Join us for a hands-on Historic Marker Training Day with Bill Bellinger! Bill will walk participants through the process of cleaning up and repainting historic markers throughout Schoharie County. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in preserving local history and helping maintain these important landmarks. No prior experience is required, just an interest […]
Step back in time and discover how kids long ago had fun - without screens! In this hands-on lesson, we’ll explore historic toys and games and then make our own using everyday materials. It’s a playful journey where creativity meets history, and every kid becomes a toy-making pioneer! Recommended for 1st through 5th graders (ages […]
Step back in time and discover how kids long ago had fun - without screens! In this hands-on lesson, we’ll explore historic toys and games and then make our own using everyday materials. It’s a playful journey where creativity meets history, and every kid becomes a toy-making pioneer! Recommended for 1st through 5th graders (ages […]
The Battle of Normanskill and the Battle of the Flockey: Keeping the Loyalists of Old Albany County off balance during Burgoyne’s invasion. It was the summer of 1777 and the British were coming from three directions, hungry to subdue Albany. The Loyalists of Old Albany County were rising up to clear the way for the […]
Join us for local historian Jeff O'Connor's presentation “Schoharie County: Bread Basket of the American Revolution?” as he takes a fresh look at one of the region’s most enduring claims. Long celebrated as the “Breadbasket of the Revolution,” the Schoharie Valley’s reputation is put to the test through firsthand accounts, wartime records, and the dramatic […]