The Holland Land Office is proud to announce the next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, June 11th at 7 pm. Hofstra Law Professor Stefan Krieger shares the story of his great-grandfather's murder in Batavia in 1915. Yomtov (Jacob) Schoenberg was viciously murdered in his sleep while at home at 138 Liberty Street […]
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for our monthly Trivia Night on Thursday, June 12th at 7 pm. Get your disco balls ready and leisure suits on and test your knowledge of the 1970s. We promise its more than just Disco. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Contact the museum at […]
The Holland Land Office Museum will be hosting a Military Encampment & Timeline event on Saturday, June 14th from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will take place on the museum grounds and inside the museum located at 131 W. Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020. The event will feature reenactors dress in military gear […]
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next act in our Concert Series on Friday, June 20th at 7 pm. Don Dwyer will be returning to play his compilation of songs in honor of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. Come and listen as Don plays and tells "The Songs and Stories […]
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next presentation in our Java with Joe E. series on Thursday, June 26th at 9 am. Local author and former Air Force Sentry Dog Handler, Russ Benzin, will be sharing his recently published book, "The Amazing Skipper." Russ details his life through the dogs he […]
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for our monthly Trivia Night on Thursday, July 10th at 7 pm. Get your reading glasses on and refresh on the works and lives of America's great authors. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to […]
Join author David Kinney as he discusses Batavia’s Disorderly House: The True Story of Batavia’s Most Notorious Madam, Edna Gruber on Monday, July 14th at 7 pm. A book signing will follow a talk and Q&A. Copies of the book will be for sale at the event or purchase a copy in advance at the Holland […]
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Concert Series on Thursday, July 17th at 7 pm. We welcome Henry Grace, guitarist and song writer, as he shares his own music as well as some popular covers. Henry Grace has become part of the burgeoning Batavia, New York music […]
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Tuesday, July 22nd at 7 pm. Joyce Thompson-Hovey will be presenting on Anna Ella Carroll. Carroll was an abolitionist, writer, publisher, and advisor to President Lincoln. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the […]
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next presentation in our Java with Joe E. series on Thursday, July 24th at 9 am. HLOM Director Ryan Duffy will be sharing the stories of the seven hangings that took place in Genesee County on the county gibbet, from 1807-1881. Admission is free with […]
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Concert Series on Thursday, July 31 at 7 pm. Bart Dentino will be playing an acoustic selection of music that will include original compositions and songs by such artists as James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, The Beatles, and others. Bart was twice […]
Join the Holland Land Office for the next presenter of its Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, August 6th at 7 pm. Longtime resident John Dwyer will be presenting his new book, "From the 'Front Porch' to the 'Back Patio': Live and Living on 'The North Side' and... All Round Our Town, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s." Mr. […]