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Mabee Farm Historic Site

The Mystery of Joseph Brant’s Watch

February 28, 2023 by Dave Waite 1 Comment

Evening journal (Wilmington, Del.), 1888-07-14, [p ] There was a story that had been passed down in the Minthorn family for generations. It told of how an ancestor had hidden her two infants under the roots of a tree to save them during the Revolutionary War attack on Cherry Valley, NY, in 1778. It was said that in her zeal to quiet her children, the youngsters were rendered unconscious, being revived only after the attackers had departed.

While this story is most likely fiction, there is some truth mixed in. [Read more…] about The Mystery of Joseph Brant’s Watch

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Canada, Cherry Valley, Genealogy, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Jefferson County, Jefferson County Historical Society, Joseph Brant, Loyalism, Mabee Farm Historic Site, Material Culture, Mohawk, Montgomery County, Ontario, Otsego County, Schoharie Valley, watertown, William Johnson

Voices of the Valley: Schenectady Songwriters at Mabee Farm

October 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Alice Sorensen, Leccto Morris, and Dylan PerrilloThe Mabee Farm Historic Site in Rotterdam, NY, will host “Voices of the Valley,” the debut of a new song cycle by Schenectady songwriters Morris & Rivers, set for Thursday, October 20th. “Voices of the Valley” features vocalist Alice Sorensen performing 12 original tunes, commissioned by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. [Read more…] about Voices of the Valley: Schenectady Songwriters at Mabee Farm

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site

Earth Night at Mabee Farm on the Mohawk River

April 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

earth nightMabee Farm Historic Site it Rotterdam, Schenectady County, will celebrate Earth Night on Friday, April 22nd, with an evening of music, art, and workshops that honor Earth and its natural surroundings. [Read more…] about Earth Night at Mabee Farm on the Mohawk River

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site

Crafting Guitars: An Intro to Luthiering with Roy Watson

March 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Crafting Guitars: An Intro to Luthiering with Roy WatsonPlayed at home by both men and women, guitars and fiddles were the instruments of choice for early rural America.

Lightweight and easy to carry, these musical tools were expertly handcrafted by specialized craftsmen known as “luthiers.” [Read more…] about Crafting Guitars: An Intro to Luthiering with Roy Watson

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Schenectady County Historical Society

Virtual Tours of Schenectady County History

June 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mabee FarmSchenectady County Historical Society has released a slate of Youtube videos that focus on various aspects of Mabee Farm and broader Schenectady County history. [Read more…] about Virtual Tours of Schenectady County History

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Historical Society

Major Exhibitions Opening at Mabee Farm

October 8, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mabee Farm exhibit openingsThree new exhibitons, focusing on different aspects of rural life in the Mohawk Valley, one in a new gallery, are set to open at the Mabee Farm in Rotterdam Junction.

The exhibitions’ opening reception is set for Saturday, October 12th, from 2 to 4 pm, and will feature gallery talks with the exhibits’ curators and contributing artists,. The event is free to the general public. [Read more…] about Major Exhibitions Opening at Mabee Farm

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Mohawk Valley

Military and Court Records Genealogy Course in Schenectady

July 28, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

genealogy 201The Schenectady County Historical Society has announced Genealogy 201: Military and Court Records, a six week course with Certified Genealogist Judith Herbert, set for Wednesdays, Aug 28 to Oct 9 at 6:30 pm, at Mabee Farm, 1100 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction. [Read more…] about Military and Court Records Genealogy Course in Schenectady

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Genealogy, Mabee Farm Historic Site, Military History, Mohawk Valley, Schenectady, Schenectady County Historical Society

Lecture Series, Exhibition on Enslaved Peoples at Mabee Farm

January 21, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

dishonorable tradeThe Schenectady County Historical Society has announced “A Dishonorable Trade: Human Trafficking in the Dutch Atlantic World,” a traveling exhibition opening to the public on Saturday, January 26 at 2 pm at the Mabee Farm Historic Site. [Read more…] about Lecture Series, Exhibition on Enslaved Peoples at Mabee Farm

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Mohawk Valley, Schenectady County Historical Society

Schenectady Historical’s Fall Lecture Series Set

October 21, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Schenectady County Historical Society has announced their Fall Lecture Series.

Scheduled lectures include: [Read more…] about Schenectady Historical’s Fall Lecture Series Set

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Mohawk Valley, Schenectady County Historical Society

Reverend Horace G. Day: Schenectady’s Abolitionist Minister

February 7, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

rev-horace-g-dayThe Schenectady County Historical Society will host a talk and book signing by local historian Neil Yetwin on February 11, 2017 at the Mabee Farm Historic Site.

Neil will be signing and selling copies of his book To My Son…: The Life and War Remembrances of Captain Mordecai Myers, 13th United States Infantry, 1812-1815.

[Read more…] about Reverend Horace G. Day: Schenectady’s Abolitionist Minister

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Abolition, Mabee Farm Historic Site, Religion, Schenectady County Historical Society, Slavery

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