Lansingburgh Historical Society

10/15/2026

10/11/2026

There's still time to register for "Haunted Tales from the Crow's Wood", happening 6:30PM-8:00PM on Saturday, October 17th.

Join us around the campfire for an evening of specters, strange tales, and portents of doom! We'll be telling local legends and other spooky stories inspired by the 17th and 18th century colonists of the Hudson River Valley.

Free c***r and donuts will be available for you to enjoy. Bring lawn chairs and dress for the outdoors. The faint of heart are invited to paint spooky pumpkins.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event, but reservations are required. Please call us at 518-463-8738 to reserve your spot!

🖼 Detail from Study of Young Horsemen, pl. XV from "Recueil de caricatures", Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully, c. 1754, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

09/27/2026

Looking for something fun and interesting to do on Saturday, October 10,2026? Tour the Herman Melville House at 2 114th St, Troy,NY. The House will be open from 10 am to 2 pm. This is our last Open House for this year.
If your a Burgh kid and didn’t get this years Bijou ornament, you can pick one up for only $20. Have you seen the prices of Hallmark ornaments, $20 is a steal for a porcelain ornament with an original painting by a Burgh resident sure to stir up some pleasant memories of Saturday afternoon at the movies.
Your $5 donation helps the Lansingburgh Historical Society maintain this 1786 house.

09/13/2026

We had a full house yesterday for the entertaining talk by Historian Russ VanDervoort on the elephant stampede through Troy when the circus came to town. What a lot of destruction

09/05/2026

Please check-out and share our September 2026 Newsletter!

09/04/2026

We're looking foward to seeing you at our September Open House on Saturday, September 12th, 2026, at the 1786 Herman Melville House at 2 114th Street, Troy, NY 12182.

In the meantime, please read and share our September Newsletter!

With warmest thanks from
the Officers & Trustees of the
Lansingburgh Historical Society

08/28/2026

The historic Van Schaick Mansion in Cohoes will be open to the public on Sunday, September 13, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Come and enjoy live music, “gifts” from our garden, meet a militia military officer, and play colonial games. Light refreshments will be served and are being sponsored by Hannaford. Admission to the grounds and cemetery is free, guided tours of the mansion will be available at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., for a $5 donation.

08/21/2026

On Saturday, September 12, 2026, the Lansingburgh Historical Society will host a lively talk by historian Russ VanDervoort.

Russ will talk about the exciting events surrounding “Jumbo” the elephant and the P. T. Barnum Circus coming to Troy.

What could be more exciting than that you say? Well come to the talk and find out. The Historical Society is located at the Melville House, 2 114th Street, Troy, NY Doors open at 10 am and talk starts at 10:30 am. Tours of the house follow for those interested until 2 pm
There will be a $10 donation at the door and no reservations required