Our History

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2023: Blacksmith Shop/Mill Race Inn Saved from Demolition (again)

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For the second time in five years, a demolition request for the former blacksmith shop/Mill Race Inn in Geneva was denied.

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2010: Centennial Celebration of the Fabyan Japanese Garden

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Colonel George and Nelle Fabyan hired Taro Otsuka to design a Japanese garden for their lavish Riverbank estate in 1910.

1985: First Staff Hired--Co-Executive Directors Janet and Liz Safanda

Preservation Partners chooses as its first employees, “a highly competent and creative pair…”

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1998: Riverbank Laboratories Threatened by Demolition

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Riverbank Laboratories were to be demolished making the property easier to sell.

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2016: First summer camp at Durant-Peterson House and Sholes School Museums

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"My two daughters had a great time at camp. Their only complaint was that it was too short because they were having so much fun!"

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