Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration
1609 - 2009

The year 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Hudson and Champlain's voyages along the river and lake that bear their names, and the 200th anniversary of Fulton's successful steamboat voyage and establishment of steam commerce on the Hudson River. From Quebec to New York harbor, a wealth of exciting events and activities are being planned.

The Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Celebration - ExploreNY400, is the quadricentennial event honoring our Hudson River and Lake Champlain heritage as it contributes to the settlement, growth and prosperity of the Hudson River Valley and our neighbors to the north. Visit ExploreNY400.com for scheduled events up and down the river in 2009!

The Friends of the Yorktown Museum (FYM) and the Taconic Postcard Club in 2009 will provide a traveling exhibition related to our waterways. This program is funded in part by a New York State grant to the Friends of the Yorktown Museum.

Woodlands Room
Step back into the time of Westchester's first inhabitants, the Mohegan Indians. A total environmental experience of the lifestyle and culture of these early settlers ... Enter the predawn setting of a Mohegan village ... let your eyes adjust to the darkness as you listen to the sounds of the forest and river as the settlement, portrayed through murals and replica of a longhouse, becomes more visible ... imagine the smoke rise through the smokehole ... experience the Mohegan lifestyle.

The Arthur C. Lee Room: Farming
From ice-cutting to spring plowing, the cycle of seasons on the farm represented by original tools. Most tools displayed were donated by area residents once used in their homes and on their farms. Find out how much you know about farm tools by trying the Q & A board. An unusual experience!

The Bob McKeand Room: Railroading
A recreation of the Yorktown Depot area circa 1950 features a HO scale model layout ... a delight for both young and old railroad enthusiasts, be they historians or model train buffs. Old Put line devotees will be thrilled by the large collection of Put artifacts and photos on display. Step back in time and once again "ride the rails" of the old Put!

The Marjorie Johnson Room: Miniatures
A facinating "small world" awaits here ... a group of enchanting miniature rooms and houses, each displaying a variety of small scale furnishings ... star of this exhibit is the lovely late Victorian house filled to the attic with tiny treasures and is specially noted for the "stone" work at its base, its 8,000 hand cut clapboards ... and mysterious ghost.

The Sylia Thorne Rooms: Early Yorktown
Lift the latch on the weathered door and enter a two room home ca. 1750-1850. The warm and welcoming kitchen, complete with open hearth fireplace, table set for a meal and the mellow flow of antique wood and pewter, invite each visitor to tarry a while and savor a bygone era.

The Doris and Cortland Auser Research Room
The library provides resource material for delving into genealogy, local area history and antiques ... our map collections as well as old records and documents are available for study and research.

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