Wayside Seekers celebrate 100 years

Nature study group started in Bloomfield in 1918 continues to explore and learn about the natural world

Wayside Seekers is a nature study group of women that meet two times a month from April -October for gatherings and outings related to nature.  It was started by six women from Bloomfield, NY in 1918.  The organization was chartered by the New York State Education Department which allowed them to borrow materials related to their interests.  The Wayside Seekers has continued for 100 years.  A hundreth anniversary dinner in honor of the group was held on June 7, 2018 at the Log Cabin Restaurant in Macedon.

Gatherings are held monthly in members’ homes with a potluck lunch.  Outing are held monthly and are planned a year in advance.  Recent trips have taken the group to Humphrey Nature Center in Letchworth State Park, Grace Gardens Lily Farm in Dresden, NY, Rochester Museum and Science Center in Rochester, Wild Wings in Mendon Park, to Brighton Town Park for a hike with the Town Historian, Highland Botanical Park in Rochester and Schoonmaker Swamp in Walworth, NY.   

Members come from a wide geographic area, including Canadaigua, Springwater, Livonia, Honeoye and West Bloomfield. 

Membership is limited to twenty members and, at the present time, it is full.

For information, please call Carol at 585-229-5070 or Pat at 585-362-1864                                    Submitted by Carol Schoonmaker