A Very Mabee Thanksgiving.  This family program will explore the reasons and ways in which people gave thanks, from the Colonial to Victorian era. Tickets are $8 and available at www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs. 2 p.m. at SCHS Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1100 Main Street Rotterdam Junction, 12150

Morning Meander for Adults.  Start your day outdoors and join us for a hike along the Kings Highway Barrens trail. Reservations required by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events. We will meet at 10 a.m. at the Kings Highway Barrens trailhead (#9) and walk approximately one and one-half miles. 

Discover the Pine Bush. Our experts will guide you along this 0.9-mile hike over rolling sand dunes where you will discover Pine Bush natural history and seasonal surprises and transformations. Reservations required by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events. Starts at 10:30 a.m. at Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY

Sweater Mitten Mania at Thacher Nature Center.  Turn your old sweater into a warm and woolly pair of mittens! These are great gifts for the holidays or perfect to keep your own hands nice and toasty.  Participants should bring an old sweater (wool if possible), fleece or an old t-shirt for mitten lining, scissors, thread, and sewing pins. Some sewing experience is helpful. 1 to 4 p.m. at 87 Stan Levine Dr, Voorheesville, 12186. Call 518-872-0800 to register.

“98 Acres in Albany – 40 Blocks, Thousands of Stories.” Dr. Hochfelder will share some stories that forever changed Albany. 2 p.m., at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center in New Salem on Old New Salem Road, Voorheesville, 12186.

Creative Women’s Collective Collection. “Craftivism”. A 20-minute talk at The State Museum with Senior Historian and Curator of Social History Ashley Hopkins-Benton will focus on a collection of material produced by the Creative Women’s Collective in New York City in the 1980s.. From 12:10 to 12:40 p.m., in the Huxley Theater, 222 Madison Avenue Albany, 12230. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch.

“Under the Influence” with Jane Sassaman. Q.U.I.L.T., Inc Guild meeting. Free for members, $5 donation requested for non-members, www.quiltinc.org. Door opens at 9:15 a.m. at Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY.

Oh Deer! Come and join us for a program on the largest mammal in the Pine Bush. We will start inside with a short introduction to deer biology and behavior and then continue outside for a 0.9- mile hike looking for signs of deer in their habitat. Reservations required by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events. 11 a.m. at 195 New Karner Road, Albany

Making Connections Autism Program. The Children's Museum at Saratoga is offering an early intervention program for children on the spectrum and their families, free of charge. From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at CMAS, 69 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs.

Schoharie County Historical Society Fall Membership Meeting. The 2019 membership meeting follows the 130th Anniversary Year of the Old Stone Fort Museum and Schoharie County Historical Society. From 2 to 5 p.m. at Green Wolf Brewing Co., 329 Main Street Middleburgh, 12122.