Holand Land Office Museum

Irish Music Night with No Blarney!
2023-03-10 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with Batavia natives No Blarney! as they return to get us off our feet and dancing to traditional Irish music on Friday, March 10th at 7 pm. Tickets $5 per person and $4 for museum members. Please R.S.V.P. to the museum by email at hollandlandoffice@gmail.com or call the museum at 585-343-4727. Seating is limited so get your spots now.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Julius Caesar
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, March 9th at 7 pm. This month’s topic is Julius Caesar. 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.

St. Paul's Lutheran School Exhibition
2023-03-09 08:00 - 2023-03-24 17:00
We are proud to announce another cooperation with St. Paul Lutheran School and their social studies projects. Stop by and check out the creative dioramas early colonial settlements by the 5th & 6th grade students. They will be on display until March 24.
St. Paul Lutheran School is celebrating 25 years of quality education for Pre-K to 6th grade in a Christian environment. As one of the social studies projects of Mrs. Dunn’s 5/6th grade classroom, the students wrote an essay and created early colonial settlements modeled after the first communities of a young country in the making. The students cleverly chose several different medium types to build with. The Holland Land Office Museum is hosting the projects for a two-week window from now until March 24th. You are invited to celebrate a great community treasure in the HLOM while encouraging blooming historians!

Java with Joe E.: Sharon Burkel, "Watson Bullock"
2023-03-02 09:00 - 10:30
This event has been rescheduled from February 23rd.
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Java with Joe E. series on Thursday, March 2nd at 9 am. This month’s speaker is Sharon Burkel of the Historic Batavia Cemetery Association, as she presents on Watson Bullock. Watson Bullock was an African-American man who moved to Batavia in the 1880s and went on to make significant impacts on many local organizations during his life. He is buried in the Historic Batavia Cemetery. Admission is free, and coffee and donuts will be provided. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com

Guest Speaker Series: Patrick Ryan, "William Wells Brown"
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, February 16th at 7 pm. We welcome Patrick Ryan of the Buffalo History Museum as he presents on William Wells Brown, Buffalo’s preeminent black abolitionist. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members. If you would like to attend, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
Did you know that another man by the name of William Wells Brown, one with local connections to Buffalo, followed a very similar trajectory to Douglass- an escaped slave turned author and orator. Today, Brown may not be as recognizable, but in the 1840s he was one of the major players in the abolitionist movement- attaining enough fame to form both a friendship and rivalry with Frederick Douglass.
Patrick F Ryan works at The Buffalo History Museum where he serves as the Programs & Education Coordinator. An author on the Museum’s podcast and exhibits, Patrick F Ryan is the outreach specialist at The Buffalo History Museum.

Trivia Night at the Museum: Civil Rights Movement
2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Trivia Night at the Museum on Thursday, February 9th at 7 pm. The topic for February is the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Admission is $5/$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.: Richard Beatty, "The Darwin Martin House-Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo 1905 Masterpiece"
2023-01-26 09:00 - 10:30
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Java with Joe E. on Thursday, January 26th at 9 am. Richard Beatty will be presenting, “The Darwin Martin House-Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo 1905 Masterpiece.” Admission is free and coffee and donuts will be served. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.
Richard Beatty, a senior docent at the site, will give a presentation on Wright’s incredible design, his client Darwin D. Martin, and the long history of the complex. Abandoned and neglected during the Depression, taken for back taxes in 1946, and then partially demolished in 1960, the complex of buildings and landscape has been completely restored. Part of Mr. Beatty’s presentation will include a history of the organization that took shape in the 1980s in response to the on-going decline of the masterpiece, focusing on the key role that volunteers play in presenting the site to visitors from all over the world.

Guest Speaker Series: Kevin Pawlak, "Western New Yorkers on America's Bloodiest Day"
2023-01-18 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Wednesday, January 18th 7 pm for our next Guest Speaker Series. Kevin Pawlak will present on “Western New Yorkers on America’s Bloodiest Day”. Admission $5 or $3 for museum members.
“New York State contributed more soldiers to the United States Army at the Battle of Antietam than any other state. Western New Yorkers fought in many of the well-known places on the Antietam battlefield, from the Cornfield to the Bloody Lane to the Burnside Bridge. Learn about the stories of some of these local soldiers during the bloodiest single day in American military history.”
Kevin Pawlak is a Historic Site Manager for Prince William County’s Office of Historic Preservation. He also works as a Certified Battlefield Guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Kevin is the author of numerous articles and is the author of five books on the American Civil War.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Ellis Island
2023-01-12 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, January 12th 7 pm for our next Trivia Night @ the Museum. This month’s topic is “Ellis Island”. 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.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
2022-12-16 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, December 16th at 7 pm for a concert by a String Quartet of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. The musicians will be playing an arrangement of holiday tunes.
Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Space is limited, please contact the museum to reserve your seat.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert- Cancelled
2022-12-09 19:00 - 20:00
Unfortunately, the concert by the Genesee Symphony Orchestra scheduled for Friday, December 9th has been cancelled. A string trio from the orchestra will be performing Friday, December 16th at 7 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Spanish-American War
2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, December 8 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic the Spanish-American War, as the war ended this month in 1898. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
2022-11-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, November 25th at 7 pm for a concert by a Flute Trio of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. The musicians will be playing an arrangement of holiday tunes.
Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Space is limited, please contact the museum to reserve your seat.

