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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
  • 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
  • The Holiday Stockade Stroll 12/14

    Schenectady’s Stockade is beautiful any time of year but the holidays always bring out a certain magic! In this walking tour we’ll explore the lights and sights of this historic district while learning the ways in which generations past celebrated the season.

    $13.00