Friends of McGarrah's Inn

Annual Election Day Breakfast November 5, 2019

Join us for our Annual Election Day Pancake Festival and celebrate the end of this election season!  We will be serving all you can eat Pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage for $5.00 each, with coffee, tea, milk, juice or water.  

This years enthusiastic co-chairs are Sarah MacLeod, a Monroe-Woodbury Student,  and Robert Adams, Jr., a member of the CMHS board and Cornerstone Lodge.  Sarah was at a board meeting with her father when we were discussing the event, and volunteered to chair the event.  We though it was a great way for her to get some experience volunteering in her community and agreed to let her help.  She is supported by the other members of the board for this event.  (An adult will be cooking...)

As long as the polls are open, we are open for serving. The event runs from 7am to 7pm. 

We have completed a number of restorations to the building this year, and our guests will be able to tour the building as well.  All proceeds from this event will benefit the maintenance and restoration funds of the building. 

2018 Octoberfest 5K Saturday 29th, 2018

Join us for our annual 5K race and Oktoberfest!

Registration for the 5K is available by going to www.mcgarrahsfamily5k.com. We race around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe. Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event. Walkers and runners of all ages are welcome.  The participants also get a T-shirt with an original Octoberfest 5K run design (shown to the left), and a free all-you-can eat ticket to the Octoberfest.  Our food is the best, and prepared by a professional chef.  

The Octoberfest starts at 12 noon with live music, prizes, kids activities, food and much more. The building has gone through more extensive renovations than last year, including the third floor Free Mason Lodge Room, where the Cornerstone Masonic Lodge 711 first met in this building in 1817. We continue to build our collection of Free Masonry Artifacts and the early history of Monroe when this building was use as a stagecoach Inn located on the road from New York to Albany.

The proceeds of this event will go toward the renovation and support of the building and future programming.

If you would rather just join us for the food and fun of the Octoberfest, you can buy tickets for the event on eventbrite at this link:  

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mcgarrahs-oktoberfest-tickets-48111394476

 

Meet Santa at McGarrah's, 10am to 4PM

Meet Santa at McGarrah's Inn on Saturday December 9th, from 10 AM to 4PM. 

The address is 300 Stage Road in Monroe, NY, which is on the Corner of Stage Road and Maple Street. 

This event is free, however we will be charging $15.00 for a color print in an attractive photo card frame.  If you would like an additional picture,  the cost is just $5.00 extra.  

We will be opening our decorated house for tours, and serving refreshments for our guests.  

If you would like to drop off a new unused toy for the Toys for Tots program we will happily forward your gift to these organizers.

Join us to celebrate the holiday season!

5K and Octoberfest

On your mark, set, and go!  Then Celebrate!  Join us for our fourth annual 5K race and Oktoberfest.

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and the Members of Cornerstone Lodge 711 is holding its second annual 5K event and Oktoberfest on Saturday September 30th, 2017.

Registration for the 5K is available by going to this link.  We race around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe.   Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event. 

After the 5K,  and starting at 12 noon,  the Cornerstone Masonic Historical society is holding an Oktoberfest with live music, prizes, kids activities, food and much more.  The building has gone through much more extensive renovations than last year, including the third floor Free Mason Lodge Room, where the Cornerstone Masonic Lodge 711 first met in this building in 1817.  We continue to build our collection of Free Masonry Artifacts and the early history of Monroe when this building was use as a stagecoach Inn located on the road from New York to Albany. 

The proceeds of this event will go toward the renovation and support of the building and future programming.

Tickets to the 5K can be purchased online by clicking the link to  this link. on the Active.com website.  

Artists reception is rescheduled for January 6th, 2017

Due to the snow,  the Christmas with Santa is cancelled, and the Artist's reception will be rescheduled for January 4, 2017 at 6:00.  If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].  We appreciate your support and value your safety.  

3rd Annual 5K and Oktoberfest

On your mark, set, and go!  Then Celebrate!  Join us for our third annual 5K race and Oktoberfest.

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and the Members of Cornerstone Lodge 711 is holding its second annual 5K event and Oktoberfest on September 24th, 2016.

Registration for the 5K is available by going to this link for McGarrah's Family5K.  We race around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe.   Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event. 

After the 5K,  and starting at 12 noon,  the Cornerstone Masonic Historical society is holding an Oktoberfest with live music, prizes, kids activities, food and much more.  The building has gone through much more extensive renovations than last year, including the third floor Free Mason Lodge Room, where the Cornerstone Masonic Lodge 711 first met in this building in 1817.  We continue to build our collection of Free Masonry Artifacts and the early history of Monroe when this building was use as a stagecoach Inn located on the road from New York to Albany. 

