The Stanwix Hall Hotel Menus

Menus rarely survive except in archives and private collections. A small selection of menus from 1908, 1909, and 1910 was found. They have been included as a way to compare what was found in the ground from 30 years before with what was served during the early twentieth century.

H.H. Cummings, Jr.,was the hotel proprietor in 1906, and his name appears on the New Century Atlas for that year. He was still the proprietor in 1908. A dinner menu for November 1908 can be seen here.

In 1909, the logo on the menu had changed, though it was not used on each menu. The appearance of the menu changed regularly, unlike modern menus that try to keep a regular appearance. Several menus for 1909 can be seen: April 1909 (with a seperate cover), May 1909, and September 1909. The September 1909 menu was apparently used in both Rome and Canastota, another canal town to the west of Rome.