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History buffs, literary geeks and art aficionados alike can enjoy the upcoming semi-annual Path Through History Weekend at Home full of virtual experiences hosted by storytellers from various attractions across the state – from historic homes, museums, landmarks and even cemeteries.

This year, guests may select from more than 20 virtual experiences spread over the course of the weekend. Many tours are free, family-friendly and a fun way to learn together about the fascinating history of the state that may not be covered in textbooks. Guests can also create their own personalized Trip Planner online to fill their weekend with event details.

Special highlights from Path Through History Weekend at Home include:

Cemetery Symbolism and History

Presented by: Phelps Mansion Museum (Binghamton)

Date: October 10, 2020

Time: 10 AM – Live on Facebook

Just in time for Halloween, the Phelps Mansion Museum will host a virtual guided tour through Spring Forest Cemetery. Guests will learn and explore the meanings behind many of the symbols found on many of the monuments throughout.

Saul Steinberg Virtual Tour

Presented by: Parrish Art Museum (Long Island)

Dates: October 10, 2020 – October 12, 2020

Time: 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Take a virtual tour of Saul Steinberg: Modernist without Portfolio, now on View at The Parrish Art Museum. Famed worldwide for giving graphic definition to the postwar age, Saul Steinberg (American, b. Romania, 1914–1999) was renowned for the covers, drawings, and cartoons that appeared in the New Yorker for nearly six decades.

From Whitman to Wigstock: an LGBTQ writers and artists tour of Greenwich Village (NYC)

Date: October 11, 2020

Time: 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM – via Zoom (with Q&A)

Price: $10

Professor Andrew Lear of Oscar Wilde Tours will discuss where America’s LGBTQ artists, writers, performers lived, worked, and played in the Village’s years as the great LGBTQ artists’ colony. Learn how these fascinating artists, poets, and writers shaped and changed American culture and society from one neighborhood in Manhattan.

In addition to Path Through History Weekend at Home events, many attractions are open to the public with restrictions in place. Some attractions include the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx, Corning Museum of Glass in Corning and Roycroft Campus in East Aurora near Buffalo.