HLOM Guest Speaker Series: Ed Brodbeck, "Ulysses S. Grant"
2023-07-19 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, July 19th at 7 pm. Local reenactor Ed Brodbeck will be portraying General Ulysses S. Grant in a dramatic retelling of the life of the Civil War General. 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.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

Historic Batavia Cemetery "Tea and Spirits"
2023-07-23 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-20 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-17 14:00 - 17:00
The Historic Batavia Cemetery Association will be hosting a series of three Victorian Teas throughout the summer at the Holland Land Office Museum. The teas will feature conversations with performers depicting famous residents of the cemetery. They will be taking place all at 2 pm on Sunday, July 23rd, August 20th and September 17th. July 23rd will feature Joseph Ellicott, Rachel Ellicott Evans and William Morgan; August 20th will feature Dean & Mary Richmond and Eli Fish; September 20th will feature Albert Brisbane, General John Martindale and Reverend John Yates. Savory bites and sweet treats will be served during chats with famous figures of local history. Tickets are $25 or $20 for HLOM members, and can be purchased by calling the Holland Land Office Museum at 585-343-4727. Tickets are limited. The event is a fundraiser for the Historic Batavia Cemetery.

Java with Joe E: Michael Eula, "The National is Local: Genesee County, 1802-Present"
2023-07-27 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, July 27 at 9 am. The museum welcomes Genesee County Historian, Michael Eula, as he shares his new book “The National is Local: Genesee County, NY, 1802-Present” on the history of our county and the connection to national events. Admission is free with coffee and donuts. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Anne Frank
2023-08-10 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, August 10 at 7 pm. This month’s topic is Anne Frank and her well-known diary. The trivia night will be held at GO ART! located at 201 E. Main St. in Batavia. Their Tavern 2.0 will also be open for anyone interested in a beverage. 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.

HLOM Guest Speaker Series: Julianne Woite, "Western New York in the Gilded Age"
2023-08-16 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, August 16 at 7 pm. The museum’s welcomes local author and historian, Julianne Woite, as she shares what our area was like from around 1880-1920. The Gilded Age is a fascinating point in the history of the United States, as the country was going through such dynamic change and perceived prosperity, with WNY at the heart of the much of that, but an ugly underbelly was just hiding below the surface. 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.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

Java with Joe E: Jason Smith, "Superintendent John Kennedy"
2023-08-24 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office museum for the next edition of the museum’s Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, August 24 at 9 am. The museum welcomes Batavia School District Superintendent, Jason Smith, as he presents on his most famous predecessor, John Kennedy, and his educational system started here in Batavia. John Kennedy School bears his name. Admission is free with coffee and donuts. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

HLOM Guest Speaker Series: Stephen Tulowiecki, ""The Letchworth State Park Atlas: A Fresh Look at America's Favorite State Park"
2023-08-24 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, August 24 at 7 pm. Stephen Tulowiecki will be presenting, “The Letchworth State Park Atlas: A Fresh Look at America’s Favorite State Park”.
“With thundering waterfalls, towering cliffs, and vibrant autumn foliage, Letchworth State Park is one of the most scenically spectacular parks in the eastern United States, attracting one million visitors per year. Modern tourists visit the park primarily to appreciate its scenery. However, the park has a long, complex, and sometimes contentious environmental and human history that spans back to Native American settlement. Stephen J. Tulowiecki, Associate Professor of Geography at SUNY Geneseo, will discuss the creation of his recently-published The Letchworth State Park Atlas, shining new light on the nature, history, and tourism of the park. He will discuss aspects of the park’s geology, ecological communities, Native American settlement, nineteenth-century settlement, tourist origins, and beyond. Copies of his atlas will be available for purchase.”
Stephen J. Tulowiecki is an Associate Professor of Geography at The State University of New York at Geneseo. He teaches courses in Geographic Information Systems, and his research studies forests of the eastern United States. An avid hiker, he currently resides in Caledonia, New York (25 minutes from Letchworth State Park) with his wife Grace, son Jonah, and daughter Vera.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

