Events
Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed below.
Events must be related to the themes of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and be heritage, cultural, historical, and/or recreational/trail related.
Material Worlds: Art & Archives of the Revolution in Albany County

Learn how new discoveries - whether located underground or buried deep within archives - illuminate our Revolutionary era past and invite new questions. Explore Albany's Revolutionary history in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution as part of the Albany County Historical Association's Crossroads of History Lecture Series. Innovative research techniques using artifacts, art, and documents will also be discussed. The talks and workshop will be held at King's Place (on the Ten Broeck Mansion campus). Free parking in our off-street lot (adjacent to the lecture site). Please use GPS address 136 Livingston Avenue. Program Schedule: Lectures: Material Worlds of the American Revolution in Albany County 12 Noon: Marietta Carr, Schenectady County Historical Society Librarian, Archives Discoveries of the Revolution 1 pm: Tyler Warman, NYS Museum, The Gunboat at Ground Zero: A Revolutionary War Mystery 2 pm: Kathryn Kosto, Albany County Historical Association Executive Director, New Faces of Liberty: Founders & Freedom in Revolutionary Era Art of Albany County Please register for as many talks as you would like, but please keep in mind space is limited. We kindly ask you cancel your tickets if you are not able to attend.