12/22/2025
This past year provided an exceptional opportunity for the Van Schaick Mansion to showcase its historic preservation efforts while highlighting the importance of this venue and the role that it played during the American Revolution.
During 2025, we welcomed over 1,000 visitors who joined us at our open houses that were held throughout the spring, summer and fall. This year the mansion is hosting the American Tapestry Project – 13 Colonies, 13 Different Stories. The local embroidery group led by Jennifer Paperman have set up shop in the Federal Room and are working on the New York panel that will be one of the 13 panels that are being created to celebrate America 250! In October we held a special open house that featured guest speaker and project creator, Stefan Romero, who spoke about his insprirational story that led him to develop this project and the importance of hosting the panels in authentic historical venues like the Van Schaick Mansion.
Most recently, we hosted over 400 attendees for the reenactment of the 250th Anniversary of the Noble Knox Train that included the official ceremony of the handoff of the linstock from the Saratoga County 250th Commission to the Albany County 250th Commission. I was honored and humbled to accept the linstock on behalf of Albany County.
With the 250th Anniversary of the birth of our Nation rapidly approaching, we need your financial support more than ever so that we can continue to offer engaging programs and sponsor events that will continue to tell the story of this treasured home by higlighting the fact that the Battles of Saratoga were planned within these very walls 250 years ago during the summer of 1777.
