Holand Land Office Museum

Java with Joe E.: Tyler Angora, "A Dressmakers Work: Fashioning the 19th Century"
2025-03-27 09:00 - 10:30 UTC
On March 27th, at 9 am, come hear HLOM Curator Tyler Angora for our FREE morning coffee program Java with Joe.
Tyler will be explaining the newest exhibit at HLOM in greater detail and why this was the exhibit he chose to begin in 2025! Learn about his research and the clothing in the exhibit
Admission is FREE and both coffee and donuts will be provided by Tim Horton’s of Batavia.

Night @ the Museum
2025-04-02 17:00 - 20:00
Come to the Holland Land Office Museum between 5 and 8 pm for extended hours on Wednesday, April 2nd for those who cannot make it during our regularly scheduled ones! You will get personal tours from staff and volunteers! We hope to see you there! Admission is the regular pricing listed on our website!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Baseball Hall of Fame
2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, April 10th at 7 pm. With the coming of the opening day of the baseball season, test your knowledge of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the players enshrined there. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Concert Series: Classical Guitarist Tom Torrisi
2025-04-11 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next act of our Concert Series on Friday, April 11 at 7 pm. Classical guitarist Tom Torrisi will be showcasing his amazing talents, performing a concert of solo guitar music dating from the 17th to the 21st century. The program will include a selection of original compositions as well as music by giants of the classical guitar.
Tom Torrisi is a guitarist and composer based in Buffalo, NY. Tom is currently a member of the faculty at SUNY Fredonia and teaches Balinese gamelan classes with Nusantara Arts in Buffalo, NY. Admission is $5/$4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Greg Kinal, "Target Tokyo"
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series on April 17th at 7 pm. Greg Kinal will be presenting “Target Tokyo” on the Doolittle Raid that bombed Tokyo in 1942. Mr. Kinal, a former teacher at Pembroke Central Schools, will deal with General Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Among the pilots was Edward York, a Batavia native. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Java with Joe E.: Jo Louise Wilkes, "History of the Veterans' Administration"
2025-04-24 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of the Java with Joe Series on Thursday, April 24th at 9 am. This month’s presenter is Jo Louis Wilkes, a former nurse at the VA Medical Center in Batavia and a historian of the VA system particularly in Batavia. Admission is free with coffee and donuts provided by Tim Horton’s of Batavia. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Ben Kemp, "A Yankee Galvanized Yankee: The Man Who Fought on Both Sides of the Civil War"
2025-04-24 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, April 24th at 7 pm. Ben Kemp, of U.S. Grant’s Cottage Historic Site, will be presenting, “A Yankee Galvanized Yankee: The Man Who Fought on Both Sides of the Civil War.” He will share the incredibly unusual tale of Hugh Clemons. Learn about the circumstances that brought a man born and raised in the Southern Adirondacks of New York State into the service of the Confederate army and how he eventually ended up on the other side of the fight.
Ben Kemp has been a staff member at Grant Cottage Historic Site since 2014, has published numerous online articles, and is a contributing author to the book Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Dr. Michael Boston, "Female Conductors of the Underground Railroad in Western & Central New York"
2025-05-03 11:00 - 12:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome Dr. Michael Boston of SUNY Brockport as our next Guest Speaker on Saturday, May 3rd at 11 am. Dr. Boston of SUNY Brockport will be presenting on “Female Conductors of the Underground Railroad in Western and Central New York.” Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan on attending.

Night @ the Museum
2025-05-07 17:00 - 20:00
Every first Wednesday is Night at the Museum at the Holland Land Office Museum. Come to the museum between 5 and 8 pm for extended hours on Wednesday, May 7th for those who cannot make it during our regularly scheduled ones! For Night at the Museum, you will get special personal tours from staff and volunteers, and see more behind the scenes! We hope to see you there! Admission is the regular pricing listed on our website!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: History of Genesee County
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next Trivia Night on Thursday, May 8th at 7 pm. Come and test your knowledge our county and study up on the history of Genesee County. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Concert Series: DSP Trio
2025-05-16 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome back the DSP Trio for a concert on Friday, May 16th at 7 pm. The local jazz group of Derek Reiss, Skip Taylor and Peter Mark will get your toes a tapping with a great selection of jazz music. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Java with Joe E.: Richard Beatty, "Dr. Seuss Goes to War"
2025-05-22 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. Series on Thursday, May 22nd at 9 am. Richard Beatty will be presenting on “Dr. Seuss Goes to War.” In conjunction with the new exhibit at HLOM, Richard Beatty will present a look back at Dr. Seuss’s virtually unknown WWII era political cartoons. Author Richard H Minear, now retired Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discovered that there existed 400 drawings that ultimately became the subject matter for his 1999 book, Dr. Seuss Goes to War, the World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel”. Come and hear about Seuss’s contribution to the war effort years before his name became famous for his wildly popular children’s books. Thank you to Tim Horton’s of Batavia for sponsoring the refreshments for Java with Joe E. for 2025.

