Professor Nancy Newman will discuss her new book from SUNY Press, "Songs and Sounds of the Anti-Rent Movement in Upstate New York." Tenant farmers in the Hudson-Mohawk region engaged in organized protest throughout the 1840s to contest monopoly ownership of the land they worked. Arguing their cause in newspapers, on broadsides, and at rallies, their aspirations also took shape in poetry and song. This is the first book to gather the poetry and corresponding tunes into one publication. 

SCHS is heading to the city to visit the New York Historical museum! Join us as we explore some of their world-class exhibits, including “Declaring the Revolution: America’s Printed Path to Independence”

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

Kevin M. Bronner will discuss his recent book, "Albany During The American Revolution: Victory In Upstate New York."  The book traces how Albany and the surrounding region built the military and governmental capacity to defend the community, highlighting local officers, key campaigns from the 1775 invasion of Canada through the end of the war, and the pivotal 1777 conflicts at Saratoga, Fort Stanwix, and across upstate New York.

As winter cold begins to recede, the ground unfreezes and the sap starts to run. On a New York farm, the first harvest of the year was always maple syrup. In this family-friendly program, you’ll learn the process for yourself from colonial techniques to later innovations. And of course, we’ll be able to taste the results!

Professor LaGarrett J. King will discuss his recent article “The African Americans’ Revolution: Black Patriots, Black Founders, and the Concept of Interest Convergence."

 Schenectady once had a large and active Polish immigrant community. Craig Siulinski will discuss his recent research into the early 20th century experience of Polish immigrants in Schenectady.

Instructor Karen Anthony of Karen’s Paint pARTies will teach us to paint a cheerful spring scene

Get ready for a whirlwind tour of the American Revolution as ten(ish) scholars deliver fast, focused 3–5 minute bursts on the era’s most gripping stories. An audience Q&A and light refreshments will follow.