Join us this holiday season as we learn to make shrubs and pomanders, seasoned with a dash of local history! 

The Museum will be closed from November 25 until December 6 while we take down our current exhibition and install the Festival of Trees.

All SCHS sites, including Mabee Farm, the Museum, and the Library will be closed from November 28 through December 1 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Our sponsor members, benefactor members, and donors are invited to an exclusive evening reception celebrating the opening of the Festival of Trees! We'll have great food from Wagon Train, wine, cheese, desserts, and of course the spectacular sneak-preview of glittering fir trees. Live music, too!

Stroll through the charming streets of Schenectady’s Stockade and dive into a day of holiday cheer, special treats, and unique shopping at all your favorite local spots!

Join your hosts, Buffy Leonard and city historian Chris Leonard on a tasting and history tour of their favorite wines for the season amidst the glittering Festival of Trees!

Living historians will tempt your pallet and tickle your tastebuds with a trio of historic hot chocolates, including delicacies enjoyed by English kings and the middle-class settlers of the Mohawk and Hudson Valleys.

We'll learn how revelers of yore celebrated the season, enjoy colonial-era treats and stories by the Inn's fire, and make a craft to take home.