2021 marks the 73rd year of the Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association. In 1948, a few Rochester, New York antique dealers formed a nonprofit association of well-known and respected collectors and sellers of 17th and 18th-century pieces of furniture, wall hangings, textiles, ceramics, photographic items, and primitives. Over the last 71 years the Association, guided by a Constitution and By-Laws, Board of Directors, and Officers, has thrived to our present-day membership of 84.  Today our membership encompasses many areas of the USA, as well as, Canada, which offer a much larger selection of quality antiques and collectibles, as well as related services. It is the mission of GCADA to require its members to meet a high standard of ethics and integrity in order to best serve collectors and purchasers of antique items and services. GCADA sponsors educational and cultural events on antiques that are open to the public. Check the “Events Calendar” for upcoming lectures.  Another annual mission of GCADA, with proceeds from its antique shows, is to offer grants to area museums and historical societies.