- Schenectady County Historical Society

Beyond the Pines: Early Schenectady

May 3, 2025 – May 31, 2035

Explore early Schenectady: its founding, its people, and what life was like for early Schenectadians.

Redesigning Fashion: New Takes on Historic Dress

May 3, 2025 – November 15, 2025

"Redesigning Fashion: New Takes on Historic Dress" pairs 10 historic gowns with 10 contemporary reinterpretations, designed and sewn by the talented students at SUNY Oneonta.

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Mapping the LGBTQ+ History of the Stockade

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"Mapping the LGBTQ+ History of the Stockade" is an interactive digital exhibition that explores the LGBTQ+ history of the Stockade Historic District.

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Ground to Gourmet: Tracing the Origins of the Food We Love

February 22, 2024 – September 6, 2025

Designed and built by our friends at miSci, and illustrated with objects from the SCHS collection, the "Ground to Gourmet" exhibition offers a captivating look at the origins of New York State’s famous foods and the history that led them to our tables. Explore interactive kiosks as you delve into the surprising science and history of culinary favorites, and the place that they held in our diets yesterday and today.

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A New Nation: Schenectady in the Early Republic (1798-1830)

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Schenectadians of the early Republic lived through some of the most exciting and perilous years of the nation’s history. They were part of a growing city in a new nation, which would have to shape diverse peoples, religions, and geographical spaces into a free and prosperous republic.

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Crafted in Schenectady: the Building of a Community

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Join us as we examine the evolution of Schenectady’s craft economy and reveal its critical role in the development of the Mohawk Valley and the building of our community.

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