had springs between the dance floor and lower ceiling to mitigate the flexing of the floor with many dancers.  Is the attached photo possibly the building where the Leon Restaurant was located? It doesn't seem like the utter floor would have been adequate dance hall.
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Late 1800’s post card of Leon Tavern built in 1834 by Thomas Noyes.
Other owners between then and into the 1900’s
Were: ?Granger, Samuel B Hanford, Johnn Lang, Ellery Stone, S.C. Horton, John Carpenter, Nathaniel Kierstead, Thomas Snyder, P.A.Snyder, (1869) A. Thomas, O.C.Chase, A.L.Roberts,
 Russel Barlow, Zelotes Blanchard, B.B. Mosher, W.F.Ross.  
Owners from& the 1940’s to the present 2024.
1947 Myron Day, 1954 Paul Louise Hoff, 1958 Garrett& Jane Kolstee,
1962 Ed & Elva Cashmeir, 1968 Fred & Kay Gross, Earl & Dorothy Lincoln, 1972 Rod & Evie Griewisch, 1982 Kathy, Christopher & John Krzanowicz, Now owned By Calvin Milliman
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