Time to start reading!

Planning to attend our annual HAF Book Club next month? Don't forget to register to reserve your Book Club spot to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal on March 20.

If you're also an HAF member, a complimentary copy of Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation by Peter L. Bernstein just arrived for you! Stop by the Warehouse or HAF Office starting next Tuesday to pick up your book, courtesy of Norton publishers.

Please note that book copies are first-come, first-served. Book Club registration does not guarantee your copy.

HAF Spring Fundraiser
Event Committee Kick Off Meeting

Our first committee meeting will be held next Thursday, February 13th at 5:30pm at the HAF Offices at 89 Lexington Avenue.  All are welcome to attend and join the committee.  The more the merrier!

Looking for an Awesome Individual to Join Our Team!
Event and Program Manager

Do you love planning events, both large and small, and wonderful educational programs, tours and lectures?  Well you're in luck. 

We have a great full time position available immediately.  The Events and Program Manager coordinates and promotes our seasonal special events, tours and lectures, as well as our beloved Tool Library and Tool Truck.  This position is a key component to all that we do at HAF.  

Too see the full job description and instructions to apply, click here!

March Programming

Save the Dates! 

Book Talk and Signing
Join us for an evening with City Historian Tony Opalka as he unveils his new book on the history and architecture of the Albany Fire Department
Wednesday, March 12 at 5:30 pm
Location:  Albany Institute of History & Art
More details to come! 

Book Club
Wedding of the Waters
Thursday, March 20, 2025
6:30pm On ZOOM!
Reserve your spot here! 

Lecture
The Dark Side of Albany 
Uncovering True Crime in the Capital District
Saturday, March 22 at 7pm
Location:  Nine Pin Cider
More details to come! 

Mid Century Modern House Tour and Talk
Homes of Architect Henry Blatner
Saturday, March 29 at 10am
Location:  Pine Hollow Arboretum
Purchase your ticket here!

48 Hudson Update

We are always encouraging people to use salvaged building materials. So we are doing it too! Last week, we had a little shopping trip in the Parts Warehouse picking out "new" toilets, sinks, faucets, and tile for the restrooms that will soon grace 48 Hudson. We had perhaps a little too much fun sorting through the plumbing section.  The plumbers came on Thursday to pick up all of our porcelain treasures and are getting to work bringing our 1728 little house into a wonderful new world of indoor plumbing. 

Don't take our word for it, come check it out yourself! First Friday tours begin in just a few weeks on March 7th from 5:30-7pm. Reserve a spot here or just stop in. We can't wait to see you.

What's New in the Warehouse?
Doors, Doors and More Doors ... and a Fancy Sofa!

Dave and Earl braved the cold this morning to pick up thee fantastic solid oak doors from the old Albany High School dating to 1914.  Most are 36" wide.  Varying sizes and conditions.

Vintage Clawfoot Empire Settee

Price reduced to $350!  This solid settee could be yours.  Needs a little love but could be made into a show stopper in your formal parlor. 

WANTED:  Door Hardware! 

If you have doorknobs and door hardware that you aren't using, we would love to increase our supply! Feel free to drop items off any time during regular business hours. Thank you!