Exhibits

Art – Local Artists Room
  • Carpet City History
Community Room
  • Vintage Children’s Toy Room
  • Military Room
Animal Room (Natural History)
  • American Locomotive Company History Exhibit
  • Native American Conference Room
  • Research Library

Museum Collection Acquisitions 2021

  • Donated by Dawn Marignoli of Amsterdam, NY

-Amsterdam HS Yearbooks for years ’25, ’28, ’40, ’56, ’57, ’59, and ’61, and a Class of ’59 45th year reunion program.

  • Donated by Mary Going of Albany, NY

-“The Way Back Home”, a book by Dr. Sok Nam Ko

  • Donated by Alex Kuchis of Hagaman, NY

-Saint Stanislaus Church 100th Anniversary book, St. Casimir’s Church Centennial booklet, St. Ann’s Chapel book, 75th Anniversary St. Casimir’s R.C. Church book, 1975 Little Giants Championship pamphlet, Sesquicentennial postcard, New York worlds fair desk decoration, and a 1974 TV Guide featuring an article about cable coming to Hagaman, NY.

  • Donated by RP Bubniak of Annandale, VA

-1925 Amsterdam High School Yearbook

  • Donated by Nancy Zeiser

-Kodak Box Camera, No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak camera, and No. 1A Kodak Junior camera.

  • Donated by MaryLou Lombard of Milton, NY

-Photograph of St. Mary’s Institute 1933-34 basketball team and a photograph if Kirk Douglas, signed by Kirk Douglas.

  • Donated by Debbie Abraham of Amsterdam, NY

-Bowling shirt and bowling trophy belonging to her father, Ed Liebelt

  • Donated by Cherie Roberts of Arden, NC

-Painting by Belle VanDerveer of Sara Prussien

  • Donated by Florence Grimm of Amsterdam, NY

-7 dolls that were given as gifts from around the world, VJ day parade photos, carpet yarn spindle, and a carpet fringe spindle.

  • Donated by Suzanne Kissinger of Bostic, NC

-1907 Board of Trade book, 1910 Board of Trade book, 1950 Amsterdam School of Commerce Diploma, 1948 Diane Barkley Lynch HS diploma, 1948 Lynch HS yearbook belonging to Vito Florimo.

  • Donated by Tony Centi of Amsterdam, NY

-2 menus from Crystal Ristorante

  • Donated by Richard Boice of Amsterdam, NY

-1957 Amsterdam Directory and a Chalmers underwear box.

  • Donated by Melanie Podolec of Hanover, NH

-Knights of Columbus picnic photo, folder of Family’s history, Dr. Web’s Cough specific, Clarence Sterling photo, framed photo of Dr. H.M. Hicks, Montgomery county Trust bag, Freihofer hat, Amsterdam Federal savings bank bag, “Our shared Finnan & Doughan Family History” by Melanie Freddy Freihofer, Mary VanDerveer painting of canal locks, and Mary Agnes Finnan nurse cape from the Spanish Flu outbreak.

  • Donated by Jack Betz of Venice, FL

-Paperback 1951 Amsterdam Directory.

  • Donated by Reverend Christen Frothingham of Massachusetts

-“The Pioneer. A Biography” by Robert Frothingham and “Told At the Explorers Club” by Frederick Blossom.

  • Donated by Chet Syzdek of South Carolina

-Amsterdam HS felt flag and Amsterdam Mohawk gold dipped pickaxe memorabilia.

  • Donated by David Northrup of Amsterdam, NY

-Book of Canajoharie during the Revolutionary War.

  • Donated by Peter Betz of Amsterdam, NY

-Collection of photographs from 1890’s to 1910’s.

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