All Sites Closed
All SCHS sites, including Mabee Farm, the Museum, and the Library will be closed on December 24, 25, 31, and January 1. Happy holidays!
All SCHS sites, including Mabee Farm, the Museum, and the Library will be closed on December 24, 25, 31, and January 1. Happy holidays!
The Museum will be closed from January 2 through January 10 while we uninstall the Festival of Trees.
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
Anna Mazurkiewicz, historian and deputy dean at University of Gdańsk, Poland, will discuss her recent book “A Man in the Room Where It Happened: The Cold War Odyssey of William J. Tonesk.”
Create a colorful, textured, embroidery garden!
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.”
Join us for a showcase of our new archival storage system as we toast the improvement with champagne!
This presentation examines the role of Black barbers as leaders in their communities and advocates for the rights of others.