Concert Series: Bart Dentino- Postponed
2025-05-23 19:00 - 20:00
The Bart Dentino concert has been postponed, and will be rescheduled for a later date.
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Concert Series on Friday, May 23rd 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 selected Best Performer and Best Vocalist of the Year by Freetime Magazine. It was the first time in the magazine’s history an artist was selected in two individual categories. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Vic Vignola, "The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862"
2025-05-29 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the latest presenter in our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, May 29th at 7 pm. Vic Vignola will be presenting on his book “Contrast in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862.” His presentation describes the golden opportunity McClellan presented Confederate leadership at Seven Pines/Fair Oaks on May 31, 1862. A day, which developed into one of contrasts regarding leadership and command decisions made by Johnston, Sumner, and others. Award winning author/historian Victor Vignola is a lifelong student of the Civil War. His first book Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks – May 31 – June 1, 1862. He has also authored magazine articles for the American Civil War, and North and South publications. Vic conducts Civil War history programs and conducts tours of various sites. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Stefan Krieger, "Stories of My Great-Grandfather's Murder"
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:00
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 by an intruder bludgeoning his head with a piece of scrap iron. Mr. Krieger decided to delve deeper into the case and has written a piece about it. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: The 1970s
2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:00
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 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Path Through History Weekend: Military Timeline & Encampment
2025-06-14 10:00 - 14:00
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 from the Revolutionary War to the current eras. The encampment will feature real uniformed reenactors, military weapons, gear and vehicles. The event coincides with the regular exhibits at the museum including military exhibits and a new featured exhibit, “World War II on the Homefront: Propaganda and Rationing.” The event is available with museum admission: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors/students/veterans, $1 for children, and $10 for a family of four. The event will include both outdoor and indoor displays. Museum Admission $5 for adults, $3 for seniors/students/veterans, $1 for children, $10 for family.

Concert Series: Don Dwyer, "Stories & Songs of the Erie Canal"
2025-06-20 19:00 - 20:00
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 of the Erie Canal.” Admission is $5/$4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Java with Joe E.: Russ Benzin, "The Amazing Skipper"
2025-06-26 09:00 - 10:30
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 called best friends throughout his life, including with his veterinarian wife Dr. Mary. The main focus though is his time with Skipper, who was his partner during Vietnam while he served as a dog handler in the Air Force. Admission is free with coffee and donuts.
Thank you to Tim Horton’s of Batavia for sponsoring Java with Joe E. for 2025.

Trivia Night @ Museum: American Authors
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:00
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 attend.

Author Talk: Batavia's Disorderly House
2025-07-14 19:00 - 20:00
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 Land Office Museum Bookstore! This program is presented by the Richmond Memorial Library and the Holland Land Office Museum. Free to attend, but donations to the Friends of RML or The Holland Land Office Museum are gratefully accepted.

Concert Series: Henry Grace
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:00
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 scene as co-founder of the folk duo Parris and Holly, guitarist for clamor pop band Rose Mary Christian’s Babies, host of the Saturday Morning Acoustic Series, and solo gigging at Jackson Square, Iburi Photography, Moon Java Coffeehouse, Main Street Theater, Pub Hub Coffee, VFW Post 1602, and GO ART!
Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Joyce Thompson-Hovey, "Anna Ella Carroll"
2025-07-22 19:00 - 20:00
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 museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Java with Joe E.: Ryan Duffy, "The Hangings of Genesee County"
2025-07-24 09:00 - 10:30
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 coffee and donuts. Thank you to Tim Horton’s of Batavia for sponsoring Java with Joe E. for 2025.

Concert Series: Bart Dentino
2025-07-31 19:00 - 20:00
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 selected Best Performer and Best Vocalist of the Year by Freetime Magazine. It was the first time in the magazine’s history an artist was selected in two individual categories. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: John Dwyer, "From the Front Porch to the Back Patio"
2025-08-06 19:00 - 20:00
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. Dwyer will share stories from the book of his time growing up in Batavia, living through World War II, and then going off to college at Notre Dame and serving in the Army before returning home. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Ian Seppala, "Lost Parks: WNY Amusement Parks of the Past"
2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, August 7th at 7 pm. Ian K. Seppala from the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum presents “Lost Parks: WNY Amusement Parks of the Past.” This presentation will give a brief history of parks that no longer exist including: Crystal Beach, Page’s Whistlepig, Dealing’s Rides and Boulder Park.
Ian K. Seppala is the Executive Director of the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum. Ian possesses a M.A. degree in Museum Studies and Historic Preservation from Morgan State University, and has previous museum experience including Historic Ships in Baltimore and the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: National Parks
2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for our monthly Trivia Night on Thursday, August 14th at 7 pm. Get ready to travel across the United States, to see what you know about our country’s beautiful National Parks. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Guest Speaker Series: Nellie Ludemann, "Women in the Sky: Hall of Fame Aviators & Astronauts"
2025-08-21 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, August 21st at 7 pm. Nellie Ludemann of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls. Nellie will be presenting on the inductees that were leaders in the field of flight, such as aviators, astronauts, and astrophysicists among others. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Java with Joe E.: Jason Smith, "The Raging Erie: Life & Labor Along the Erie Canal"
2025-08-28 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. series on Thursday, August 28th at 9 am. Jason Smith will be presenting on the book “The Raging Erie: Life & Labor Along the Erie Canal.” Admission is free with coffee and donuts. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
“Raging Erie tells the stories of the ordinary people who lived, worked, and died along the banks of the canal, emphasizing the forgotten role of the poor and working class in this epochal transformation. It chronicles the fates of the Native Americans whose land was appropriated for the canal, the European immigrants who bored its route through the wilderness, and the orphan children who drove draft animals that pulled boats around the clock.”
Thank you to Tim Horton’s of Batavia for sponsoring Java with Joe E. for 2025.
