Having a Spring clean? We are looking for all manner of containers from vases to teapots, mason jars, and more. We will be upcycling these to showcase all of our lovely flowers for our Spring Gala, #Feast2023, which will then be sold at the event to help raise money for our organization. Do these items 'bring you joy'? If not consider donating them to Historic Albany Foundation for a wonderful cause!

#Feast 2023 will be on Saturday, April 22nd. Write it in your diary and calendar - we have already been working on making this event as unique and fun as ever! We will host the party in the NYS Museum and will be sending out invitations to join the honor committee within the next few weeks. Thank you for your support!

Historic Albany Foundation End of Year Questionaire

Looking forward, how can we do even better?

We are asking all our supporters to please fill out a quick questionnaire to help us as we move into 2023. Did you enjoy BUILT? Are we missing a neighborhood we need to tour? Want more to do as a family?  Tell us everything - the good, bad, and ugly. We can take it!

We want to know how to keep evolving to best serve our community, and that starts with always being present and asking questions - take the questionnaire below.

Take the Questionnaire Here

Volunteer Day - Sat 28th January

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Sign up for the February Book Club

You still have time to join this year's virtual Book Club, held in partnership with the NYS Writers Institute. For 2023 we will be reading 'The Crazy Ladies of Pearl Street'. Borrow from Albany Public Library here. We will release the dates for the club soon. This program is free and is held on zoom. 

Join the Book Club

What's New in the Warehouse?

Horse Stuff…

Whether rustic or country décor is your thing, or you just love horses, today’s Warehouse offerings are for you! As uncommon equestrian items, they are certain to stimulate conversation while contributing to the atmosphere of your favorite spaces.

First, we have this Kasper Self-Acting Oats Cleaner. Feed poured into it flows through its baffled interior, impurities being sifted out as it works its way downward. Period marketing claims the oats cleaner will extract “one bushel of foul matter from 25 to 30 bushels of best white oats.” A fact no doubt appreciated by the horses it served when it was in service in the carriage house it was salvaged from!

Measuring 89 ½” tall by 39 ½” deep by 8 ½” wide, it features beautifully aged wood, iron operating mechanism and hardware, and subtle but delightful stamped wordmark and lettering.

Next, you may have walked by this stitching horse in the Warehouse showroom and wondered just what in the world it is. While this horse appears to be very old—exhibiting its handmade construction and years of use in its worn wood, ragged hay-stuffed seat cushion, and weathered leather—stitching horses are still used today. The leatherworker sits on the horse and puts the item they are making or repairing in the vee of the two vertical pieces, thus freeing up both their hands to do the work.

In its current condition, this stitching horse can only serve as an objet trouvé, albeit a pleasing one, evoking old-world craft and pastoral life. It stands 39 ½” tall and is 30 ½” long.

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