HLOM Guest Speaker Series: Derek Maxfield, "Victorian Deathways"
2023-09-07 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, September 7 at 7 pm. GCC professor, author and historian Derek Maxfield will be sharing his presentation “Victorian Deathways” on the many customs surrounding mourning and death in Victorian era culture.
“In light of the 200th anniversary of the great and historic Batavia Cemetery, it seems fitting to examine American attitudes towards death. This may seem morbid to some, but how a society observes death – like other milestones – tells us much about their culture and values. The Victorians, in particular, created a number of fascinating ways of observing death – from redesigning cemeteries to the language we use to talk about it. This talk will focus mainly on antebellum Victorian culture, roughly 1835 to the outbreak of the Civil War.”
Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

Free Public Talk- Partial Solar Eclipse & Total Solar Eclipse Coming Our Way! with Dan Schneiderman
2023-09-12 18:00 - 19:30
Genesee County will soon be graced with two fantastic celestial events and Dan Schneiderman of the Rochester Museum of Science Center is heading our way to tell us everything we need to know! Join Dan for a FREE public talk being held at the Holland Land Office Museum on September 12th at 6pm as he discusses the science & history of solar eclipses and how to prepare for this extraordinary astronomical opportunity. Reserve your seat by September 7th by phone or email at 585-343-4727; hollandlandoffice@gmail.comThis is a free event (Donations are always accepted for Holland Land Office Programming.) To learn more about how Genesee County is planning to celebrate these events please visit GeneSEEtheEclipse.com. “Genny the Cow” Genesee County’s eclipse mascot will also be on site for photo ops!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: The Mayflower
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm. This month’s topic is the ship of the pilgrims, The Mayflower. 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.

HLOM Guest Speaker Series: Joseph Van Remmen, "How Buffalo Got Its Name"
2023-09-21 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, September 21st at 7 pm. We welcome local presenter and researcher Joseph Van Remmen, as he shares his well researched theory of how the city of Buffalo got its name. There are a number of theories thrown around, but Mr. Van Remmen’s is one you might not have heard of until now. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

Local Author Book Signing: Rob Thompson
2023-09-23 13:00 - 16:00
Come to the Holland Land Office Museum on Saturday, September 23 from 1-4 as local author Rob Thompson will be signing copies of all of his works. Rob lives in Attica and is most known for his books on the Linden Murders, but he has also just written a new book on the Sullivan Campaign of the Revolutionary War, “Behold & Blush: The Sullivan Exposition”, which was waged against the Seneca in the Genesee Valley. He will also have copies of other works including: Candles in the Rain, and Swinging in the Rain. Copies of each of his books will be available. Prices range from $10-$15.

Java with Joe E.: Bernida Scoins, "John Gardner"
2023-09-28 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, September 28 at 9 am. The museum welcomes the Town of Batavia Historian, Bernida Scoins, as she shares the life and works of Batavia native author John Gardner. Bernida will also have artifacts and items related to Gardner for display. Admission is free with coffee and donuts. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.

West Side Batavia Ghost Stories
2023-09-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-19 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, September 29th and Thursday, October 19th at 7 pm 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 don’t want or aren’t able to go on our guided Ghost Walks. Tickets are $5/$3 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

HLOM Mini-Exhibit: The Decomposing Past: Textiles
2023-10-03 10:00 - 2023-10-31 16:00
Come to the Holland Land Office Museum to see the first in a series of mini-exhibits focusing on materials and objects of our collection that have suffered from neglect and time. The Decomposing Past series will begin with textiles from Tuesday, October 3rd to Tuesday, October 31st. The objective of this multipart exhibit series is to bring awareness to the importance of museum work and the preservation of the physical past. The first installment is focusing on textiles and clothing across 180 years (1750-1930)! Admission to the exhibit is included in regular museum admission.
Along with the exhibit, our curator will be hosting a textile workshop on October 21st, discussing various preservation methods and various items housed in the HLOM Clothing Collection!

Busti Bicentennial Presentation: New Discoveries About Paolo Busti
2023-10-05 19:00 - 20:00
There will be a talk on Thursday, October 5 at 7 pm at the Lakewood Fire Training Center in Lakewood, NY in Chautauqua County on Paolo Busti. The talk will be presented by Philadelphia author and historian John Everett Jones, who just published an article about Paolo Busti in Philadelphia.
Paolo Busti was an Italian banker hired by the Holland Land Company to be their General Agent operating out of Philadelphia. He was the direct supervisor to Joseph Ellicott. Busti worked for the company for 25 years.

