Java with Joe E.- Genesee Area Genealogists

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome the Genesee Area Genealogists as the next presenter in our Java with Joe E morning coffee group on Thursday, June 23rd at 9 am. The group of local genealogists will detail their mission as well as the importance and fun of doing one’s family history. They […]

Guest Speaker Series: Mason Winfield, “The Paranormal History of Genesee County- Mason Winfield’s Top 13”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, July 13 at 7 pm. Mason Winfield, well-known paranormal investigator, author and historian will be speaking on the paranormal stories of Genesee County in his presentation, “The Paranormal History of Genesee County: Mason Winfield’s Top 13.” […]

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Apollo 11

The Holland Land Office Museum will be hosting its next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum on Thursday, July 21 at 7 pm. This month's topic is Apollo 11 mission as we celebrate their landing on the moon in 1969. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum […]

2022 History Heroes Summer Program “History Rockin’ Around the Clock in the 1950s”

The Holland Land Museum will be rocking this summer with this year's theme, The Fabulous Fifties. I am very excited to return as a teacher for this program. My goal is to give the children a glimpse into what it was like to live in the 50s. We have many fun activities planned. First, we […]

Java with Joe E.: David Damico- “Early Recorded Music & the Edison Cylinder Player”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next edition of our Java with Joe E morning coffee presentation on Thursday, July 28 at 9 am. This month’s presenter is David Damico who will be regaining us with the history of early recorded music in the beginning of the twentieth century, with a […]

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Woodstock

Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, August 11 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month's trivia will be held in a new location, at GoART! located at 211 East Main Street in Batavia. Be sure to check out their galleries before and after […]

Guest Speaker Series: Michael Block, “The Battle of Cedar Mountain”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome as its next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series Michael Block on Thursday, August 18th at 7 pm. Mr. Block’s presentation, “The Battle of Cedar Mountain” is based upon his book The Carnage was Fearful, part of the Emerging Civil War Series. He is also a […]

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Elizabeth I

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Trivia Night at the museum on Thursday, September 8th at 7 pm. This month we will be meeting at the GO ART! building located at 201 E. Main St. in Batavia. This month's topic is Elizabeth I in honor of the queen's birthday. Admission […]

Guest Speaker Series: Deanne Quinn Miller, “The Prison Guard’s Daughter”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, September 14th at 7 pm. Deanne Quinn Miller will be presenting on her recently published book, "A Prison Guard's Daughter: My Journey Through the Ashes of Attica." The book is her mission to find answers to […]

Java with Joe E.: Greg Van Dussen, “Methodist Circuit Riders”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, September 22nd at 9 am. This month's presenter is Greg Van Dussen. Mr. Van Dussen is a local author and former Methodist pastor. He has also taught at the Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College. […]

West Side Batavia Ghost Stories

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the return of its West Side Batavia Ghost Stories on Friday, September 30th at 7 pm. Connie Boyd will be sharing the spooky, sinister, and weird documented stories from the West Side of Batavia's past. Come and listen to tales of murder, ghosts, body snatching hangings, […]