The Elmendorf Household Collection
The Elmendorf Household & Knapp Family Collection Third & Fourth Generations: 1814-1920 With no surviving male heirs, Solomon and Arriet Van Rensselaer’s Cherry Hill descended to their daughter, Harriet Maria…
The Catherine Van Rensselaer Bonney Collection
The Catherine Van Rensselaer Bonney Collection Third Generation: 1817-1890 Catherine Van Rensselaer was the youngest child of Solomon and Arriet Van Rensselaer, and the granddaughter of Philip and Maria, Cherry…
The Solomon & Arriet Van Rensselaer Collection
The Solomon & Arriet Van Rensselaer Collection Second Generation: 1774-1852 Arriet Van Rensselaer (1775-1840), daughter of Cherry Hill’s original owners (Philip and Maria Van Rensselaer), married her first cousin, Solomon…
The Philip & Maria Van Rensselaer Collection
The Philip & Maria Van Rensselaer Collection First Generation 1747-1830 Philip Van Rensselaer (1747-1798) was a wealthy merchant and sloop owner and a member of the illustrious Van Rensselaer family.…
Play the Hudson River Trading Game
Play the Hudson River Trading Game The Hudson River Trading Game is based on historical documents belonging to Philip Van Rensselaer, an Albany merchant and the first of five generations…
Solve the Cherry Hill Case
Solve the Cherry Hill Case Cherry Hill was built in 1787 for Philip Van Rensselaer, his wife Maria, and their 13 children. In 1963, Philip’s great-great granddaughter died, leaving Cherry…
Historical African American Experiences at Cherry Hill
Grades 4 – 11, Social Studies & ELA Guided by essential questions, students learn to read primary source documents and artifacts from the digital collection by the same name and…
Cherry Hill Recipe Books
A collection of manuscript cookbooks kept by several generations of Cherry Hill women (and a few men) spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Individual receipts include cooking recipes, remedies…
Historical African American Experiences at Cherry Hill
This collection includes bills of sale, indentures, and letters related to people who were enslaved by the Cherry Hill Van Rensselaers and their relatives, between 1760 and 1827, as well…
Mining the Untold Stories: Time Capsules Through History
Grades 4-8: Schools are invited to visit up to three historic sites in the City of Albany on the same day to build a stronger understanding of New York State history and the diverse voices in our historic communities. Each site guides students through an examination of the experiences of underrepresented people living in Albany during three different periods, from the turn of the 19th century through the late 1800s.