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Look what's out on display in the East Wing of the Museum! A hand painted divider of the workers at Carr's Department Store in 1963! Check in daily on Facebook as we post closeups of the divider and see if you can find any family members! #bataviany #localhistory

Don't forget to stop on down tonight and get in the St. Paddy's Day spirit with No Blarney! Concert starts at 7 pm and is $5 per person. See you soon! #bataviany #geneseecounty #HLOM #irishmusic #NoBlarney! #concert

It's almost time for our monthly History Trivia Night at the Holland Land Office Museum! This month we will be testing your knowledge of "Famous Inventions and Inventors". so round up your friends and family and stop in March 12th at 7 pm and put that knowledge to the test!

This month (3/14) children will be making their own No Sew pouches with tic tac toe boards inside! We will be starting off with a short lesson of the history of pouches and tic tac toe followed by a short story. Ages 5-12 yrs welcome! Tickets are $5 per child or $4 per member.

If anyone has scrap felt pieces (at least 6" by 6") laying around we would love to take them off your hands. We will be using them for the Saturday Morning Children's Program this Saturday March 14th so we would need them ASAP. Thanks for your support!

Today is NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CRAFT DAY! By opening children’s eyes to the world of crafts, their imagination is sparked. Crafting can give children a sense of accomplishment as well as help build their self-esteem. Join in the crafting fun at the HLOM and make No Sew Pouches.

On this day in 1881 Colonel Emory Upton committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He suffered greatly from headaches, possibly caused by a brain tumor. For more information on Mr. Upton's life and accomplishments check out our Facebook post. facebook.com/HLOMuseumWNY/

Don't forget to stop in this Thursday March 19th at 7 pm. We are welcoming Susan Eck to the museum to talk about Western New York Men who served during WWI. Cost to attend this talk is $3 per person or $2 per museum member. #guestspeakerseries #bataviany #geneseecounty

Wishing all those Irish or not a Happy, Fun and Safe St. Patrick's Day!!

On this day in 1788 U.S. Congressman, David Ellicott Evans was born in Ellicotts Upper Mills, Maryland. He settled in Batavia in 1803. He was employed as a clerk and afterward as an accounting clerk with the Holland Land Company. For more information visit facebook.com/HLOMuseumWNY/

The Holland Land Office Museum has been watching the situation regarding COVID-19. The Board of Directors and ED have decided to close and cancel events through April 1. Feel free to contact the museum by phone at 585-343-4727 or email at [email protected].

Every Tuesday from now until the end of the quarantine period we will be hosting our Exhibit Me HLOM Program which is a blog everyone can be a part of! Please check out our website to learn how you can be a part of this fun digital activity. hollandlandoffice.com/QuarantineProg…

On this day in 1870 Emily Norwood Martin Upton, wife of Gen. Emory Upton passed away from tuberculosis at the age of 23. For more information on Mrs. Upton please visit facebook.com/HLOMuseumWNY/

Don't forget, every Tuesday we are asking the community to help us make our #exhibitmehlom program a success by creating your own exhibit at home, taking photos and sharing with us on social media. Visit hollandlandoffice.com/QuarantineProg… for an example and more info

On each Thursday through the end of April we are running other interactive digital programs. The one we have scheduled for this Thursday is called Batavia Area's of Interest. Please visit hollandlandoffice.com/QuarantineProg… for more information and an example.

Don't forget, every Tuesday we are asking the community to help us make our #exhibitmehlom program a success by creating your own exhibit at home, taking photos and sharing with us on social media. Visit hollandlandoffice.com/QuarantineProg… for an example and more info

On each Thursday through the end of April we are running other interactive digital programs. The one we have scheduled for this Thursday (April 9th) is called the At Home Culinary Program. Please visit hollandlandoffice.com/QuarantineProg… for more information and an example.

Hope everyone is staying safe and enjoys a beautiful Easter!

This weeks Thursday Quarantine Program Blog we are hoping to have a little fun with. Join us in our Quarantine Meme Program. Memes have become a major part of online experience and expression, especially for the younger populations. Make sure you use #quarantinememehlom

Thursday (4/23) we are running our Short Film Quarantine Program. To participate take a short video about your experience in quarantine, thing you missed most while during quarantine, or favorite tidbit of local history and share with us on social media using #shortfilmhlom