The World of James Knapp
CURRENT PUBLIC TOUR Historic Cherry Hill, the Myers Residence, and the Pommer NOTE: Historic Cherry Hill is closed for the season. We will reopen for public tours on May 9,…
Consider the Source Online
Consider the Source Online: Teaching With Historical Records is a FREE online community that connects educators across New York State to the valuable primary sources materials found in the churches,…
Diaries of Harriet Maria Van Rensselaer Elmendorf Gould, 1879-1884
The handwritten manuscript daybooks of Harriet Maria Elmendorf “Hattie” Gould (1844-1920) reflect the dynamic environment of a multigenerational household in nineteenth-century Albany, New York. Hattie was the great-grandchild of Philip…
Child Servants at Cherry Hill: Kinship & the Struggle for Autonomy
Explore the experiences of children raised as servants in Van Rensselaer households during the Victorian Era, their connection to Cherry Hill’s earliest days, and the practive of child indenture in…
A Different Kind of Collection
Historic Cherry Hill’s collection distinguishes the museum from most others. Its 70,000 items, spanning over two centuries and ranging from the rare to the mundane, all belonged to one family…
The 1827 Cherry Hill Murder
In 1827, a murder occurred at the Cherry Hill farm, home of the well known Van Rensselaer family. The crime aroused tremendous public interest, and the subsequent trial culminated in…
The Rankins of Cherry Hill: Struggling with the Loss of their World
A story of how the last two generations at Cherry Hill responded to social, economic, and personal change at the turn of the 20th century. Artifacts in each room vividly…
The Knapp Family: Kinship & the Struggle for Autonomy
Harriet Maria Elmendorf “Minnie” Knapp and her sister Jane Amelia Knapp came to Cherry Hill in 1854, shortly after the death of their mother, Jane. They and their two brothers…
The *New* Cherry Hill Case
Grades 4&5 GROUP SIZE: Up to 1 class (25 students) per program, 2 classes per outreach visit PROGRAM LENGTH: Approximately 90 minutes Through hands-on exploration of primary source documents, photographs…
Hudson River Trading Game
Grades 4&5: This hands-on program creatively combines history, economics, science, ELA and math. Students role play using a 34-foot game board to experience the challenges of 18th-century trade and travel on the Hudson River and discover how Hudson River trade was linked to global trade.