Welcome to the Gates House Museum Where Warsaw’s History is alive!

The Seth Gates M. House is also the only living history museum in Wyoming County that story-tells Warsaw’s evolution in the context of the County’s parallel growth and development. Many programs, over 55 exhibits and rare artifacts authenticate that legacy. The Seneca Nation; Founding; Wyoming County Formation; The Golden Age; The Great Salt Rush; Railway Depots; The Victorian Parlor, School House Days; Slices of Life  Fire Fighters, Historic Churches; Hall of Heroes, Revolutionary War through Desert Storm and many more.

A comprehensive research library is also easily accessible. High school and college students tour, volunteer and do research for school papers. “Museum Tours for Kids by Kids” is being developed. It is also a site for local agency-paid work training and public service projects. Visitors not only do genealogy research but learn about the rich heritage of Warsaw and Wyoming County. Warsaw’s oldest meeting house hosts groups include the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce members, DAR, Wyoming County Federation of Historical Societies and art classes. Maintenance of the museum’s many functions is very important to strengthening sense of place. Except for the pandemic, over 1,500 are served.