Rail Barons Model Train Display

February 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Come see the Historical Society’s model train display, with its 200 feet of HO gauge track, 100 buildings and scale Erie Canal lock.

Included in museum admission

The Heiress, a play by Ruth & Augustus Goetz
Friday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Join us for this compelling romantic drama, set within the upper class of New York City in 1850. Watch as a painfully shy woman defies her powerful father to be with the man she loves, but at a terrible cost. The Playhouse of American Classics will produce this drama as “chamber theatre,” which is a highly-rehearsed, staged reading.

$18 Adults, $13 Seniors and Students

Saturday, Feb. 20
Noon to 3 p.m.
Family Day at the Museum
Bring the whole family for museum tours, scavenger hunts, crafts and hands-on activities. In honor of Black History Month, the event will focus on the Underground Railroad and Western New York's involvement in the Civil Rights movement. Activities will include African drum making, designing clay beads with traditional African symbols and making three-dimensional North Stars. For more information, call (716) 873-9644, ext. 311.

$10 for children, $5 for children who are members, free for parents who bring their children

Sunday, Feb. 28
2 p.m.
Underground, Over the Moon
A favorite for children and families! Michelle Costa of TheatreFiguren will present a performance in puppetry and mime, based on the spiritual and physical courage of Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman.

$6

Wednesday, March 3
7 p.m.
Louise Bethune: America’s First Woman Architect
Louise Blanchard Bethune was a trailblazer in the world of architecture. Hear Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA share how Bethune became the first woman to join the American Institute of Architects and how she designed Buffalo’s Lafayette Hotel, the 74th Regiment Armory on Virginia Street and many of the city’s school buildings.

$6

American History Girls Club
Saturday, March 20
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Children will take part in activities, make crafts and enjoy snacks related to the “Josefina” American Girl© doll and the year 1824.

$25 general/$20 members

Saturday, March 27
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
4th Annual House Restoration Fair
Looking to restore an architectural gem? Learn how at our House Restoration Fair, presented by the Historical Society’s Members Advisory Committee! Speak with craftsmen, artisans, material suppliers, and contractors and attend programs in our auditorium.

$8 general, $6 members

American History Girls Club
Saturday, April 17
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Children will take part in activities, make crafts and enjoy snacks related to the “Molly” American Girl© doll and the year 1944.

$25 general/$20 members

Morning’s at Seven, a play by Paul Osborne
Friday, April 23 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Step into middle-class America in 1939 for this oftentimes hilarious and heart-rending comedy. Follow a set of four aging sisters and their close-knit families, as they lean on each other during the bad times and celebrate together during the good times. The Playhouse of American Classics will produce this drama as “chamber theatre,” which is a highly-rehearsed, staged reading.

$18 Adults, $13 Seniors and Students

Saturday, May 15
Noon to 3 p.m.
Family Day at the Museum
Children will take part in museum tours, scavenger hunts, crafts and hands-on activities.

$10 for children, $5 for children who are members, free for parents who bring their children