Museum and Library Closed
The SCHS Museum at Library at 32 Washington Ave is closed May 22-July 8. We will reopen to the public on July 9. Mabee Farm is operating as usual. Thank you.
The SCHS Museum at Library at 32 Washington Ave is closed May 22-July 8. We will reopen to the public on July 9. Mabee Farm is operating as usual. Thank you.
Join us throughout 2025 and 2026 as we delve into literature, biographies, and more that explore the American Revolution. We'll meet virtually each month to discuss a few chapters of the book at hand.
Please join us for a brief business meeting, and for a talk from Kiersten Marcil called "Iron in the Water: How American Rebels Blocked British Control of the Hudson River during the American Revolution."
Calling all aspiring weavers! This program introduces kids to the timeless craft of textiles. With wool, linen and hemp, the Mabees could weave the many fabrics that adorned themselves and their home. We’ll explore all these materials and the historic tools used to process them. We’ll weave our own bookmarks to take home.
Join your hosts, Buffy Leonard and Chris Leonard, on a tasting and history tour of their favorite wines from women winemakers!
In this tour, we try to see the Mabee Farm as enslaved people would have known it, and to understand the painful, dehumanizing experiences of hundreds of other enslaved people in Schenectady’s history.
Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band have become one of the fastest-rising groups in upstate NY with expansive live albums highlighting a reputation for compelling performances. With a rotating cast of talented players, a broad and dynamic body of work, and a refusal to set anything in stone, their shows are always fresh, full of joy, and hard to describe.
For centuries, local history has revolved around the mighty Mohawk River. Discover it with us from the seat of a kayak!
This FREE family festival will feature live music and fireworks!
The Mabee Farm will be open just for kids! Tour the entirety of our farm with special demonstrations of colonial crafts. Our fields are almost ready for harvesting and we’ll need your help! Butter making, barn-building and meeting the farm animals are just some of the other activities available.