• 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
  • Path Through History Square House Tours

    Path Through History Square House Tours
    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    Join Rye Historical Society at the Square House on June 14th at 11:00am and 1:00pm - guests will experience guided tours that bring history to life. You will walk the same halls where John and Sam Adams once trod, explore the rooms where George Washington stayed—twice—and stand in the very space where Marquis de Lafayette […]

    Free
  • Path Through History Square House Tours

    Path Through History Square House Tours
    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    Join Rye Historical Society at the Square House on June 14th at 11:00am and 1:00pm - guests will experience guided tours that bring history to life. You will walk the same halls where John and Sam Adams once trod, explore the rooms where George Washington stayed—twice—and stand in the very space where Marquis de Lafayette […]

    Free
  • 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 beer, wine, and mocktails. Food will be provided by Antonio's Italian Deli & Market (a perfect chance to try this new local hot spot) and […]

    $200
  • Measure of a Witch: Crafting History & Halloween

    Measure of a Witch: Crafting History & Halloween
    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    In conjunction with the Spooky Square House, we are pleased to offer The Measure of a Witch: Crafting History and Halloween.** This is a free program where children and their parents can make make miniature witches hats, brooms, and spooky spiders out of measuring tape! Offered Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th from 11am-8pm. […]

    Free
  • 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
  • Measure of a Witch: Crafting History & Halloween

    Measure of a Witch: Crafting History & Halloween
    Square House 1 Purchase St, Rye, United States

    In conjunction with the Spooky Square House, we are pleased to offer The Measure of a Witch: Crafting History and Halloween.** This is a free program where children and their parents can make make miniature witches hats, brooms, and spooky spiders out of measuring tape! Offered Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th from 11am-8pm. […]

    Free
  • 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 […]

    Free