Holand Land Office Museum

West Side Batavia Ghost Walk- Sold Out
2021-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Back after a year hiatus and expanded by popular demand, please join the Holland Land Office Museum for a West Side Ghost Walk on three Fridays in October. The walks led by Connie Boyd will take place on October 15, 22, and 29 at 7 pm. Take a walk on the west side and hear tales of murders, hangings, grave robbing, ghosts and other eerie happenings from Batavia’s past. Hear stories of Joseph Ellicott, E. N. Rowell and other famous and infamous Batavians. Be sure to also check out the Old Batavia Cemetery’s Walk on Saturday, October 23. Admission is $10.00 and reservations are required with purchase. Tours are limited to 20 people each. The tour begins and ends at the museum and is approximately 1 1/2 to two hours in length. For tickets or more information, please call (585) 343-4727, email at hollandlandoffice@gmail.com, or stop by at 131 W. Main St. Batavia.
All the spots for our Ghost Walks have been filled. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list please contact the museum, and if there are any cancellations we will reach out to you.

Trivia Night @ the Museum- World Series
2021-10-14 19:00 - 20:00
Join us Thursday, October 14th at 7 pm at the Holland Land Office Museum to test your knowledge of the October (now November) classic the World Series. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727. Trivia will also be available via Zoom. You can find the link below.
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Meeting ID: 810 5153 7999
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West Side Batavia Ghost Stories
2021-10-08 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its first West Side Ghost Stories program on Friday, October 8th at 7 pm. Join us as Connie Boyd shares 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, and abandoned cemeteries. This presentation is the same as our Ghost Walk, perfect for those who are not able to go on our guided Ghost Walks. Tickets are $3/$2 for museum members. The program will also be available via Zoom. You can find the link on our Facebook page or website, www.hollandlandoffice.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Chris Mackowski "A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse"
2021-09-30 19:00 - 20:00
Join us Thursday, September 30th at 7 pm at the Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome acclaimed Civil War historian, author and editor of the Emerging Civil War series, Chris Mackowski. He will be discussing one of books “A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse” and will be highlighting the immense impact of local military hero Emory Upton. Copies of the book will be available for sale and an opportunity for the author to sign any copies will be available. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727. The presentation will also be available via Zoom. Please follow the link below. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
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Meeting ID: 859 8138 0721
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History Trivia Night @ the Museum: Pan-American Exposition
2021-09-09 19:00 - 20:00
Join us Thursday, September 9th at 7 pm at the Holland Land Office Museum to test your knowledge of the Pan-American Exposition that was hosted in Buffalo in 1901. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727. Trivia will also be available via Zoom. Follow the links below.
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Meeting ID: 863 9131 6598
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2021 History Heroes Summer Program: Fun in the Roaring '20s
2021-08-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2021-08-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2021-07-24 11:00 - 15:00
The History Heroes Summer Program will be running Saturdays at the Holland Land Office Museum from 11 am- 3 pm. The dates are: July 24, August 14, August 21, August 28 and September 4. The theme is “Fun in the Roaring 20s”, learning about different aspects of life 100 years ago. Join us to learn about the 1920s! Dance, sing, read, play, create, explore, and learn some history. The program will explore many facets of the era through many creative and interactive activities. and includes daily local walking field trips around Batavia.
The program is open to children 7-12 and is limited to 16 participants each day. Registration is available for each individual day or for all five. Admission is $10 per child with discounts for multiple children and museum members. The program includes a field trip on September 4th to the Arcade & Attica Railroad, which has a $20 admission.
Registration forms can be found below, at the museum’s website www.hollandlandoffice.com, or by contacting the museum at 585-343-4727. Masks and social distancing requirements are required. Lunches are available for participants.
This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

