Holand Land Office Museum

HLOM Christmas Concert featuring the Genesee Symphony Orchestra
2024-12-20 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Come to the Holland Land Office Museum on Friday, December 20th at 7 pm for a Christmas concert featuring members of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. That night a flute quartet will treat everyone with all the classic holiday tunes. 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.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Presidential Inaugurations
2025-01-09 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, January 9th at 7 pm. In honor of the presidential inauguration this month, come and test your knowledge of when a President of the United States takes office. 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.

Java with Joe E.: Ryan Duffy, "Charles Rand: First Volunteer of the Civil War"
2025-01-23 09:00 - 10:30
The Holland Land Office Museum’s first Java with Joe of 2025, will be on January 23rd at 9 am! Our Executive Director, Ryan Duffy, will be talking about the life and legacy of Batavia’s own Medal of Honor and Order of the First Volunteer of the Civil War from New York recipient, Charles Rand! Admission is FREE and both coffee and donuts will be provided! Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Exhibit Opening, "A Dressmakers Work: Fashioning the 19th-Century"
2025-02-11 18:00 - 20:00
On February 11th at 6 pm, come to the latest exhibit opening at the Holland Land Office Museum. “A Dressmakers Work: Fashioning the 19th-Century,” will be officially open! Be the first to step back into a 19th century dressmakers shop, pick out your fashions, and see the completed gowns and dresses. The exhibit highlights the over 300 highly talented and industrious women who worked as dressmakers across Genesee County from 1860 to 1900. All are welcome to attend the opening, as it is FREE! Refreshments will also be provided. We hope to see you there! If you would like to let us know of your attendance feel free to call the museum at (585) 343 – 4727 or email us at hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: US Presidents
2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, February 13th at 7 pm. In honor of President’s Day, come and test your knowledge of our nation’s Commander-in-Chiefs. 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: Rev. Jeremai Williams & Gregory Brice, "African American Inventors"
2025-02-21 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome back Reverend Jeremai Williams as our next Guest Speaker on Friday, February 21st at 7 pm. Reverend Williams will be presenting with Gregory Brice in honor of Black History month on “African American Inventors,” who have had a lasting impact on our lives as we know it. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. If you would like to attend, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Java with Joe E.: Dr. Michael Eula, "The Idea of Freedom, the Civil War, and Genesee County"
2025-02-27 09:00 - 10:30
On February 27th, at 9am, listen to County Historian Michael Eula present for our FREE morning coffee program Java with Joe!
Michael will be presenting on a chapter out of his second book he is finishing, entitled “Hidden History of Genesee County.” The chapter is entitled, “The Idea of Freedom, the Civil War, and Genesee County.” Admission is FREE and both coffee and donuts will be provided by Tim Horton’s of Batavia.

Guest Speaker Series: Dr. Michael Boston, "Female Underground Railroad Conductors of Western & Central NY"
2025-03-01 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, March 1st 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.

Guest Speaker Series: Dr. Ann Bunch, "The William Morgan Affair: Masonic Mystery in Upstate New York"
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, March 6th at 7 pm. Dr. Ann Bunch a forensic anthropologist of SUNY Brockport Criminal Justic Department will be presenting on her new book, “The William Morgan Affair: Masonic Mystery in Upstate New York.” The book takes an investigative science approach to the mystery of William Morgan’s disappearance to demystify and highlight ways to resolve his fate following his last known sightings in 1826.
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.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: First Ladies of the United States
2025-03-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next Trivia Night @ the Musuem on Thursday, March 13th at 7 pm. This month’s topic is the First Ladies of the United States. 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: No Blarney! Irish Music Concert
2025-03-14 19:00 - 21:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome back No Blarney for our St. Patrick’s Day tradition, as they play all your favorite Irish music tunes from throughout the years. The concert will be Friday, March 14 from 7-9 pm. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com. Seating is limited to reserve your spot early.

Guest Speaker Series: Chris Mackowski, "The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson"
2025-03-26 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome back its first Guest Speaker of 2025, Civil War historian and author Chris Mackowski on Wednesday, March 26th, at 7 pm. In honor of the birthday of Stonewall Jackson, Chris will be presenting on his book, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson” of the Emerging Civil War series. The presentation will cover Jackson’s military career and the last fateful days during the Battle of Chancellorsville that led to his mortal wounding. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. If you plan on attending, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com. rescheduled to March 11th!

Java with Joe E.: Tyler Angora, "A Dressmakers Work: Fashioning the 19th Century"
2025-03-27 09:00 - 10:30
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.
