Philipse Manor Hall building

Programs and Events

Chair Yoga

May 31, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Our popular chair yoga program is back! Join us in the beautiful, air-conditioned Gothic Chamber at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site as we work on easy but thorough stretches and movements leading to more challenging poses.

YPO String Quartet Concert

June 4, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us in-person for this FREE afternoon of chamber music at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site featuring the YPO String Quartet, part of the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra.

Chair Yoga

June 7, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Our popular chair yoga program is back! Join us in the beautiful, air-conditioned Gothic Chamber at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site as we work on easy but thorough stretches and movements leading to more challenging poses.

Lecture: Banastre Tarleton & The War Around Westchester, 1778-1779

June 14, 2023 7:00 PM

Even casual students of the American Revolution are familiar with the name Banastre Tarleton. Images of a dashing young British cavalryman leading a band of green-clad Loyalist cavalrymen sweeping through the south until checked and defeated by...

Panel - Before Juneteenth: New York's Reluctance To End Slavery

June 18, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Juneteenth is the celebration of the last announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery, delivered June 19, 1865 in Texas. But how did slavery end in New York? It’s complicated!

Lecture: Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

September 13, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Most histories of the American Revolution focus on those who became “patriots,” or revolutionaries. The standard narrative tracks their activism from the mid-1760s until the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This story, however, misunderstands...

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries

November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us for a presentation on the local Wappinger People, a distinct Lenape group of the Hudson Highlands. This presentation explores the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands, their transformation...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Banastre Tarleton & The War Around Westchester, 1778-1779

June 14, 2023 7:00 PM

Even casual students of the American Revolution are familiar with the name Banastre Tarleton. Images of a dashing young British cavalryman leading a band of green-clad Loyalist cavalrymen sweeping through the south until checked and defeated by...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Panel - Before Juneteenth: New York's Reluctance To End Slavery

June 18, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Juneteenth is the celebration of the last announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery, delivered June 19, 1865 in Texas. But how did slavery end in New York? It’s complicated!

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

September 13, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Most histories of the American Revolution focus on those who became “patriots,” or revolutionaries. The standard narrative tracks their activism from the mid-1760s until the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This story, however, misunderstands...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries

November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us for a presentation on the local Wappinger People, a distinct Lenape group of the Hudson Highlands. This presentation explores the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands, their transformation...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Chair Yoga

May 31, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Our popular chair yoga program is back! Join us in the beautiful, air-conditioned Gothic Chamber at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site as we work on easy but thorough stretches and movements leading to more challenging poses.

Philipse Manor Hall building.

YPO String Quartet Concert

June 4, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us in-person for this FREE afternoon of chamber music at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site featuring the YPO String Quartet, part of the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra.

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Chair Yoga

June 7, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Our popular chair yoga program is back! Join us in the beautiful, air-conditioned Gothic Chamber at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site as we work on easy but thorough stretches and movements leading to more challenging poses.

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Panel - Before Juneteenth: New York's Reluctance To End Slavery

June 18, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Juneteenth is the celebration of the last announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery, delivered June 19, 1865 in Texas. But how did slavery end in New York? It’s complicated!

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

September 13, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Most histories of the American Revolution focus on those who became “patriots,” or revolutionaries. The standard narrative tracks their activism from the mid-1760s until the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This story, however, misunderstands...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries

November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us for a presentation on the local Wappinger People, a distinct Lenape group of the Hudson Highlands. This presentation explores the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands, their transformation...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York

May 10, 2023 7:00 PM

In her presentation, Andrea Mosterman will explore the history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York. Through examination of Dutch American homes, Dutch Reformed churches, and public spaces in these predominantly Dutch American communities...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Pinkster Festival

May 20, 2023 10:00 AM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Pinkster Festival, an Afro-Dutch colonial celebration of spring, family, and culture. Join us for African music and dance, games, food, vendors, and fun. FREE.