Holand Land Office Museum

HLOM Exhibit: "Heavenly Traditions & Holy Matrimony, Weddings Through Time"
2024-05-16 10:00 - 2024-12-31 16:00 UTC
“Heavenly Traditions and Holy Matrimony: Weddings Through Time,” is an exhibit that will take you through decades of wedding dress styles, and traditions. This exhibit will show how one of the most sacred events for a couple has changed through decades and even centuries. Various influences and societal changes are at the heart of the traditions and events that hold weddings today. Come view items from the 19th century through the 20th century, that represent different eras and how we have ended up with the weddings that we know today. The exhibit will be on display during normal museum hours from May 16th through December 31st.
Thank you to our sponsors: Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel, Terry Hills Golf Course and Valle Jewelers.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Declaration of Independence
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, July 11th at 7 pm. In honor of the Fourth of July, our topic will be the document that started it all the Declaration of Independence. 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.

Artist Presentation: Murals by Anthony Terrell
2024-07-13 13:00 - 14:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Saturday, July 13th at 1 pm for a full screen presentation by New York City painter and sculptor Anthony Terrell on his two new murals. Anthony, a former resident of Batavia, will show off his latest large scale works, “Crossing the Atlantic in Chains and Shackles” and “She Has Beautiful Windows (Doesn’t She).” There will also be an open discussion of the development of both murals along with sketches and drafts. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you plan on attending at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Joyce Thompson-Hovey, "Baker Boys of Stafford"
2024-07-18 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office welcomes back as its next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, July 18th at 7 pm, Joyce Thompson-Hovey. She will be presenting “The Baker Boys of Stafford,” about the incredible lives of Colonel Lafayette Baker and his brother Captain Calvin Baker, who were both spies for the Union and heavily involved in the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth. The Bakers lived for a time in Stafford, NY. 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.
“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!”

Guest Speaker Series: David Reilly, "Small Town Talk: Growing up in Batavia in the 1950s & 1960s"
2024-07-19 14:00 - 15:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series, presented by David Reilly. Since 2018 Dave Reilly has been writing stories for The Batavian about growing up in Batavia in the 1950s and ‘60s. He combined 20 of these stories into a book called “Small Town Talk”. On Friday July 19th Dave will be doing a book talk at the HLOM at 2 P. M. He will have books available at that time for $20 and will be happy to sign a copy for you. The following day will be the 60th reunion of Dave’s Notre Dame Class of 1964 so he especially invites any of his classmates who are in town and still “above the grass” to attend. 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!”

Artifact Preservation Workshop: Photographs & Photo Albums
2024-07-20 11:00 - 12:00
Every third Saturday at the museum come from 11 am-12 pm to participate in a workshop to help you preserve, create, or research your history!
On July 20th, come and learn how to preserve and store your family’s photos and photo albums at home! Our curator Tyler Angora will teach you tips and tricks on how to store your beloved family photos for years, and how we store out photos here at the museum! 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.

Guest Speaker Series: Kevin Pawlak, "Western New York at Bull Run"
2024-07-24 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series. On Wednesday, July 24th at 7 pm, the museum welcomes back Kevin Pawlak, who is the Historic Site Manager for the Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and works as a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam National Battlefield. He will be presenting on Western New Yorkers at the battles of Bull Run.
“Citizens of western New York were some of the first to answer President Lincoln’s call for troops at the start of the Civil War. As such, some of them participated in the first major battle of the Civil War at Manassas/Bull Run on July 21, 1861. One of them, Charles Rand, performed one of the first battlefield efforts that resulted in a Medal of Honor. Western New Yorkers were also active in the Battle of Second Bull Run fought on the same ground thirteen months later. Hear the stories of some of these soldiers from the homefront to the battlefield.” 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!”

Java with Joe E.: Tyler Angora, "Women of the Civil War"
2024-07-25 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe series on Thursday, July 25th at 10 am. Listen to our curator, Tyler Angora, talk about some of the most famous women who came out of the American Civil War. Women played a larger role in the American Civil War than what is often portrayed in American history. Come and hear about how women aided the war and willingly made their presence known or unknown! Admission is free with coffee and cookies.
Thank you to Pub Hub Coffee for sponsoring Java with Joe for 2024.

Saturday Morning Children's Program: Joyce Thompson-Hovey, "Schools of the Early 1800s"
2024-07-27 11:00 - 12:00
Bring the kids by the Holland Land Office Museum for our new History Storytime for Summer 2024. On Saturday, July 27th at 11 am Joyce Thompson-Hovey will be sharing life in the “Early Schools of the 1800s.” It covers not only the role of the student and teachers during this period but also what school was like both in the North and the South. There is lots of class participation because we run it like a typical school day back then. Admission is $5 or $3 or museum members. If you would like to sign up please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