21st Annual Wonderland of Trees "Flannel & Frosty"
2022-11-19 10:00 - 2023-01-01 16:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the 21st Annual Wonderland of Trees. Come to the museum and enjoy all of the wonderfully decorated trees by local organizations and businesses. The trees will be up from November 19th to December 31st during the museum’s normal business hours. Admission is the same as normal museum admission. Also, our basket raffle will be running until Friday, December 16th, so stop on by and get your tickets to win some wonderful prizes. Don’t forget to also vote for your favorite tree while visiting the museum.

21st Annual Wonderland of Trees Opening Night
2022-11-18 18:00 - 20:30
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the opening night of its 21st Annual Wonderland of Trees holiday event. This year’s theme is “Flannel & Frosty”. The event opens on Friday, November 18th from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Come to the museum to marvel at all of the wonderfully decorated trees from local organizations and businesses from around Genesee County. Live holiday music will be performed by members of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra, and hors d’oeuvres will be provided by the D&R Depot. There will also be a basket raffle of dozens of exciting gift baskets. Tickets are $15 per person or $10 for museum members. Children under 12 are $5. The Wonderland of Trees continues until the end of December. The basket raffle will run until December 16th. You can find more information about the Opening Night and the Wonderland of Trees on the museum’s website at www.hollandlandoffice.com.
If you are interested in decorating a tree for the event for your organization or business please visit the museum’s website or contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Presidential Elections
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, October 13 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic is Presidential Elections, as we come to another election day. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Dennis Upton, "The Life of Joseph Ellicott: Who Will Tell My Story?"
2022-11-01 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Tuesday, November 1st as we welcome the next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series. Dennis Upton will be performing his historical presentation of the “Life of Joseph Ellicott: Who Will Tell My Story”. His rendition takes place during Ellicott’s final hours spent in Western New York before he is sent down the Erie Canal to an institution in New York City. The presentation is told from Ellicott’s perspective, and will be occurring on what would be Joseph Ellicott’s 262nd birthday. 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.
The Guest Speaker Series 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 New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

West Side Batavia Ghost Walks
2022-10-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-07 19:00 - 21:00
Back and expanded by popular demand, please join the Holland Land Office Museum for a West Side Ghost Walk on four Fridays in October. The walks led by Connie Boyd will take place on October 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 7 pm. We will also be adding a second walk at 7:30 if necessary on October 7, 14, and 21. 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 22. Admission is $15.00 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.

Java with Joe E.: Tom Tiefel, "Bergen Historic Maple Syrup Project"
2022-10-27 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. morning coffee presentations on Thursday, October 27th at 9 am. This month’s presenter is Tom Tiefel, Town of Bergen Historian and proprietor of the Bergen Historic Maple Syrup Project. He will be discussing his revitalization of an antique maple syrup operation that ran in Bergen nearly 100 years ago. Admission is free and coffee and donuts will be provided. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Ken Slaughenhopt, "The Holland Survey"
2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Wednesday, October 19th as we welcome the next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series. Ken Slaughenhopt of the Lewiston Historical Society and a surveyor himself will be presenting on “The Holland Land Survey”. He will be discussing the trials and tribulations of the surveying process that went into laying out the Holland Purchase and its 3.25 million acres, as well as its importance to Western New York even today. 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.
The Guest Speaker Series 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 New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Battles of the Revolutionary War
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, October 13 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic is Battles of the Revolutionary War. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

HLOM Concert Series: Steven Kruppner
2022-10-06 19:00 - 20:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome back local guitarist and musician Steven Kruppner for another concert at the museum on Thursday, October 6 at 7 pm. The concert will be an hour and a half from 7-8:30 pm featuring a wide array of tunes. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. If you would like to attend, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

West Side Batavia Ghost Stories
2022-09-30 19:00 - 20:00
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, 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.

Java with Joe E.: Greg Van Dussen, "Methodist Circuit Riders"
2022-09-22 09:00 - 10:30
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. His topic will be the Methodist Circuit Riders of North America, focusing primarily in areas of the Northeast and Midwest. The presentation is free to attend and coffee and donuts will be provided. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Deanne Quinn Miller, "The Prison Guard's Daughter"
2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:00
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 the death of her father, a corrections officer, during the Attica Prison riot on September 13, 1971. Copies of the book will also be available in the museum gift shop. 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.
The Guest Speaker Series 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 New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Elizabeth I
2022-09-08 19:00 - 20:00
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 is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Come and join us at GO ART!, where you can also enjoy beverages served by Tavern 2.0 while testing your Elizabethan knowledge. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Michael Block, "The Battle of Cedar Mountain"
2022-08-18 19:00 - 20:00
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 guide of the battlefield and a member of the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield group in Culpeper, Virginia. Admission is $3 or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Guest Speaker Series 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 New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!
