NOTE: Updated, extended until May 2023 Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience provides a new, and exciting, entertainment option in the Capital Region. Visitors will be able to step into more than 300 of Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings by using floor-to-ceiling digital projections, made possible by…
This is a virtual program, presented on Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to SCHS members before the presentation. Join us for a virtual presentation by Ian Macpherson McCullock, discussing his new book, “John Bradstreet’s Raid, 1758: A Riverine Operation of the French and…
With Valentine’s day around the corner, this program will explore the ways in which Schanactadians past courted their sweethearts. Over a glass of wine (or hot chocolate), we’ll delve into our archives of historic love letters to tease out the passion penned on the pages.…
Welcome the first signs of spring with a beautiful, custom deco mesh wreath! Tavia Hoover, proprietor of Tavia’s Wreath Boutique, will lead us in creating a wreath perfect for celebrating the arrival of spring’s earliest flowers! The class will teach from start to finish how…
This is a virtual program, presented on Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to SCHS members before the presentation. Join us for a virtual presentation by Dartmouth Professor Colin Calloway discussing his new book, “The Chiefs Now in This City: Indians and the Urban…
Not everyone at the Mabee Farm was free to live and pass down their stories for posterity. The Farm was also home to generations of enslaved people like Sam, Bate, and Cato, whose voices have been lost to history. In this tour, we try to…
At the turn of the 19th century, hundreds of enslaved people in Schenectady became free. In the following decades they built a community separate and unequal from their white neighbors. In this program we’ll screen SCHS’ 2022 documentary, “A History Erased,” which is based on…
It’s the second meeting of the “Schenectady Wine Society” a collection of curated wine tastings by and for local wine lovers at our historic sites. This time, we’ll be sampling wines that are perfect for the warming days and cool nights of spring. Join your…
The Saratoga Home & Lifestyle Show features more than 100 local businesses from home improvement to landscaping to home decor to financial services and much more. Talk to the experts, browse samples, and get the inspiration you need for your future projects! As always, the show has…
🏆 #1 family LEGO® Fan Event is coming to Albany, NY in 2023 with the most LEGO® creations built by Professional LEGO® Artists under one roof! Join thousands of fellow LEGO® fans at The Washington Avenue Armory for BrickUniverse LEGO® Fan Convention. Experience it all…
Join the science staff at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 6:30 pm for a special edition of their monthly Science Lecture Series. The evening will highlight many pine barrens research projects conducted by students, professors, and local scientists past…
