The Schoharie County Historical Society is hosting local historian Jon Jasewicz as General Philip Schuyler on February 22 at 2:00 pm at the Badgley Museum Annex. Philip Schuyler (1733–1804) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. In 1775, General Washington gave Schuyler command over the New York Department of the […]
Join us in the Badgley Museum Annex as local historian and author Jeff O'Connor delves into his latest book, "Skohere and the Birth of New York's Western Frontier 1609-1731 Volume III." The previous two volumes, which have been heading toward the Palatine arrival and all the people and events connected to the Schoharie Valley or […]
The Erie Canal at 200—The Erie Canal is celebrating its bicentennial! This program outlines the story of the canal and how it has been heralded in pop culture, folklore, and the history books. Discover how it was recognized at 100, and what celebrations the corridor has planned for it's 200th! This program is approx. 45-60 […]
Many historians have written off Schoharie County as being a part of the Underground Railroad because of the sympathies of the area to the Confederate States when it came to the slavery issue and the Civil War. It was not surprising to see an agent of the Anti-Slavery Society ready to give up on finding […]
