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Candlelight Tour | Oct 28 7:30 Colonial

Join us for spooky tales of Schenectady's haunting past! We'll explore the historic Stockade after dark, and discover the neighborhood’s most blood-curdling ghost stories.

Sold Out $13.00

Candlelight Tour | Oct 28 6:30 Victorian

Join us for spooky tales of Schenectady's haunting past! We'll explore the historic Stockade after dark, and discover the neighborhood’s most blood-curdling ghost stories.

Sold Out $13.00

Museum Closed

The Schenectady Historical Museum at 32 Washington Ave will be closed from October 31 - December 2 while we install a new painting storage system. We will reopen to the public on December 3 for the Festival of Trees!

Workshop: Fresh Pine Wreaths

Join us in making fragrant, one-of-a-kind seasonal wreaths to enliven your home during the holidays.

$40.00

Mabee Farm “Through the Woods” Tour

This program will take you “over the river and through the woods” on a journey back in time. We’ll begin with a candlelit walk through our nature trail with guides to provide orientation and share local tall tales

$10.00

Kids Craft: Tea Light Snowman Ornament

This fun and easy craft allows you to create and customize your own adorable snowman ornament to take home. Hang on a tree or anywhere around the house.

$12.00

Schenectady Wine Society

Join City Historian and wine connoisseur Chris Leonard on a tasting and history tour of his favorite wines to make the season bright.

$30.00

Jan Mabee’s Twilight Tour

Join us as we explore Mabee Farm as it’s meant to be explored; awash in changing colors, the wind gusting outside, and the flickering lights of the Mabee house keeping us cozy and warm. A costumed guide from the 1600s will lead us through the house, which is decorated for the season.

$10.00