2024 marks 400 years of Dutch culture in the Capital Region. Historic Cherry Hill is partnering with seven fabulous heritage organizations and businesses to help you get in touch with Albany’s Dutch roots.
Pick up your Going Dutch! passport at any participating site. Get your passport stamped at each experience between July 5th and August 2nd–First Friday to First Friday. Then redeem your passport for prizes!
Any passport with 7 stamps may be redeemed for a buy-one-get-one flight at Fort Orange Brewing…PLUS…The first 10 people to complete 7 experiences get a free “swag bag.”
Present your completed passport at Historic Cherry Hill to collect your swag bag!
First Friday, First Church Tour
Friday, July 5th, 6:00 pm
$10/regular admission; $5/ HCH members
Did you know that First Church in Albany is the keeper of some of the City’s earliest history? Organized as a Dutch Reformed Church in 1642, First Church is Albany’s oldest institution, predating the village of Beverwyck, established in 1652. Two previous churches stood at the intersection of State Street and Broadway, starting in 1656. Come into the magnificent 1796 sanctuary designed by renowned architect Philip Hooker, learn some highlights of the church’s four-century history, and view some of Albany’s earliest artifacts and documents. The tour will be led by Jim Folts, Trustee at First Church.
The tour entrance is at the Sheridan Avenue entrance to the parish house. Pay parking is available in the FCIA Inc. lot operated on Sheridan Ave. Or visitors may park on the street or in other facilities nearby.
First Friday Tours of 48 Hudson
July 5th and August 2nd, 5:30-7 PM
Free
Join Historic Albany Foundation for a tour of Albany’s oldest house! Built in 1728, the Van Ostrande-Radcliff House is one of a handful of Dutch urban buildings to survive in America—an important piece of Dutch history and a rare and tangible link to one of the country’s earliest urban settlements.
“Dutchness on Display” Tours of Cherry Hill
Fridays at 12 and 2.
$6/adults, $5 seniors & students, $3/ children, HCH members free.
Learn about the Dutch heritage woven into this five-generation Van Rensselaer home, carefully curated by 4th-geneation Cherry Hill owner, Catherine Rankin, as a statement of identity. Going Dutch! Scavenger hunts will be available with this tour as well as regular tours during all public hours. No reservations required.
Find the Giant “Klomp”!
Find the giant Dutch shoe outside of Discover Albany’s Visitor Center—then head inside to get your passport stamped! OR take a selfie with the Klomp and show it at any of the Going Dutch! tours to get a stamp. The Visitor Center is open Monday – Friday 9AM-2PM and Saturday 10AM-2PM.
Crailo State Historic Site
Wednesdays-Sundays from 11 AM to 5 PM. (Last tour at 4.)
$5/adults, $4/seniors & students, children free.
Come for a tour of Crailo, the 18th-century home of Hendrick Van Rensselaer and the museum of the Colonial Dutch in the Hudson River Valley today. For more information visit Crailo State Historic Site (ny.gov)
Fort Orange Brewing
Wednesday-Friday 4-9, Saturday 1-9, Sunday 1-6
Have a drink at Fort Orange Brewing—in honor of the 400th birthday of the 1624 fort! Fortorangebrewing.com
Albany Institute of History & Art
Wednesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM, Sunday 12-5PM
Admission with passport: $10/adults, $8/seniors, $6/children
Explore the early Dutch history of the region through the lens of the Hudson River School. Through the landscapes you will be introduced to the Van Rensselaer Patroonship, see the landscape change through early Dutch settlements, and explore the relationship between the Dutch and Native Americans. Self-guides available at front desk. Albanyinstitute.org
Tour of Quackenbush Square
First Friday, August 2nd, 6 PM
$10/regular admission, $5/HCH members. Ticket price includes only the tour.
Join Albany County Historian, Jack McEneny, for a tour of Quackenbush Square, and let Jack regale you with tales of its history of brickmaking, distilling, and tanning. Have a close look at Albany’s second oldest house—a Dutch-style house built in the 1730s. Afterwards, head inside for dinner or a drink! (The old Dutch house is called Olde English today!)