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2026 Shaker Holiday Market
Today - Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
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Join us for our annual Holiday Market, featuring over 90 artisans and crafters. October 13 - December 18.
Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Rd. Albany, NY 12211
Archive Adventures: Discover New York's Hidden Stories
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
Join us every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for "Ask an Archivist" at the New York Museum!
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Fossil ID with the State Paleontologist
Fri, Oct 23 · 12:00 PM
Have a fossil you've always wondered about? Bring it to the New York State Museum for a special Fossil ID session with Dr. Lisa Amati, New York State Paleontologist and Curator of Paleontology!
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Friends of the Bennington Battlefield Members' Reception
Fri, Oct 23 · 2:45 PM
Join the Friends of the Bennington Battlefield for a private tour of the archaeological laboratory on Peebles Island and then a reception and lecture at the Waterford Historical Museum.
Peebles Island State Park Visitor Center, 1 Delaware Ave Cohoes, NY 12047
Showdown at Valcour: The Most Important Unknown Battle of the Revolutionary War with Author and Historian Jack Kelly
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Historian and author Jack Kelly will give an account of this nail-biting story and explain its importance for the Revolutionary War. He will discuss the people who made the result possible, including ...
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Access and Insight: Wallace Craig and the song of the Wood Pewee
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
Historian Kristoffer Whitney will explain how the pewee's recognizable call worked to the benefit of Wallace Craig, a now little-known scientist who studied the eastern wood pewee. ASL interpretation.
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Archive Adventures: Discover New York's Hidden Stories
Thu, Oct 29 · 11:00 AM
Join us every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for "Ask an Archivist" at the New York Museum!
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
From Wenters to Wisconsin: Dutch Migration Through Film & Music
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:30 PM
Join the New York State Museum and the New Netherland Institute for a film and music program exploring migration, memory, and the Dutch influence on American life and culture.
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Ice Age New York: Glaciers, and the Landscape Legacy
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
Join Dr. Andrew Kozlowski, Curator of Quaternary Landscape Materials at the New York State Museum, for a presentation exploring New York's glacial past.
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230