Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center

P. Thomas Carroll of the Kate Mullany National Historic Site will be sharing with us a presentation to discuss this historic, local landmark and their efforts to share the incredible history of a pioneer in woman’s labor rights, Kate Mullany. This site was declared a National Historic Site in 199...

Thea Hotaling, owner and historian of the historic Brookwood Mansion in Halfmoon, will be presenting on the fascinating history of the original owners of Brookwood, the Peebles Family. This is one local spot that can claim for certain that "George Washington slept here"! The Peebles family - of P...

DASHIN' & DANCIN' ANNOUNCEMENT! Saturday, Dec. 7 (7pm-10pm). Joining The Refrigerators, the fantastic 10-piece party band of the Capital Region, will be local rock artist, MORIAH FORMICA! There will be funk and soul music to dance to, you can rock out with Moriah, and Mr. & Mrs. Claus will be the...

Join us tonight at 6pm at the Van Schaick Island Country Club for the 2-hour special Kickoff Presentation of the 2019-2020 Winter Lecture Series: THE GREAT WATERFORD BANK ROBBERY OF 1872! Presented by Waterford Town Historian, Russell VanDervoort. $6 Nonmembers $5 museum members

The Refrigerators are returning once again to the Cohoes Music Hall for our 3rd Annual Dashin’ & Dancin’ Concert!

Join us for a fun night of fantastic music – which includes a few Christmas songs – and a visit from a special guest performer to make the night even more special!

FREE to Participate

WHMCC invites you to join in an open discussion at the museum to share the stories attached to the items in your homes.
Are we looking for only historic artifacts of Waterford history? No!

Sure, bring something historic! We are a museum after all.

Or you can show off that...

Location: Van Schaick Island Country Club ( 201 Continental Ave, Cohoes NY)

Making off with $500,000 in cash, bonds and jewelry from the Saratoga County Bank vault in 1872 was national news! Several robbers broke into the apartment of Van Hovenburg who worked as a cashier for the Saratoga Coun...

Thank you to our visitors for making our 2019 museum season possible! We enjoy having all our visitors explore Waterford's history and heritage. As a private non-profit, we rely on your support! We are in our off-season until May. You can still visit with us by making an appointment to our perman...

We encourage all our members and prospective members to join us at the Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center at 2 Museum Lane, Waterford NY. Come hear about the museum’s plans for the future and ways that you can continue to support the museum, like our many volunteer opportunities to b...