Hudson Valley Community College Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium,
Troy
Two 21st Dynasty (1085-945 BC) mummies and coffins, on view at the Albany Institute of History & Art since being purchased in 1909 from the Cairo Museum, are the subject of a talk by Erika Sanger, ...
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Ancient Egyptian Mummies and their Coffins
Tuesday, Nov 18
12:00p
Two 21st Dynasty (1085-945 BC) mummies and coffins, on view at the Albany Institute of History & Art since being purchased in 1909 from the Cairo Museum, are the subject of a talk by Erika Sanger, ...
Making It American Lecture– Under the Same Roofs: Slavery at the Ten Broeck Mansion in the late Eighteenth Century
Sunday, Dec 7
2:00p
Recent excavations and research revealed outbuildings on Ten Broeck land likely used as summer kitchens and/or slave quarters, like those at Schuyler Mansion, Johnson Hall, and other prominent resi...
Walking Tour of the Local History and Genealogy Resources at the New York State Library
Saturday, Nov 15
11:00a
New York State Library,
Albany
The New York State Library is a treasure chest of resources for those tracing their family histories...
A Shaker Legacy: How the Shaker Treasures Came to the New York State Museum
Wednesday, Nov 19
12:15p
New York State Library,
Albany
In honor of the NYS Museum's newest exhibition, The Shakers, America's Quiet Revolutionaries November 15, 2014 - March 6, 2016, John Scherer, Historian Emeritus at the NYS Museum, will present the ...
75th Anniversary of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Friday, Nov 21
10:30a
Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library,
Clifton Park
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an act of Congress as the Coast Guard Reserve and, as the US entered World War II, re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941...
Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady - Book Talk
Thursday, Nov 20
6:00p
Schenectady County Historical Society,
Schenectady
Historian Julia Kirk Blackwelder explores the history of General Electric in Schenectady from 1892 to the present...
Brooklyn Museum Bus Trip
Saturday, Dec 6
8:00a
Mabee Farm Historic Site,
Rotterdam
Join the Schenectady County Historical Society for a bus trip to the Brooklyn Museum!Enjoy a private, guided tour of the Brooklyn Museum's decorative arts collection...
Martin Van Buren NHS Winter Celebration
Saturday, Dec 6
12:00p
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site,
Kinderhook
Lindenwald, home of President Martin Van Buren, with be "fitted out" for the holiday season...
Chilly Willy Winter's Eve Tours
Saturday, Nov 15
11:00a
Bronck Museum,
Coxsackie
Cold season tour with costumed guide. The Bronck houses will be decorated for the celebrations of Martinmas, St. Nicholas Day and St...
Jingle Jangle: A Winter Celebration
Saturday, Dec 13
1:00p
Olana State Historic Site,
Hudson
An afternoon of fun winter activity. The Farm Complex will be bustling with a range of 19th century...
Lyme Disease Movie: Under Our Skin 2 - EMERGENCE
Wednesday, Nov 12
7:00p
Adirondack Community College,
Queensbury
The Lyme Action Network will present EMERGENCE, the sequel to the award winning documentary, Under Our Skin,which chronicles the debacle of Lyme disease in Scoville Learning Center Rm 206,SUN...
CMIA - Remembering the Great War
Friday, Nov 21
7:00p
Bard College,
Annandale-on-Hudson
Location: Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
Jules and Jim
(François Truffaut, France, 105 minutes, 35mm)
For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail cmia@bard.edu,
or visit http://www.bard.edu/cmia.
Thanksgiving Traditions of the Past at the Farmers' Museum
Friday, Nov 28
10:00a
Farmers' Museum,
Cooperstown
Discover how rural New Yorkers celebrated Thanksgiving in the 1840s. See traditional Thanksgiving foods prepared over the open hearth...
Independence Day Celebration at Hanford Mills Museum
Saturday, Jul 4
10:00a
Hanford Mills Museum,
East Meredith
Join us July 4 for a day full of old-fashioned fun, including frog jumping contests, a kids’ fishing derby on the Mill Pond, sack races and 19th century games, children’s activities, great food, Mi...
Kent Holiday Champagne Stroll
Friday, Nov 28
4:00p
Swift House,
Kent
The 2nd Annual
Kent Holiday Champagne Stroll
November 28 & 29, 2014
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Join us and stroll through the village of Kent, tasting fabulous champagnes and sparkling wines as you visit each...
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