Songs of the American Revolution
2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Gallupville House

Discovery Hour at the Schoharie Free Library
2025-08-12 | Schoharie Free Library, 103 Knower Ave., Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States

Sunshine Fair
2025-08-05 - 2025-08-10 | NY
The Old Stone Fort will have a table at the Sunshine Fair. Make sure you stop by for a visit!

BBQ Fundraiser
2025-08-01 | NY
Chicken & Ribs by BBQ Delights!
Come enjoy delicious BBQ and support local history. All proceeds will benefit on-going projects at the Fort. Online pre-ordering has now closed.
Menu & Prices:
Chicken Dinner (includes sides)
$16 (In-person)
$17 (Pre-order online)
Half Chicken Only
$11 (In-person)
$12 (Pre-order online)
Rib Dinner (includes sides)
$17 (In-person)
$18 (Pre-order online)
Half Rack Only
$14 (In-person)
$15 (Pre-order online)
We will be selling at the Parrott House until we’re sold out!

The Dutch Barn Revealed: Timber Frame Design and Architectural Heritage
2025-07-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
Please join us Saturday July 12th at 2PM for a talk by Nicholas Russell the Founder, Designer, and Timber Framer at Tall Pine Timber Frames as he discusses the architectural and structural heritage of the timber frame design of New World Dutch Barns.
This talk will be held in the Badgley Museum Annex.
Talk is free with suggested donations, all proceeds will go directly to our Dutch Barn Project.

Lily Festival
2025-07-12 | NY
We will be open while the Lily Festival is going on right up the road! Feel free to park on our site and walk the short distance to the Lily Park.

Declaring Independence at the Fort
2025-07-04 | The Old Stone Fort, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States
Full schedule of events:
10 am – 5 pm: Museum and grounds open
10 am – 4 pm: Sign an oversized copy of the Declaration. Spontaneous political demonstrations.
11 am: Reading of the Declaration and additional excerpts of patriotic and supportive documents.
Followed by a flag switching ceremony.
12:30 pm: Pam O’Connor – The Schenectady Liberty Flag and making other reproduction flags.
2 pm: Reading of the Declaration and additional excerpts of patriotic and supportive documents.
Followed by a flag switching ceremony.
3 pm: Presentation by author Jeff O’Connor about his book “The Old Stone Fort – Guardian of
Schoharie County History Since 1772” with book signing afterward.

Chicken BBQ Fundraiser
2025-06-13 15:30 - 17:00 | Parrott House Parking Lot, 294 Main St., Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States

"Loyalty Prevailed Over Every Other Consideration" Living History Event
2025-05-31 10:00 - 2025-06-01 17:00 | The Old Stone Fort, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States
“Loyalty Prevailed Over Every Other Consideration” event with living history demonstrations to bring Schoharie in 1775 to life as news came in from Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill.
Event Schedule:
🔹 10:00 AM – Camps open, demonstrations begin
🔹 12:00 PM – Women in Healing with Anne Clothier
🔹 1:00 PM – Baking in an 18th Century Oven with Chris & Christine Eberhardt
🔹 2:00 PM – 18th Century Carpentry with Scott Lance
🔹 3:00 PM – 18th Century Toys and Games with Shari Crawford
🔹 4:00 PM – Militia Muster
🔹 5:00 PM – Event ends
Ongoing Throughout the Day:
Our expert demonstrators will be on hand showcasing their trades and answering your questions. Explore Hartmann’s Dorf, interact with artisans, and immerse yourself in colonial life.
📍 Suggested Donation for Admission: $10 for adults | Kids free
Don’t forget to check out the NYSDAR Schoharie Chapter’s America 250 marker and Patriot Walkway unveiling at Lasell Hall right up the road from 11am-4pm!

Decoration Day
2025-05-30 18:00 - 19:00 | The Old Stone Fort, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States
Come to the Fort to help honor the Schoharie veterans of the Civil War buried in the Old Stone Fort cemetery. Visitors will follow Civil War reenactors to the gravesites where Pete Lindemann will give a brief history of each veteran and invite visitors to lay flowers on the graves.
This is a free, outdoor event. We will be walking through the cemetery after a brief ceremony in front of the Fort.

Cancelled- New World Dutch Barns of New York by Keith Cramer
2025-05-03 00:00 | NY

Maple Festival
2025-04-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Schoharie County Fairgrounds, Sunshine Drive, Schoharie, NY, 12043, United States

The Underground Railroad in Schoharie County- Ken Jones
2025-04-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
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 any traction in recruiting followers of the Anti-Slavery cause. He basically said let the dead bury the dead and he wasn’t sticking around for the funeral. However, he found a little leaven in a surprising place. While those involved in the Underground Railroad did not leave a written history, Esperance Town Historian Ken Jones will explore the leads, clues, and people related to possible Underground Railroad activity in the area.

