Holand Land Office Museum

West Side Batavia Ghost Stories
2021-10-08 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
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.

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.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81051537999?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 810 5153 7999
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West Side Batavia Ghost Walk- Sold Out
2021-10-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-29 19:00 - 21:00
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.

Guest Speaker Series: Rob Thompson "Batavia's Body Snatchers- Cancelled
2021-10-16 14:00 - 15:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series. Join us on Saturday October 16th at 2 pm. We welcome local author Rob Thompson as he speaks on the various accounts of grave robbing and body snatching in the history of Batavia. Mr. Thompson is the author of several books concerning other darker moments in Genesee County’s history including the Linden Murders and the hangings at the old Genesee County Jail. Admission is $3/$2 for museum members. Reservations are not required, but it is appreciated if interested to call the museum before the event at 585-343-4727 to confirm a spot. The presentation will also be available via Zoom. Please visit the museum’s Facebook page or website, www.hollandlandoffice.com, for the Zoom link. This program has been rescheduled from Saturday, September 18th.

Java with Joe E.: Jennifer Liber Raines "Forgotten People, Forgotten Places"
2021-10-28 09:00 - 10:00
Join us Thursday, September 23 at 9 am at the Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome local genealogist and researcher Jennifer Liber Raines. She will be discussing the burials recovered at the Erie County Poor Farm on the University at Buffalo’s south campus, the research, and how the 19th and 20th century poor lived to exemplify the importance of the preservation of our shared history. The event is free to the public. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 if you would like to attend. The presentation will also be available via Zoom. Please follow the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89525413325?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 895 2541 3325
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