This is one of the caches available on the Wayne County Bicentennial trail! The purpose of this project is to highlight local Wayne County History and share geocaching with folks that may know nothing about it! Your job is to go find this cache and open it and record your name on the log paper inside. You can also trade items that are in the geocache with items of your own if you want. Then put it back in place for the next visitor! Permission has been given to place a cache here. You are looking for a plastic food storage container.
If you're participating in the Bicentennial Passport program, please punch the correct area on the passport for this geocache and leave the punch in the cache container. You can get a paper passport at the public libraries in Wayne County or download it at www.waynecounty200.com
The Passport Program is planned to start around May 1st and go to November 1st.
Built about 1850, this was the home of the Presbyterian minister Rev. Kingsley Norris and his wife. Mrs. Norris taught an eighth-grade boys Chevalier class that was instrumental in beginning the first lending library in Marion in the foyer of this home.
This two-story edifice was built after 1880. It was previously owned by Miss Jennie Seeley and left to the Presbyterian Church in 1906 for use as a manse or minister's home. Sometime later, it was sold to John and Jennie Hermanet. Later it was purchased by the Town of Marion in 2004 for use as a museum. The front and south porches are original to the house but have been replicated to maintain the look of the original home.
On April 10, 2017, Leslie Adriaansen presented a very generous check to the Town of Marion in the amount of $15,000. It was donated specifically to be used to upgrade the outdated and insufficient electrical system in the Marion Museum, known as “Jennie’s House” on South Main Street in the hamlet. The funds will also cover the cost of re-plumbing the building. Shown in the photo below, is Town Supervisor Monica Deyo accepting the check from Mr. Adriaansen, as well as both Councilman Ron Lonneville, the Town Board liaison for the project, and Town Historian Caryn Devlin observing the presentation. The Town is very grateful to Mr. Adriaansen for his generosity and desire to help Marion move closer to the goal of completing the renovation of our museum.
An addition to the rear of the building was added in 2018 as part of the work needed to make this building's renovation function well as well as bring it into ADA compliance. The north portico was added in 2021 as well as the ADA-compliant walkway. In the future, this will serve as the primary entrance.
More information on the bicentennial:
https://web.co.wayne.ny.us/246/Wayne-County-Bicentennial