The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany will hold a Meet and Greet gathering at the University Club, 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 6 - 8 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity of meeting the authors who have contributed articles to the organization's latest Yearbook. The Organization's Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 518 861-5087
The Woman’s Club of Albany will host New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey for a talk on the state’s parks in the current federal climate at 7 p.m., at the WCA, 725 Madison Ave., Albany. Networking session 6 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. 518.465.3626.
Date:
Sunday, February 25, 2018 - 01:00
Location:
At the Badgley Museum Annex at the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex located in the village of Schoharie at 145 Fort Road
"For Breakfast, Pleasure and Health: Chocolate in the 18th Century." on Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. The lecture will be presented by colonial living historian Paul Supley in the Badgley Museum Annex located at the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex. $5 for adults and free for students and Schoharie County Historical Society members. The Old Stone Fort Museum Complex is located in the village of Schoharie at 145 Fort Road
Breakfast at the VFW-11 at Mill Street in Altamont from 7:30 to 11 a.m. An $8 donation accepted at the door (under 5 eat free). Full menu-all you can eat. Thank you for your assistance, Jeff Orsini, President, Boyd Hilton Memorial Association.
Date:
Saturday, February 24, 2018 - 02:00 to 04:00
Location:
Mynderse-Frederick House 451 Route 146 Guilderland Center, N.Y.
A Meet-and-Greet open house will be held from 2 to 4 pm at the Mynderse-Frederick House on 451 Route 146 in Guilderland Center, N.Y. The house will be open to give visitors the opportunity to tour the house, enjoy refreshments and chat with members of the Guilderland Historical Society and Guilderland Garden Club. 518 861-8582.
“John Boyd Thacher, Wampum, and the NYS Museum” at Thacher Visitor Center on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2:00 p.m. In 1989, the NY State Museum (NYSM) repatriated 22 wampum belts to the Onondaga Nation, including four belts originally purchased by John Boyd Thacher. Exhibition, drama and a lawsuit marked Thacher’s tenure as “owner” of the belts, which eventually entered the NYSM collections via Emma Treadwell Thacher.
New Salem Fire Department will have a fish fry dinner from 4:30 – 7:00. Fresh haddock fish, homemade clam strips, and fried shrimp. The dinner includes homemade coleslaw, a baked potato or French fries and beverage. Also, order homemade New England or Manhattan clam chowder and dessert. Plenty of parking and if you prefer takeout call 765-2244.
A screening of the film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue, on the University at Albany downtown campus.
