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SOLD OUT Mabee Maple Day
As winter cold begins to recede, the ground unfreezes and the sap starts to run.
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Virtual Talk: An Upright Stockade and a Small Breastwork: Fortifications in New Netherland
Dr. Jacobs will join us from Scotland to discuss colonial fortifications from Kingston, NY northwards, ending with Schenectady.
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The Seneca Nation and the Kinzua Dam
Dr. Jason Corwin will give a talk on the Kinzua Dam and its effects on the Seneca Nation
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Virtual Talk: The Wider World of Early Schenectady
Dr. L.H. Roper is a Professor in the SUNY New Paltz department of history, whose research focuses on early America. He'll discuss the wider world of early Schenectady, touching on the culture and politics that influenced the colonial town.
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Virtual Talk: “America’s First Freedom Rider: Elizabeth Jennings, Chester A. Arthur, and the Early Fight for Civil Rights”
This is the story of Jennings, Arthur, the struggle for equality, and race relations. It’s the history of America at its most despicable and most exhilarating.
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Virtual Talk and Annual Meeting: Enslavement and the Dual Nature of Early New York’s Homes”
Dr. Andrea Mosterman's research focuses on the relationships between African and Dutch descendants in early New York. She'll discuss her research into slavery in New Netherland.
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Family Program: Mabee Young Farmers Day
We’ll start with seeds in our own garden and end with a baked treat to enjoy. A real farm to table experience!
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Family Program: Mabee Young Farmers Day
We’ll start with seeds in our own garden and end with a baked treat to enjoy. A real farm to table experience!
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In and Out of Control: Fashion’s Role in Alternative Communities with Sarah Byrd
How we dress ourselves every day can follow, or flout, the spoken and unspoken rules of society
Walking Tour: The Stockade Beyond the Pines
In the 17th century, Schenectady sat at the crossroads of many competing empires, where European colonists met native American nations. Come see how our city’s story began!