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  • Second Annual Austerlitz Historical Society Community Picnic

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Join the members of the Austerlitz Historical Society for hot dogs, hamburgers, lemonade and sweets along with fun activities for all!

  • Austerlitz Berry Basket Making

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Offered by Joyce Flower Saturday, June 21, 10 AM – 2 PM There will be a fee of $30 per Workshop for members, $35 for non-members. Join Joyce Flower, who has been teaching basket weaving for 36 years in the Capital district and Columbia County, to construct a basket with natural and dyed reed. Class […]

    $30 – $35

  • Old Austerlitz Tour

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Austerlitz Historical Society will open our doors for tours of our collection of historic homes, buildings, & exhibits on the following Saturdays and Sundays! Tickets are $12 a person and will be available in The Shop before each tour. 

  • Gee’s Bend Quilts Talk

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Saturday, July 19 at 2 PM: Gee’s Bend: The Legacy Lives On – Presented by Lisa Bouchard Hoe, Spencertown Academy Board Member and Quilter (with quilt exhibit) Come see and hear about the quilts of Gee’s Bend, created in the 1800’s by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in […]

  • Blueberry Festival 2025

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Don’t miss our always anticipated signature event of the summer season! The 24th Blueberry Festival offers an exciting day of family fun with our famous blueberry pancake breakfast, early 19th century craft demonstrations, antiques, artists, children’s activities, live music, and food vendors. Every’s coming up Blueberries at this not-to-miss festival. 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM […]

  • Old Austerlitz Tour

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Austerlitz Historical Society will open our doors for tours of our collection of historic homes, buildings, & exhibits on the following Saturdays!  August 2 and 9. Tickets are $12 a person and will be available in The Shop before each tour. 

  • Canceled Tabletop Basket Making

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Offered by Sandy Salada, Sandy’s Fiber Arts Saturday, August 9, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm There will be a fee of $30 per Workshop for members, $35 for non-members.   Sandy Salada has more than 30 years’ experience in the art of basket making and instruction. As an Art Education major in college, she learned basket […]

  • Canceled Decorative Plate Painting

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Offered by Tina Greenfield Saturday, August 16, 10 am – 2 pm There will be a fee of $30 per Workshop for members, $35 for non-members.   Explore your artistic talents by decorating an 8” wooden plate with a lovely historic pattern. Class size limited to 10. Please note: that participants should bring a lunch.

  • LAFAYETTE’S LASTING SOCIAL IMPACT ON AMERICA

    Old Austerlitz Church

    Presented by –Polly Freeman Lyman Free Educational Talk at Old Austerlitz Church Sunday, August 17 at 2 pm Join Polly Freeman Lyman, a local lifelong Francophile who has spent her career working and volunteering for French-American cultural and educational organizations and has been a board member of the Mass. Lafayette Society since the early 1990’s, […]

  • General Knox & Winter Trek to Boston

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Presented by Gary Leveille Join local historian, writer, editor, author, publisher and newspaper columnist Gary Léveillé as he talks about the fascinating history of our border towns located along the southern Berkshires and eastern Columbia County, NY.

    Free

  • EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY IN AUSTERLITZ

    Old Austerlitz Church

    Sunday, October 5, at 2pm Presented by –Tim Hawley and Krystyna Poray Goddu Free Educational Talk at Old Austerlitz Church To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s arrival at Steepletop, her home in Austerlitz from 1925 until her death in 1950, the AHS will present a program on Millay in Austerlitz. Drawing […]

  • How the Post Office Created America

    Old Austerlitz Historical Society 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, United States

    Presented by Winifred Gallagher Award winning author and local resident, Winifred Gallagher, will examine the surprising role of the postal service in our nation’s political, social, economic, and physical development.

    Free