2025 Schedule of Events
Bronck Museum Opens for Scheduled Guided Tours on May 24!
Guided Tours are offered by prior reservation on
Wednesday - Saturday at 11AM, 1PM and 3PM
Sunday at 1PM and 3PM
To make reservations go to: https://www.gchistory.org/schedule-tour
2025 Curator Tours with Shelby Mattice
June 27 "Underneath It All" The undergarments that shaped both women’s fashion and their bodes 1750 to 1900.
July 25 "Before Martha" The challenges of the preparation and preservation of family food 1700-1820.
September 19 "Bits and Pieces" Greene County quilts from the Bronck Museum collection 1780-1900
April 27
Civil War Music and Mrs. Lincoln, The Veterans in a New Field, Civil War band with Judee Synakowski portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln, Meadow Ridge Heritage Barn, 2pm, $10 donation
May 10
GCHS Annual Meeting, Pegasus Restaurant, 10885 State Route 9W, 10am, $20
May 17
Association Day, Costumed Interpreters, Village Volunteers Fife & Drum Corps, presentation by Jim Planck, Ted Hilscher and Jonathan Palmer, Meadow Ridge Heritage Barn, 1pm, $10 donation
250 years ago, the residents of Coxsackie signed a document declaring their allegiance to the Continental Congress following the shocking events at Lexington and Concord. Bearing the signatures of 225 freeholders, this document represented Coxsackie's entrance into the American Revolution, committing the district and those living here to the cause of American liberty. This year, on May 17th, join the Greene County Historical Society in celebrating this remarkable anniversary on the grounds of the Bronck Museum in Coxsackie, New York. This year's Association Day celebrates the 250th of the signing of Coxsackie's "Declaration of Independence" in true revolutionary fashion featuring performances by Village Volunteers Fife & Drum Corps, reenactments by costumed interpreters, and a lecture by historians Ted Hilscher, Jim Planck, and Jon Palmer on the nature and substance of this momentous document. Attendees will also have the opportunity to enjoy wandering the interiors of the Bronck House, which will be open freely to visitors during the afternoon. Association Day 2025 runs from 1PM to 4PM on May 17, at 90 County Route 42, Coxsackie, NY 12051.
May 24
Bronck Museum Opens for the 2025 Season
June 7
45th Annual Tour of Homes, 10 am to 4 pm. This year’s tour focuses on the Village of Athens. Tour sites span a full range of the settlement. Take a trip through time while you visit homes built in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Many sites are new to the tour, while some have been featured in the past. On this day only, through the graciousness of owners who have painstakingly restored and maintained their historic homes and the hard work of the Society’s volunteers, tour goers are invited inside to enjoy the homes.
Tour headquarters will be at the Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington Street (Route 385), Athens. At headquarters, tour tickets as well as those ordered in advance can be picked up. Box lunches will also be available for purchase while they last. Off street parking is available in the church parking lot on Washington Street. The tour will be held rain or shine. Tickets are $30 the day of the tour and $25 in advance. Participants will receive a brochure with information about the sites along with a marked route map.
To reserve advance sale tickets, send a check payable to GCHS to: Greene County Historical Society, P.O. Box 44, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Advance sale ticket reservations must be received by June 2. The tickets will be available with your tour brochure on June 7th.
This is the Greene County Historical Society’s major fundraiser. Proceeds from the sale of tour tickets support the Society, the Bronck Museum and the Vedder Research Library.
For more information, call David Dorpfeld at (518) 817-8771 or Carol Serazio at (518) 731-9050 or visit www.gchistory.org.
June 22
The War Begins: Greene County in 1775, Presented by Jim Planck, Meadow Ridge Heritage Barn, 2pm, $10 Donation
July 20
Women in WWII - Different Countries, Different Roles, Presented by Richard Muggeo, Meadow Ridge Heritage Barn, 2pm, $10 Donation
August 6
The Enola Gay Atomic Bomb Mission, Presented by Ron Gabriele, Vedder Research Library, 7pm, $10 Donation
August 17
The Canajoharie and Catskill River Ways, Presented by Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer, Meadow Ridge Heritage Barn, 2pm, $10 Donation
August 24
Greene County in the Quebec Campaign, Presented by Jim Planck, Meadow Ridge Heritage Barn, 2pm, $10 Donation
September 2
WWII Campaigns and How Greene County Reacted to the Surrenders, Presented by Richard Muggeo, Vedder Research Library, 7pm, $10 Donation
September 14
Songs of the Saloon, Presentation and Music by Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers, 2pm, $15 Donation
October 5
Bronck Museum Heritage Craft Fair, Exhibit and sale of heritage crafts, horse drawn wagon, live music, raffle and auction, food truck, 12pm - 4pm, Admission Free
November 11
Stories of WWII Veterans, Presented by Ron Gabriele, Vedder Research Library, 7pm, $10 Donation