Five Generations and Counting - On You!
What about you?
Since 1889, the Schoharie County Historical Society has been preserving the Old Stone Fort Museum and its collection of more than 50,000 artifacts related to the history of the county. The museum complex has grown to include the Badgley Annex, Warner House/Scribner Exhibit, Jackson Law Office, Oliver School House, Lacko Barn, Hartmann's Dorf Palatine House, and Schaeffer Dutch Barn. Exhibits in these historic buildings span over 300 years of Schoharie County heritage. If you are interested in researching the Schoharie County region or an ancestor, our library and archives house thousands of essential rare books, original documents, and genealogical collections. Our goal is to continue bringing this history alive by opening all buildings, furnishing and enriching them with more interpreters in period dress and interactive exhibits.
Why should you join the Society?
Your membership will benefit the museum in many ways and help us to:
- Expand the range of our programs and activities
- Care for the artifacts and archival documents
- Complete the Hartmann's Dorf House restoration
- Manage our diverse collection to better create a variety of exhibits that appeal to all ages
- Improve our grounds to better blend with our historic structures and offer greater accessibility
Your membership entitles you to:
- Free daily admission (Excludes special events)
- Free access to our library and reduced rate for photocopies
- A subscription to our semi-annual Historical Review
- 10 % discount off Museum Store purchases
- Advance notice and special invitations to events
- Be a part of museum and event planning
- AS AN ADDED BONUS . . .
First-time members will receive the most recent issue of the Historical Review and Judge John M. Brown's 1823 Brief Sketch of the First Settlement of the County of Schoharie By the Germans. This delightful and thought-provoking pamphlet history is properly the first basic book on anyone's shelf of Schoharie lore.
Membership benefits include spouse and are limited to one Historical Review subscription.
- Regular: $25
- Senior Citizen: $20 Age 62 and above
- Family: $40 Benefits extend to children and grandchildren
Sustaining annual membership includes all Family benefits plus additional rewards reflecting the higher amounts contributed.
- Sustaining: $50
- Supporting: $75
- Benefactor: $100
- Life: $1,000
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The Schoharie County Historical Society is a registered charitable organization, chartered by the New York State Department of Education, dedicated to encouraging and promoting knowledge of the appreciation for the history and cultures of Schoharie County and its inhabitants from the prehistoric period to the present. This is accomplished through advocacy, education, research, interpretation, preservation and restoration.
