What role did women play in local Shaker settlements?

Interested in learning about the history of printing? Curious about what makes one book valuable and another not? Please join Sarah Schmidt, Director of Archives and Special Collections at Union College, for an informal discussion on book history and rare books. 

Join us this night of the full moon for a candlelight walk through the woods of the Woestyne

In this richly illustrated presentation, Dr Carl Benn will explore the material culture of the Six Nations Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, between 1700 and 1815. He will focus on how Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras presented themselves to the world through their clothing.

Join us for a conversation with Miki Conn, Walter Simpkins, and Adonis Richards about their lives and memories as Black Schenectadians. This event is part of the Schenectady African American Historical Records Project, a public history project focused on preserving the heritage and historical records of African Americans in Schenectady.

Salvaged from SCHS' very own Brouwer House in the Stockade, these vintage slate tiles protected one of Schenectady's oldest homes for a century! Each tile has its own unique, natural age and character.

In this family-friendly program, you’ll learn the process of making maple syrup, from colonial techniques to later innovations.

A descendant and relative of many Mary Potter School alumni, historian Cheryl Renée Gooch, Ph.D. explores the intriguing work of Schenectady’s own hidden figure who levered her Presbyterian and social affiliations to garner financial support for the education of African Americans.