Event List

"Henry Knox’s Noble Wagon Train & Layover at Albany"

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library

Program Type:

History, Lecture, Local History / Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Henry Knox famously promised George Washington that he would transport 60 tons of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to a Boston under siege by the British.

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Open

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library

Room: Helderberg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History, Lecture, Local History / Genealogy

Registration Required

Event Details:

Henry Knox famously promised George Washington that he would transport 60 tons of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to a Boston under siege by the British.

Late Opening

12/09/2025 @ 8:00pm to 12/10/2025 @ 1:00pm

Guilderland Public Library

GPL is expected to open at 1pm on Wednesday, December 10 due to a water main repair on Mercy Care Lane.

Closing

Branches:

Guilderland Public Library

Description:

GPL is expected to open at 1pm on Wednesday, December 10 due to a water main repair on Mercy Care Lane.

Drop-in Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library

Program Type:

Local History / Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty:

Professional Genealogist Lisa Dougherty offers 1:1 family history consultations on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Library. This is a drop-in session; no need to make an appo...

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Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library

Room: Tawasentha Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Local History / Genealogy

Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty

Professional Genealogist Lisa Dougherty offers 1:1 family history consultations on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Library. This is a drop-in session; no need to make an appointment.
For more general information, visit Lisa's website: http://www.upstatenygenealogy.com

Discover the Pine Bush

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Normanskill Room at Guilderland Public Library

Program Type:

Climate / Nature / Gardening, History, Lecture, Local History / Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

For GPL's "Daytime in December" program, learn about the extraordinary Albany Pine Bush – a globally rare, nationally significant and locally distinct inland pine barrens.

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Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library

Room: Normanskill Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Climate / Nature / Gardening, History, Lecture, Local History / Genealogy

Registration Required

Event Details:

For GPL's "Daytime in December" program, learn about the extraordinary Albany Pine Bush – a globally rare, nationally significant and locally distinct inland pine barrens.

Christmas Eve

All Day

Guilderland Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Guilderland Public Library

Christmas Day

All Day

Guilderland Public Library

Closing

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Guilderland Public Library

New Years Eve-closed @ 2pm

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 8:00pm

Guilderland Public Library

Closing

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Guilderland Public Library

New Year's Day

All Day

Guilderland Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Guilderland Public Library

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day

Guilderland Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Guilderland Public Library

Drop-in Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library

Program Type:

Local History / Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty:

Professional Genealogist Lisa Dougherty offers 1:1 family history consultations on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Library. This is a drop-in session; no need to make an appo...

View Details

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library

Room: Tawasentha Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Local History / Genealogy

Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty

Professional Genealogist Lisa Dougherty offers 1:1 family history consultations on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Library. This is a drop-in session; no need to make an appointment.
For more general information, visit Lisa's website: http://www.upstatenygenealogy.com

President's Day

All Day

Guilderland Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Guilderland Public Library

Getting Started with your Family History

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library

Program Type:

Instruction, Local History / Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Genealogy, or the study of family history, has been described as the "fastest-growing hobby in America". With the popularity of television shows like "Finding Your Roots", the trend of giving DNA kits as gifts and the reconnecting of d

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Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library

Room: Helderberg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Instruction, Local History / Genealogy

Registration Required

Event Details:

Genealogy, or the study of family history, has been described as the "fastest-growing hobby in America". With the popularity of television shows like "Finding Your Roots", the trend of giving DNA kits as gifts and the reconnecting of d

Genealogy Research Help With Capital District Genealogical Society

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm

Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library

Program Type:

Local History / Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Have you got a genealogical question you’d like help with? The Capital District Genealogical Society is offering a walk-in genealogy query session for the general public. Members of the Society have deep and varied expertise on many ty

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Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library

Room: Helderberg Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Local History / Genealogy

Event Details:

Have you got a genealogical question you’d like help with? The Capital District Genealogical Society is offering a walk-in genealogy query session for the general public. Members of the Society have deep and varied expertise on many ty