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  • Spring Luncheon and Boutique

    Shenorock Shore Club Stuyvesant Ave, Rye, NY

    Join us for the Rye Historical Society's Annual Spring Luncheon and Boutique on May 8, 2025 at Shenorock Shore Club. Featuring Special Guest, New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig […]

    $125

  • From the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties – a Rye Historical Society Trolley Tour & Picnic

    Timothy Knapp House 265 Rye Beach Avenue, Rye, NY, United States +1 more

    All aboard for a rollicking ride through Rye's past! Join the Rye Historical Society on July 20, 2025, for a breezy, air-conditioned trolley tour, "From the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties" – followed by a delightful picnic! Picture this: You're cruising in a vintage trolley, past the swanky summer digs of New York’s elite […]

    $60

  • Art for Purchase (Street): Quilt Display

    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    Thee Rye Historical Society is proud to participate in the Rye Arts Center's "Art for Purchase", a month-long installation that places original artwork by local and regional artists directly into […]

    Free

  • Framing the Constitution: From Crisis to Closure

    Rye Library

    In the midst of the American Revolution, the Continental Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation and formed our first government. But within a few short years, turmoil and dissatisfaction reigned […]

    Free

  • Rye Historical Society’s Fall Food and Whiskey Bash

    Timothy Knapp House 265 Rye Beach Avenue, Rye, NY, United States

    Don't miss our annual Fall party for great food and delicious drinks! In addition to our popular bourbon tasting, we will serve curated cocktails made with Square House Bourbon, plus […]

    $200

  • Slightly Spooky Square House

    Slightly Spooky Square House
    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    Don't miss this annual favorite Halloween tradition when the Square House is transformed into the Spooky House. Ghosts, skeletons, bumps and squeaks await as you wind your way through the […]

    $20

  • Slightly Spooky Square House

    Slightly Spooky Square House
    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    Don't miss this annual favorite Halloween tradition when the Square House is transformed into the Spooky House. Ghosts, skeletons, bumps and squeaks await as you wind your way through the darkened rooms. Visitors may encounter other-worldly travelers awakening from their 200 year slumber at Old Haviland's Inn - you never know who you might meet! […]

    $20

  • Slavery in my Neighborhood with Howard Husock – RR250 event

    Rye Free Reading Room 1061 Boston Post Rd., Rye, NY, United States

    Based on his paper in the Westchester Historian, Slavery in My Neighborhood, Howard Husock will discuss the history of slavery in Rye, focusing on which families and landowners benefited--even after New York abolished slavery by 1827. Husock will also explore the extent and economics of slavery, as well as which types of households owned the […]

    Free