West Side Batavia Ghost Walk
2023-10-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-10-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-20 19:30 - 21:30
Please join the Holland Land Office Museum for a West Side Ghost Walk on Fridays in October. The walks led by Connie Boyd will take place on October 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 7 pm. We will also be adding second walks beginning at 7:30 on October 6, 13 and 20. 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.
Admission is $15.00 or $10.00 for museum members 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.

West Side Batavia Ghost Walk
2023-10-06 19:30 - 21:30
Please join the Holland Land Office Museum for a West Side Ghost Walk on Fridays in October. The walks led by Connie Boyd will take place on October 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 7 pm. We will also be adding second walks beginning at 7:30 on October 6, 13 and 20. 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. Also Be sure to also check out the Old Batavia Cemetery’s Walk on Saturday, October 22. For more information on the Cemetery Walk please contact 585-943-5662.
Admission is $15.00 or $10.00 for museum members 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.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Al Capone
2023-10-12 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, October 12 at 7 pm. This month’s topic the infamous gangster Al Capone. The event will be held at GO ART! at 201 E. Main St. in Batavia. Their Tavern 2.0 will also be open for anyone interested in a beverage. 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.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: "A Murderous Affair: The Truish Murder Mystery of Johnston L. Lych"
2023-10-14 18:00 - 20:00
On Saturday, October 14th 6 pm Batavia Country Club, the Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the return of the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater with WNY Improv. This time they will be putting on “A Murderous Affair: The Truish Murder Mystery of Johnston L. Lynch”
Once a sanctuary of opulence and decorum, the Batavia Country Club becomes the eerie backdrop to the murder of Johnston L. Lynch, a lawyer whose gruesome end shattered the peace of this tight-knit community. “A Murderous Affair” isn’t just another murder mystery—it’s an immersive experience, an investigation into the shadows of Batavia’s history, and a labyrinth of mysteries waiting to be solved. Put on your detective hat and be a part of this unforgettable event at the Batavia Country Club. Discover what truly happened in the enigmatic world of Johnston L. Lynch and make your own conclusion in this enthralling real-life whodunit.”
Tickets are $75 per person. Museum members receive early sign-up. Choose from 4 different entrée options- Prime Rib, Chicken French, Crab Stuffed Fish, Pasta Primavera. Meal includes salad, rolls, potato, vegetable, beverage. Cash bar available.
Seats are limited. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Please have your food preference ready with reservation.

HLOM Concert Series: Strummerz
2023-10-18 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its concert series on Wednesday, October 18 at 7 pm. The museum welcomes local rock duo Strummerz, you may also know them as No Blarney!, as they play all your favorite classic rock hits. 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.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”

Decomposing Past Workshop: Textiles
2023-10-21 13:00 - 15:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the first in our new series of “Decomposing Past” Workshops. The first will be on Saturday, October 21st at 1 pm. This workshop will focus on antique textiles, and discuss various preservation methods of item within the museum collection. Our Curator Tyler Angora will share these methods in the hope that you can use them and understand the textile conservation practices on your own pieces. Admission is $10 of $5 for museum members. This series of workshops is in conjunction with The Decomposing Past mini-exhibits at the museum.

HLOM Java with Joe E.: Tyler Angora, "Victorian Era Mourning"
2023-10-26 09:00 - 10:30
Join us for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, October 26 at 9 am. Our Curator Tyler Angora will be sharing his presentation to go along with the end of our Historic Batavia Cemetery exhibit, “Victorian Era Mourning.”
“Mourning during the Victorian era (1855-1925) was a tradition that faded into the void following the end of the period. Mourning became a mainstream societal measure for almost everyone that lost a loved one. Women, however, became the leading figures in mourning as they followed strict rituals and rules, especially when their husbands died. From Black dresses to black veils which made women sick, mourning has become a fascination of the past.”
Admission is free and coffee and donuts will be served. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
