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Decoration Day Ceremony

2022 Events, News, Past Events #CivilWar, #SchoharieCounty, Decoration Day, history, Old Stone Fort, Old Stone Fort Museum

Prior to Memorial Day, every May 30, the graves of Civil War soldiers were decorated with fresh flowers in what was known as Decoration Day. The Old Stone Fort Museum […]

Rediscovering the Forgotten History of Blacks in Schoharie County: Black Families

2022 Events, News, Past Events #BlackHistory, #SchoharieCounty, Colonial history, Family History, Family Research, Genealogy, New York history, Old Stone Fort, Old Stone Fort Lecture Series, Schoharie County, Schoharie County Historical Society

“Rediscovering the Forgotten History of Blacks in Schoharie County” an educational series led by the Schohaire County Historical Society will continue on Thursday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the […]

Museum Announces Acquisition of New Paintings

2021 Events, News #HartmansdorfHouse, #SchoharieCounty, celebration, Colonial history, Folk, Hartmansdorf House, history, Living History, Loyalist, militia, New York history, Old Stone Fort, Patriot, Revolutionary War, Schoharie County, Schoharie County Historical Society

The Schoharie County Historical Society is excited to announce the acquisition of two exceptional John Wilkinson original folk art paintings which will be added to the society’s permanent collection. The […]