Join walking tours of Schenectady

SCHENECTADY — Schenectady County Historical Society's spring walking tours begin Wednesday, May 12, introducing participants to the city’s people and history.

Meet at 32 Washington Ave. Cost is $11 a person, free for SCHS members.

Reservations needed. Call 518-374-0263, Ext. 5. The schedule is:

The Stockade Beyond the Pines, 6 p.m. May 12 and 4 p.m. May 15. Learn how in the 17th century, Schenectady sat at the crossroads of many competing empires, where European colonists met native American nations.

Revolutionary Schenectady, 6 p.m. May 19 and 4 p.m. May 22. While the generation of ‘76 looms large in memory, explore a conflict that sundered families and communities.

Canal Days, 6 p.m. May 26 and 4 p.m. May 28. The Erie Canal’s 1825 completion dramatically transforms Schenectady.

Schenectady's Golden Age, 6 p.m. June 2 and 4 p.m. June 5. At the turn of the 20th century, the city was a booming industrial power: a city that “Lights and Hauls the World.”

Schenectady's Leading Ladies, 6 p.m. June 9 and 4 p.m. June 12. Through Schenectady’s first 300 years, gender roles often hid women from history. Learn remarkable ways women shaped the city.