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Hartman’s Dorf House Restoration at Old Stone Fort Museum

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Hartman's Dorf HouseThe Old Stone Fort Museum‘s Hartman’s Dorf House is undergoing a restoration project with the goal of opening the building to the public. The Hartman’s Dorf House is situated between the Oliver Schoolhouse and the Dutch Barn in the center of the museum complex in Schoharie County, NY.

Some of the rehabilitation work includes floors, walls, windows, and siding. One of the key projects to bring the structure into use was a new, historically accurate fireplace and hearth, which would enable living historians to demonstrate what home life was like for 18th-century German settlers. [Read more…] about Hartman’s Dorf House Restoration at Old Stone Fort Museum

Old Stone Fort Museum Acquires New Folk Art Paintings

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Local artist John Wilkinson presents a painting to Schoharie County Historical SocietyThe Schoharie County Historical Society has announced the acquisition of two John Wilkinson original folk art paintings which will be added to the society’s permanent collection.

The pieces each depict the historic Hartmansdorf House, located on the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex grounds in Schoharie, NY, at two important milestones in the historical society’s history. [Read more…] about Old Stone Fort Museum Acquires New Folk Art Paintings

African Americans in Schoharie County Event Oct 21st

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old stone fort museumThe Schoharie County Historical Society will be hosting an educational series and book club discussion on the book Discovering the Forgotten History of African Americans in Schoharie County starting on Thursday, October 21st at at the Schoharie Presbyterian Church. The series will continue monthly through April 2022. [Read more…] about African Americans in Schoharie County Event Oct 21st

Old Stone Fort Hosting Lecture By Author Chuck D’Imperio

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The Old Stone Fort Museum and Schoharie County Historical Society have announced a virtual lecture with local radio personality and author Chuck D’Imperio, who will give a behind the scenes look at the development of his latest book Open House: 35 Historic Upstate New York Homes, set for Tuesday, June 8th.
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A New Book About Schoharie’s Old Stone Fort

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The new book Old Stone Fort – Guardian of Schoharie County History Since 1772 by Jeff O’Connor features over 79 maps, illustrations, and photographs that help narrate the history of one of upstate New York’s oldest and most beloved museums. [Read more…] about A New Book About Schoharie’s Old Stone Fort

Folk Art Kicks Off Old Stone Fort Lecture Series

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painting of Schoharies Old Stone Fort Museum Complex by local folk artist John WilkinsonThe 2020 Lecture Series at the Old Stone Fort Museum is set to kick off on Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm when local folk artist John Wilkinson presents an artist’s talk, exhibition and sale in the Badgley Museum Annex. [Read more…] about Folk Art Kicks Off Old Stone Fort Lecture Series

Old Stone Fort Museum Recognized by MANY

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we were there schoharie countyThe Old Stone Fort Museum has announced that their 2019 community program “We Were There: Schoharie County and the 9/11 Response” will be awarded the Engaging Communities Award as part of the Museum Association of New York’s (MANY) 2020 conference “The Power of Partnership.”

MANY’s Engaging Communities Award recognizes an institution that employs creative methods to engage the community and build new audiences. [Read more…] about Old Stone Fort Museum Recognized by MANY