2026 Season
EXHIBITS
250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Signature Quilt
“A Victorian Dressmaker’s Studio in 1860s-80s America” Explore Victorian fashion and homecrafts, curated by Andrea Streble
“My name is my identity and must not be lost.” Discover the lives and deaths of six women found in the ‘Hitchcock/Green/Allen Necrology,’” curated by Heather Ferguson Boyne
“Beginning to Find Out What ‘All Out’ Means” Explore WW2 homefront life in Cambridge, NY, curated by Eric Streble
May 20: Jared Towler: “It’s in the Dictionary”
June 17: Heather Ferguson Boyne: “The Origin of the Hitchcock/Green/Allen Necrology”
July 15: Ken Gottry: “Cambridge Centennial, 1873”
August 19: Eric Strebel: “World War II: Letters Home”
September 16: Gerry Preece: “Builder, Barker, Scout, and Carver: Four Giants from Cambridge”
October 21: Dr. Paul Walker: “Engineers of Independence: Army Engineers in the American Revolution, 1775-1783”
Monthly events:
3rd Wednesday Speaker Series
7 pm, at Embury Methodist,
41 W. Main St, Cambridge, NY
Dr. Paul Walker: “Engineers of Independence: Army Engineers in the American Revolution, 1775-1783”
FROM BOSTON TO YORKTOWN: ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, our October Third Wednesday Speaker Series takes us back to the people—and the engineering—that helped secure American independence.
Join the Cambridge Historical Society & Museum on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM for a fascinating presentation by Dr. Paul K. Walker, retired Chief Historian of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and author of Engineers of Independence: A Documentary History of the Army Engineers in the American Revolution, 1775–1783.
Dr. Walker will explore how military engineers helped shape the course of the Revolution—from Boston to Yorktown—including the Corps’ reliance on French expertise, its role in major battles, and notable figures including Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, and Louis Duportail.
📅 Wednesday, October 21
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Embury Methodist Church
41 E. Main Street, Cambridge, NY
☕ Refreshments will be served.
❤️ Donations are always appreciated.
Come spend an October evening with us discovering another fascinating chapter of America’s—and our region’s—Revolutionary-era history.
History happened here. Come hear the story.
Historical Marker Dedication
Join us on Saturday, November 7 at 9:30 AM as we honor the life and legacy of Minerva T. Buck McKie with the dedication of a new historic marker in Cambridge.
The marker commemorates Minerva and two important milestones in our community’s history: her founding of the Ondawa Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1894 and the later establishment of the Cambridge Historical Society in 1929.
The installation and dedication will be led by Carman Bogle of the Ondawa Chapter of the DAR and is made possible through the generous support of a William G. Pomeroy Foundation grant.
Following the ceremony, guests are warmly invited to join us for refreshments at The Depot.
We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate a remarkable Cambridge woman whose commitment to preserving history helped lay the foundation for the work we continue today.
