Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site has announced the return of Museum Monday programs this winter, featuring brief discussions on a relevant topic on select Mondays from 11 am to 1 pm.
On Monday, January 9th participants will enjoy hot tea and discuss the tea trade. Some of what will be covered are European traditions and influence of tea drinking culture.
The February 13th program will feature some Mohawk Valley history regarding enslaved people and the lead up to the construction of the Erie Canal.
March 13th will feature Fulton County Historian, Samantha Hall-Saladino, who will speak briefly on the Mohawk matriarch Molly Brant during Women’s History Month.
The series will end on April 10th, with a program recognizing humor and poetry month with a reading of Mark Twain’s work, “The Aged Pilot Man,” which takes a hilarious look at canal life.
For more information call the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov.
Photo: Schoharie Crossing on Erie Canal showing 9 arches of aqueduct at Fort Hunter.
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