The Erie Canal at 200- David Brooks
2025-03-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
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 minutes with time for questions. Suitable for general audiences.
David Brooks is the Historic Site Assistant and Education Director at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, operated by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

Skohere and the Birth of New York's Western Frontier 1609-1731 Volume III by Jeff O'Connor
2025-03-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
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 impacted its early colonial history, coalesce in Volume III, the last of the “Skohere and the Birth of New York’s Western Frontier 1609-1731” trilogy series.
The Palatine experiences from Europe to the Schoharie Valley are traced, with emphasis on why they came, what led them to think they had land set aside for them in the Schoharie Valley, and what caused many to leave. Along the way, their immigrant story impacts others who may be viewed as in their way or are helpful. Key to the narrative is the involvement of the Mohawk people, especially chief Hendrick and the real events behind the Mohawk acceptance of the palatines in their country.
The narrative of the settlement of the Palatines in the Schoharie Valley is not a traditional one – the establishment of the dorfs, the conflict with Adam Vrooman and the partners who bought the land beneath them, and why many left for the Mohawk Valley and Pennsylvania, are fully explored and challenge what has previously been known.
What all three volumes add to the history of New York State is not only the first biography of the Schoharie Valley’s early colonial past, but also its place in the greater movement from the Hudson River west into Haudenosaunee country. The Palatines pushed the western frontier further and faster than all that had been done in the 100 years prior to their arrival and made a lasting impact on how New York developed from a colonial province to a state.

Philip Schuyler Presentation
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
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 Continental Army. He played a key role in the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, as well as in earlier campaigns, including the Invasion of Canada, and the Battles of Lake Champlain and Fort Ticonderoga. Schuyler also served as an Indian Commissioner, attempting to gain the support of the Six Nations Confederacy against the British.
Jon Jasewicz is a historian primarily focused on the colonial period in New York’s Capital Region and Mohawk Valley. He has been a living historian for nearly a decade, and has co-authored papers such as “‘Led Into The Fire Of The Whole Body Of The Enemy’: Archaeological Survey Of The Stone Arabia Battlefield 19 October 1780.”

Executive Committee Meeting
2024-12-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
Adopt preliminary budget.

Christmas at the Fort
2024-12-07 10:00 - 16:00 | The Old Stone Fort, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States
Christmas in Schoharie is this Saturday! The Museum Complex will be open for the last time in 2024 from 10am to 4pm with a cookie contest, vendors, food, music, basket raffles, a quilt raffle, and Palatine living history in the Hartmann’s Dorf House.
Cookie Contest:
To participate in the cookie contest, bake your best batch of cookies and bring them to the Badgley Museum Complex before 11:30am and let the people decide if you have the best cookies! Visitors will be able to taste the cookies and vote on their favorites.
Bakers, we will be dividing your cookies up into smaller pieces for visitors to taste but please bring enough to go around! Please either come with a list of ingredients or be prepared to give one to staff at drop-off for allergy purposes.
Food:
The Sass Squash food truck will be on site with some warm food to fuel you through the festivities planned throughout the village.
Music:
There will be live historical music throughout the day in the Fort!
Palatine Living History:
Living historians will have Hartmann’s Dorf open with a fire to keep you warm while you learn about how the Palatines lived at this time of year. You might even get a taste of some wassail!
Basket Raffles:
There will be over ten different baskets with prizes for you to win! This means there are lots of chances and a little bit of something for everyone. You will not need to be present to win.
Quilt Raffle:
Saturday will be the last day to purchase raffle tickets for this beautiful locally-made quilt!

Reds on the Ballot: Communists, The Bonus Army, and the 1932 Election Presentation
2024-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States

Board Meeting
2024-11-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
Re-organizational Meeting with new trustees. Election of officers and committees.

Complex Open
2024-10-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-26 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-20 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-19 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-14 10:00 - 16:00 | The Old Stone Fort, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, 12157, United States

Howl-at-the-Moon-Day Walking Tour
2024-10-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Cobleskill’s Veterans’ Memorial Centre Park, 514 W Main St, Cobleskill, NY, 12043, United States
Join Cobleskill Town Historian Pete Lindemann as he leads an historic tour of the Village of Cobleskill.
You’ll touch the cannon that almost scalped the judge’s wife in 1864, see the spot where the yeggmen shot Constable Wilson in 1900, and stand on the same stoop as Teddy Roosevelt in 1914.
Meet at Cobleskill’s Veterans’ Memorial Centre Park.

Executive Committee Meeting
2024-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States

Tentative- Collections Committee Meeting
2024-10-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Badgley Museum Annex, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, NY, United States
