Give supplies we need - it takes a village!
Our list is full of items that support our work and programs every day.
To make a tax-deductible Wish List gift, write the item in the “honoree” field of your online donation or in the memo line of your personal check.
Contact Director of Develpment Alison MacKenzie at (585) 294-8252 or via email with any questions. We are so grateful for your help!
If you’ve visited before, see what’s marked NEW! below…
New Items!
Farm Supplies: any amount!
Our farmers need lots and lots of supplies – from feed to stall mats to tools to fertilizer enhancer and much more. It takes a lot to care for our animal friends and our crops. You can help their lengthy shopping list with a gift of any amount, from $5 to $5,000!
Camp Costumes: $100
You can help our Historic Village summer campers – there’s lots of wear and tear on costumes that need mending or replacing each year!
LED Flood Lights: $200
Our special events team needs to replace two lights used for all of our evening theatrical performances, to light spaces for actors and visitors when candlelight just isn’t enough.
Restaurant Patio Furniture: $1,500
The Depot Restaurant, Freight House Pub, and Pavilion Garden Restaurant all have popular outdoor seating. You can help refresh these spaces with new patio furniture and umbrellas.
Stock Recorder: $2,000
This modern handheld tool with help our agricultural team capture extensive farm management data, to help track the health of all our livestock.
Still on Our List!
Gallons of Paint: $40 each
For our miles and miles of fencing! As you see us repair and replace fencing round the Village, it all needs paint.
Moveable Museum Cart: $50
A new dolly of our educators to carry supply totes offsite when providing programs.
Sensory Bags: $50 each
Five needed for visitors on tours or at events with sensory needs, who experience our spaces differently.
Bird Seed and Suet: $50
For our Nature Center staff to keep our feathered friends fed – it’s always on our list!
Industrial Costuming Racks: $130 each
For our Costume Shop to organize and store hundreds of costumes for our historical interpreters!
Fencing: $175 for 100 Feet
For a new pasture in our rotational grazing plan and better sustainability on our farm.
Camp Scholarship: $300
For a youngster to have access to a week of fun and learning (with bus transportation and lunch)! Spring or summer.
Outs & Hay: $350
Feeds our animal for two weeks. Nothing makes the sheep happier than oats!
Beekeeping Equipment: $350
For our Nature Center staff to care for our educational beehives with the correct tools and two protective suits.
Lift Table: $900
For our Curatorial team to more artifacts and change our textile study drawers in the John L. Wehle Gallery.