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Historic Cherry Hill

Sunday’s Albany History Fair Highlighting Art & Photography History

May 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany History FairHistoric Cherry Hill will host the 24th Annual Albany History Fair, featuring presentations by historians and contemporary artists, on Sunday, May 7th from noon to 4 pm. This year’s theme will be “Lens on Albany: The Art and History of Photography in the Capital City.”

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Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill

The Music in HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ at Historic Cherry Hill

December 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Music in HBO's The Gilded AgeHistoric Cherry Hill in Albany will “The Music in HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” a program that will give visitors a look behind the scenes of the music in HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” as well as provide a holiday-inspired musical demo in Historic Cherry Hill’s family parlor, set for Thursday, December 15th. [Read more…] about The Music in HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ at Historic Cherry Hill

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill

Agency & Identity: Cherry Hill’s Would-Be Sisters

November 21, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

“Kittie” Putman and “Minnie” Knapp“Kittie” Putman and “Minnie” Knapp each came to the Cherry Hill Mansion in Albany, NY after her mother’s death to be raised by Van Rensselaer descendant and 3rd-generation mistress of the estate, Harriet Maria Van Elmendorf.

Both wards, but not quite sisters, Kittie was herself a Van Rensselaer descendant while Minnie was likely descended from Dinah Jackson, an enslaved woman. [Read more…] about Agency & Identity: Cherry Hill’s Would-Be Sisters

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill, New York State Museum

Stereoscopes: Bringing The World To Your Parlor

November 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The World in Your Parlor: The StereoscopeIn the 19th century the new art of photography changed how people viewed the world. Now they did not have to make long, dangerous, and expensive journeys to learn about faraway lands – photography could take you there. Meanwhile, the development of 3D stereoscopes, together with photography, would create an “immersive experience” which even families of modest means could enjoy.

The stereoscope with its photographic view cards would introduce people to scenes from around the world. [Read more…] about Stereoscopes: Bringing The World To Your Parlor

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany Public Library, Historic Cherry Hill

$100K Awarded To Museum Educators

October 31, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pomeroy FundThe Pomeroy Fund for NYS History has awarded 20 history-related organizations across New York State $5,000 each during its fifth grant round to bring back or hire museum educators. [Read more…] about $100K Awarded To Museum Educators

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Beacon Historical Society, Chapman Museum, Education, Edward Hopper House Museum, Grants, Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, Historic Cherry Hill, John Brown Lives, Lewis County Historical Society, Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, Mount Gulian Society, Museum Association of New York, North Creek Railway Depot, Putnam History Museum, Saratoga Springs History Museum, Seneca Falls Historical Society, Slate Valley Museum, Staatsburgh State Historic Site, Time and the Valleys Museum, Underground Railroad Education Center, Vander Ende Onderdonk House, Wappingers Historical Society, William Pomeroy Foundation

Murder At Cherry Hill & Albany’s Last Public Hanging

October 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Murder at Cherry HillHistoric Cherry Hill in Albany will host a tour program looking at the May 7th, 1827 murder at Cherry Hill that led to two sensational trials and Albany’s last public hanging, set for Wednesday through Saturday, October 19th through 22nd and October 26th through 29th.

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Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill

The Irish in the Gilded Age Albany

September 27, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Labor, Learning & PoliticsThe Gilded Age was a period of gross materialism and political corruption which began after the Civil War and lasted through the turn of the 20th century.

Many Irish Americans in Albany were still struggling to support themselves, working as laborers, maids, and often dealing with anti-Catholic resentment. However, there was a growing sense of solidarity and power within the group as many were lifted out of poverty and became involved in politics and civil service. [Read more…] about The Irish in the Gilded Age Albany

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill, Irish American Heritage Museum

Albany’s Historic Cherry Hill to Redesign Museum’s Core Tour

September 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Minnie Knapp c 1880Historic Cherry Hill in Albany‘s South End has announced that the museum has received two competitive federal planning grants for a large, multi-year reinterpretation project.

Entitled We Carry It Within Us: Reinterpretation at Historic Cherry Hill, the project was awarded $48,165 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and a $50,000 Inspire! Grant for Small Museums from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

With these grants, Historic Cherry Hill is now expected to complete plans for a new tour and orientation exhibit which incorporates new research and scholarship on underrepresented narratives at Cherry Hill. [Read more…] about Albany’s Historic Cherry Hill to Redesign Museum’s Core Tour

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Black History, diversity, Grants, Historic Cherry Hill, Public History

Immersive Theatre Performance Brings Gilded Age To Life In Albany

May 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

swept cleanHistoric Cherry Hill in Albany will host “Swept Clean,” an immersive theatre experience written by Dr. Krysta Dennis, which tells the Gilded Age story of crisis and romance following the financial ruin of the Van Rensselaer descendants residing at Cherry Hill. [Read more…] about Immersive Theatre Performance Brings Gilded Age To Life In Albany

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill

Albany History Fair Returns to Cherry Hill Sunday

April 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany History FairThe 2022 Albany History Fair will be held in-person on Sunday, May 1st at Historic Cherry Hill.

An annual tradition for the past 23 years, the fair went virtual during the COVID crisis but returns this year with a full roster of presentations and activities. [Read more…] about Albany History Fair Returns to Cherry Hill Sunday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Cherry Hill

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