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Museum and Library Closed

The Museum and Library will be closed from December 24 to January 2. We will reopen to the public on Monday, January 3. Happy holidays!

Recurring

Podcast Club

Similar to our book clubs, we’ll listen to a selection of podcasts and meet in person to discuss them.

What’s So Special About Rare Books?

Interested in learning about the history of printing? Curious about what makes one book valuable and another not? Please join Sarah Schmidt, Director of Archives and Special Collections at Union College, for an informal discussion on book history and rare books. 

Patriotism and Our Shared History

Historian and author Dr. Cheryl Renée Gooch will present “Patriotism and Our Shared History” discussing her newest book, "Hinsonville’s Heroes: Black Civil War Soldiers of Chester County, Pennsylvania

A Midwinter Night’s Walk

Join us this night of the full moon for a candlelight walk through the woods of the Woestyne

Iroquois/Haudenosaunee Material Culture, 1700-1815

In this richly illustrated presentation, Dr Carl Benn will explore the material culture of the Six Nations Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, between 1700 and 1815. He will focus on how Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras presented themselves to the world through their clothing.