Guest Speaker Series: Derek Maxfield "Hellmira"
2021-08-18 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Wednesday, August 18th at 7 pm at the Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome local history professor and author Derek Maxfield. Mr. Maxfield will be discussing his book on the Elmira Civil War prisoner camp that was nicknamed “Hellmira” due to its deplorable conditions. Copies of his book will be available for sale and there will be an opportunity for the author to sign any copies. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. If you plan on attending please contact the museum at 585-343-4727. The presentation will also be available via Zoom. Please follow the links below. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87893627177?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 878 9362 7177
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History Trivia Night @ the Museum: Napoleon Bonaparte
2021-08-12 19:00 - 20:00
Join us Thursday, August 12th at 7 pm at the Holland Land Office to test your knowledge of Napoleon Bonaparte in honor of his birthday on August 15th. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend please call the museum at 585-343-4727. The program will also be available via Zoom. Please follow the links below.
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Meeting ID: 885 5542 0482
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Guest Speaker Series: Bill Kauffman "The Congressional Journal of Barber Conable"
2021-07-28 19:00 - 20:00
oin us Wednesday, July 28th at 7 pm as we welcome local author Bill Kauffman as he debuts his latest work The Congressional Journal of Barber Conable, 1968-1984.” Kauffman is the editor of the work which is a compilation of entries from Congressman Barber Conable about the machinations of Congress and the American government at the highest level.
“The journal is an honest, searching, sometimes humorous, occasionally cutting, and always fascinating look inside Congress. Conable, a Republican member of the House from upstate New York, wrote perceptively about Presidents Nixon, Ford, H. W. Bush, and the leading congressional figures of the day. For seventeen years he wrote about the big events as well as daily political life in an era that included Vietnam, Watergate, political realignment, and major changes in entitlements and taxes, where he played a key role.”
Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. The presentation will also be available via Zoom at the link below. Copies of the book will also be available for sale.
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Meeting ID: 813 4537 8772
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Java with Joe E.: Erica Wanescki "Polio Treatment in WNY"
2021-07-22 09:00 - 10:00
Join us Thursday, July 22nd at 9 am as we welcome Erica Wanescki as she details the history of the treatment of the disease polio in Western New York. Java with Joe E. is free to attend. If you plan on attending please call the museum at 585-343-4727. The presentation will also be available via Zoom, the links are available below.
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Meeting ID: 841 3613 4173
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Steve Kruppner in Concert: Americana Music
2021-07-21 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on Wednesday, July 21st from 7 pm to 8:30 pm as the Holland Land Office Museum welcomes local musician Steve Kruppner as he plays an outdoor concert at the museum. The concert will feature various genres of songs that can be summed up as “Americana”. The concert will be outdoors weather permitting. If you would like to bring your own chair you are welcome, but seating will be provided. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held inside. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. If you are interested in attending please call the museum at 585-343-4727.

History Trivia Night @the Museum: Canada
2021-07-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Thursday, July 8th at 7 pm to test your knowledge of our neighbors to the North, Canada, in honor of Canada Day celebrated July 1st. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. You can also join via Zoom at the links below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84563746586?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 845 6374 6586
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History Trivia Night @ the Museum
2021-06-10 19:00 - 20:00
Join us to test your knowledge of the D-Day Landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Come to the museum at 7 pm. We are allowing up 15 people to participate, as well as join us via Zoom. If you would like to attend in person, we ask that you contact the museum to register. We ask that all in attendance please wear face coverings. The admission fee is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Follow the link below to join via Zoom.
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Guest Speaker Series: Dr. Douglas Strong "Perfectionist Politics"
2021-05-20 19:00 - 20:00
Join us as welcome Dr. Douglas Strong of Seattle Pacific University for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series. He will be discusses one of his major works “Perfectionist Politics: Abolitionism & Religious Tensions of American Democracy.” The work covers the antebellum movements of radical religious to battle with the conflict of slavery. Dr. Strong is the Dean of Theology at SPU, but is a former resident of Western New York.
The presentation will be available both in person and via Zoom. We will be allowing 12 people to join us at the museum to watch Dr. Strong. If you would like to attend in person please contact the museum to pre-register. Masks and social distancing protocols are required. If you would rather join us via Zoom follow the links below.
Topic: Guest Speaker Series: Douglas Strong, “Perfectionist Politics”
Time: May 20, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 825 1059 1750
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History Trivia Night @the Museum: May Day
2021-05-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join us to test your knowledge of the holidays known as May Day. May Day is an ancient pagan festival representing the coming of spring, and its modern form is a worker’s holiday. Trivia is open to a small group in person of 12 people. Please contact the museum to pre-register if you wish to attend. It will also be available via Zoom. Follow the link below.
Topic: Trivia Night @ the Museum
Time: May 13, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Java with Joe E.: "Siege of the Holland Land Office"
2021-04-22 09:00 - 10:00
Join us on Thursday, April 22 at 9 am as HLOM Director Ryan Duffy shares the story of when the Holland Land Office came under siege by the very people that it had sold land to. This program will be available to audiences both in person and virtually via Zoom. We are limiting the in person audience to 12 people. Masks and social distancing protocols are required. If you would like to attend in person please call the museum at 585-343-4727. To join us via Zoom please follow the link below.
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Meeting ID: 854 1517 7968
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Guest Speaker Series: James Black "Civil War Edged Weapons"
2021-04-14 19:00 - 20:00
Join us Wednesday, April 14 at 7 pm as we welcome back James Black for our next edition of our Guest Speaker Series. Mr. Black is a local Civil War reenactor and avid military collector of the conflict. He will be presenting on “Civil War Edged Weapons”. The presentation will be available via Facebook Live, links attached, as well as a small group in person of 12 people. If you would like to join us in person please call the museum to register. Masks and social distancing protocols are required. https://www.facebook.com/HLOMuseumWNY/live/

