Visit our Cabinet of Curiosities, where a costumed storyteller will regale you with the tales of precious artifacts, and of the distant past from which they came.

Johan Varekamp, professor at Wesleyan University, will discuss “The Life and Times of Adriaen Block: Dutch Explorer, Mapmaker, and Fur Trader.”

Kieran O’Keefe, assistant professor of history at Lyon College will discuss his recent work, “When Did New York Stop Speaking Dutch? The Persistence of the Dutch Language in Old New Netherland.”

For Black History Month, we're opening up the archives for a series of presentations and displays on the following topics, related to local Black history. We hope to see you!

This presentation examines the role of Black barbers as leaders in their communities and advocates for the rights of others.

Christopher Scott, author of “Chain of Title: An Adventure to Uncover the 350-Year Legacy of the Old Grist Mill,” will discuss the historical research process

Join us just in time for Valentine's Day as Chef Jen teaches us how to craft chocolate truffles!

In this workshop, we'll felt an adorable bear, using wool from our herd.

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. This program is offered as part of Black History Month.

Join us for a short, illuminated walk in the woods of the Woestyne. Afterwards, we’ll make a fire in the Inn’s historic fireplace