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    “Redesigning Fashion” Book Club

    Looking to expand your literary horizons this summer? Join SCHS for a moderated book club series focused on our current exhibit, "Redesigning Fashion: Transgression and Identity in Women’s Historic Dress."

  • Walking Tour: Schenectady’s Golden Age

    At the turn of the 20th century, Schenectady was a booming industrial power: the city that “Lights and Hauls the World.” This tour explores this period.

  • Cider-Making at Mabee Farm

    It’s the tastiest season of them all at the Mabee Farm! This year, we have a bumper crop of apples and a newly refurbished, 19th century cider press to play with.

  • FallFest

    Fall is our favorite time of year at the Mabee Farm, and arguably the best. Is there anything better than the smokey scent of the blacksmith's forge, the yearly bounty of pumpkins, and the magnificent colors of fall foliage set against the Mohawk River?

  • Recurring

    Candlelight Tours

    We'll explore the historic Stockade after dark, and discover the neighborhood’s most blood-curdling ghost stories.