History Trivia Night at the Museum- William Shakespeare
2021-04-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join us Thursday, April 8th at 7 pm to test your knowledge of the life and works of William Shakespeare. The program will be held both virtually via Zoom and in person. The in person crowd is limited to 12 people, with mask and social distancing protocols in effect. If you would like to join in person please contact the museum. If you would like to join via Zoom please follow the link below.
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Meeting ID: 823 5941 3044
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Guest Speaker Series "A Woman Ahead of Her Time: The Beginning of Amelia Jenks Bloomer"
2021-03-30 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series. We welcome an old friend Nellie Ludemann of the Seneca Falls Historical Society as she shares the amazing life of Amelia Bloomer, a prominent leader in the fight for women’s rights. Bloomer was born in the Seneca Falls area. The program will be available via Zoom, but we are also allowing 12 people to attend in person to watch on the museum’s big screen. If you would like to attend please pre-register by calling the museum. Masks and social distancing protocols are required. To join via Zoom please follow the link below.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86816875647…
Meeting ID: 868 1687 5647Passcode: [REDACTED]

Java with Joe E.- "Mary Elizabeth Wood"
2021-03-25 09:00 - 10:00
Join us for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. morning discussion group on Thursday, March 25 at 9 am. HLOM Director Ryan Duffy will be discussing the life of Mary Elizabeth Wood. Wood was a Batavia native turned missionary to China and was responsible for developing that country’s library system.
This presentation will be held in a hybrid style. We are allowing 12 people to come and see Ryan in person as he gives the presentation. The presentation will also be available via Zoom (see link below). Anyone wishing to the attend in person must pre-register by calling the museum, and wear masks and abide by social distancing policies.
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Meeting ID: 828 3590 1459
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St. Patrick's Day Concert with No Blarney
2021-03-17 19:00 - 20:30
We welcome back No Blarney for another St. Patrick’s Day concert as they will be playing all of your favorite Irish music. This year the program will be available exclusively through our YouTube channel, Holland Land Office Museum, as we will be livestreaming the concert courtesy of Paul Figlow. Follow the link below to tune in. rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2

History Trivia Night at the Museum
2021-03-11 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for our March Trivia Night at the Museum. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the topic will be Irish History. You can either join us in person at the museum or via Zoom on Thursday, March 11 at 7 pm. Our in person audience will be limited to 12 people, so please pre-register by calling the museum. If you would like to come in person we are asking for a donation in place of the regular admission. Please follow the link below to join us by Zoom.
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Virtual Java with Joe: Greg Van Dussen
2021-02-25 09:00 - 10:30
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Event by Holland Land Office Museum

Online: us02web.zoom.us

Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 9 AM EST – 10:30 AM EST

Price: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Public · Anyone on or off Facebook

Join us via Zoom as we welcome back local author Greg Van Dussen as he shares his newest works concerning the early preachers of the Methodist Church. He has recently released two books on the subject “Circuit Riders on the Road to Glory” and Circuit Rider Devotions Vol. 2″. Follow the link below to join on Thursday, February 25th at 9 am.
Topic: Java with Joe E.: Greg Van Dussen “Circuit Rider Devotions”
Time: Feb 25, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 832 4620 1607
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Virtual Guest Speaker Series- Michael Broccolo "Underground Railroad in the Niagara Frontier"
2021-02-18 19:00
Thursday, February 18th 7 pm
Michael Broccolo of Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
“Freedom Conversation Tour”
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Underground Railroad on the Niagara Frontier
Meeting ID: 998 9122 5364
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Virtual History Trivia Night at the Museum
2021-02-11 19:00
Thursday, February 11th 7 pm
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln Trivia Night
Meeting ID: 869 9086 0587
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