The proceeds of this event will go toward the renovation and support of the building and future programming.

Tickets to the 5K can be purchased online by clicking the link to McGarrah's Family 5K on the Active.com website.  We hope to have the ability to purchase tickets online for the Oktoberfest by Mid-September. 

Christmas at McGarrah's, December 12, 11am to 3pm.

We've decked the halls for Santa who will be stopping by McGarrah’s Inn on December 12th 2015, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Children of all ages are welcome to visit and get a photo taken with Santa.  Our decked halls are a great backdrop for your family picture.  We've freshly painted and decorated for the occasion.  

Friends of McGarrah's Inn will be standing in for Santa's helpers, taking pictures and welcoming guests. Light refreshments include Santa's favorite cookies.

Photos with Santa will be $10.00 (two for $15.00) and provided on the spot to parents. Historical society members who sign up (or renew) their membership for the 2015 year will receive a special discount on any purchase made that day.

All proceeds from the event support ongoing renovations of the building. We are also providing an opportunity to create a free child I.D. card for the safety of your child at a separate table.

Santa asked us to also accept non-perishable food on that day to give to our local food pantry, and unwrapped new toys in their packaging for the Toys for Tots program. Friends of McGarrah’s will take care of dropping off your donations.

Ho Ho Ho!  See you there!  Spread the Word!

Download Christmas at McGarrahs

Pancake Festival on Election Day Nov. 3rd

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and Cornerstone Lodge 711 is having a Pancake Festival on November 3rd from 7am to 7pm. Come see the amazing transformation of the historic rooms and browse our historic collections. All proceeds from this event will go to the ongoing renovation and care of this historic building, now officially a historic museum! We we also have prizes, and tour guides on hand to answer questions. A meal costs $5.00, $4.00 for kids.

Donations needed for South Carolina Flood Victims

Members from the Cornerstone Masonic Lodge 711 and the Historical Society are reaching out to the public for donations to help residents caught in recent severely flooded areas. Volunteers from World Wide Relief Alliance are driving a truck to South Carolina filled with items needed by the victims of this terrible flood. CMHS is helping out by offering our property as a drop off point for goods that will be driven down to the South Carolina Emergency Services offices. All donations must be dropped off by Sunday, October 18^th by 6pm. People will be coming to the site every day, so dropping off goods on the porch facing the parking lot of McGarrah’s Inn is OK.

Our members call South Carolina Emergency Services and got a list of what is needed the most:

Cleaning products
Garbage bags
Any type of non-perishable canned food – ones with pop tops are preferred, but any type of canned food will be accepted.
Bottled Water
Toilet Paper
Paper towels
Paper plates, bowls, utensils
New clothing

McGarrah's 5K Run and Oktoberfest, Saturday September 26, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and the Members of Cornerstone Lodge 711 is holding its second annual 5K event and Oktoberfest on September 26th, 2015.

Registration for the 5K is available by going to this link for McGarrah's Family5K.  It is a timed race that centers around the beautiful Goosepond in the Center of Monroe.   Whether you are in it to test your speed or just in it for fun, it promises to be a fun event.  

After the 5K,  and starting at 12 noon,  the Cornerstone Masonic Historical society is holding an Oktoberfest with live music, prizes, bounce house, food and much more.  The building has gone through extensive renovations and will be open for tours.  This year's Oktoberfest is a very special celebration since the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society has received it's permanent charter as a historical museum from the State of New York!  We have a lot to do to create a museum that embodies the history of Masons and the New York Communities that they helped to build.  The story of this museum starts with McGarrah's Inn, and its use as a stagecoach Inn located on the road from New York to Albany.  

The proceeds of this event will go toward the renovation of the building, which includes the third floor lodge room, which was first used in 1817.  It is one of the oldest lodge rooms in the United States, and the oldest in New York.  We are currently raising funds to restore it to the time period when it was first used.  In addition, the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society would like to add a night sky mural that matches the star pattern of that first meeting in 1817.  We estimate the cost of the renovation of this room to be about $5000.00, with more spent on other rooms of the building for artifacts relating to Masonic History and the community of Monroe.  

Tickets to the 5K can be purchased online by clicking the link to McGarrah's Family 5K on the Active.com website.  We hope to have the ability to purchase tickets for the Oktoberfest by Mid September.