Ages 13 and up can join our education staff on a historical tour of the mansion. Meet promptly at 11 by the grape arbor behind the mansion. This tour is for only individuals and small families; not stroller or wheelchair accessible. Registration is required, space is limited.
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Join us at Trailside to learn about the Reservation’s lye stone and how it was used in the process of soap making. Free.
In this hands-on tour, participants will learn all about the tapping process of maple sugaring while handling the farm’s antique tools.
$8 per person; free for ages 2 and under. Sessions are 45 minutes. Also: Jan. 11. Get details and register.
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Join Village Historian Marc Cheshire and Croton Point Park staff to learn about the history and environment of the Park. Meet at entrance to RV Park. Free; no registration required; ages 5+; wear sturdy, warm shoes.
Every summer from 1926 until 1964, the Croton Point Park Association took up residence in their bungalow colony at Croton Point Park. They had a baseball team, a community center, weekly dances, a flourishing newspaper – until they were evicted. We wonder how this group lived, what life was like, and what happened after their houses were torn down. A lecture with slides and archival media taking place in the Nature Center
Event has been postponed. A new date will be announced.
Newly revisited oral histories of the Lenape, recorded on cassette tape in the 1970’s. Nick Schumatoff, the Curator at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, sought to preserve the Munsee-speaking Lenape culture and dialect, and took a team of researchers to Oklahoma where the last native Munsee speakers lived in 1976. We will discuss his findings, the implications, and what we can learn from their work. A lecture with slides and archival material and audio taking place in the Nature Center.
After being inducted into the Civil War Army, children will bake Maple Sugar Cookies, hand-sew a soldiers’ housewife (something every soldier needed!), make a period craft, play with Civil War toys and learn about being a soldier with a hands-on experience in the Veterans Museum. 6 children max. Ages 6 years old and up.
Registration has closed; program is full.
Join us at Michigan road to take a guided hike to the Leatherman’s cave and learn about one of Westchester’s most mysterious figures.
Meet at the nature center for a guided hike of our preserve’s namesake lake! Our hike will cover some of our most prominent native flora and fauna, as well as the history of the lake and the preserve.
Catch a case of early spring fever with a visual treat as you sip, snack, and learn about fabulous garden paintings that are forever in bloom..
Ages 21 years old and up. Visit lasdonpublicgardens.org for additional information.