Special Programs

The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society is pleased to offer additional programs for families, children and adults.

For children and youth, we offer Girl Scout Badge Programs, and the American History Girls Club.

Bring the whole family to themed Museum Family Day! Please check the events calendar for these and additional programs.

American History Girls' Club brings girls and history together at our museum. Children age 8 and up will share dolls, talk books, create art projects, cook, sew, and discover a period in history.

Here is the calendar for family events and American History Girls Club events.

Here is the complete 2010-2011 BECHS Girl Scout program calendar.

Outreach Programs

On-site programs presented by a museum staff member or a trained volunteer will engage your class or organization. We bring history to you, complete with artifacts, maps, photos, and intriguing stories.

Available topics include:
• People of the Longhouse
• Pan-American Exposition
• Erie Canal
• Buffalo’s Waterfront
• Larkin
• Life on Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, 1890-1910
• Artifact Detectives

Additionally available, October through June only:
• America in 1900
• Anna Katharine Green and Charles Rohlfs
• Crystal Beach
• Octagon House
• Sears & Roebuck of Yesteryear

Fee (within Erie County): Groups up to 50 people/$75; up to 100 people/$130.

For presentations outside Erie County, or for additional information, please contact our Education Department. Tours and presentations can be customized to meet your classroom, curriculum, standards or topics of interest.

Group and Educational Tour Information

Docent-led and self-guided tours of permanent and special exhibits are available to groups of all ages and abilities. The Education Department can arrange a tour to meet your objectives.

For more information on group reservations, contact Tara Lyons, Museum Educator, at 716/873-9644, x311 or bechsedu@bechs.org.

Notes:
In order for us to provide your group with the best possible service, we request that you make your reservations three weeks in advance. There is a non-refundable deposit of $10 per group.

Docent-led tours can include two or three exhibits; each exhibit takes approximately a half-hour to tour.

If your group is made up of students, please be sure that you have enough adult supervision; the minimum ratio requested is one adult (teacher or chaperone) per 10 students.