Pruyn House logoLatham, NY (August 19, 2024) –The Friends of Pruyn House will celebrate the 40th anniversary of our annual “Old Fashioned Sunday” at the Pruyn House, 207 Old Niskayuna Rd., Latham NY, on Sunday September 8th from 12 noon to 4pm. The public is invited to this FREE event which will be held rain or shine.

“Our Historic Pruyn House will once again honor our Town’s history and heritage at our annual Old-Fashioned Sunday celebration. This year’s celebration will feature music, entertainment, food, pony rides, petting zoo, and much more! I would like to thank the Friends of the Pruyn House for once again hosting this fabulous community event,” said Colonie Town Supervisor Peter G. Crummey.

Old Fashioned Sunday is a festive fun day in a lovely setting at this 5 1/2 acre site.  The historic house built between 1825 and 1830 will be open for touring. The day will feature music throughout the afternoon provided by bands from the Town of Colonie as well as music from the Tri-County Banjo Band!  A number of attractions are planned including Old Tyme craft demonstrations such as a one-room schoolhouse costumed re-enactment, sheep-shearing, blacksmithing, tinsmithing and tintype photography.  Our Buhrmaster Barn will be filled with local vendors.  Visit the beautiful gardens and other outbuildings such as the Tool Museum and Carriage House. For children, there will be pony rides, baby animals, a magician, an art show, face-painting, and a wizard.  Kiwanis will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie-burgers, and soda, Joe’s Dough-2-Go pizza will be here, Emack & Bolio will have home-made ice cream, and Rotary will be selling popcorn.  Friends of Pruyn House volunteers will man a well-stocked Harvest Table for baked goods.  We will also have George’s Market, flowers by Fort Orange Garden Club, dried floral arrangements by Blue Creek Garden Club, and a caricaturist!  We welcome many local not-for-profit organizations.

We kindly request that you park at Southgate Elementary School on Southgate Road, off Old Niskayuna Road.  We will have a free shuttle running to Pruyn House all afternoon.  Thank you. 

Old Fashioned Sunday is hosted by the Friends of Pruyn House. The mission of the Friends of Pruyn House, a not-for-profit community organization in partnership with the Town of Colonie, serving as the educational, historical and cultural center of the Town, is to restore, conserve and preserve the Pruyn House Complex. It is the site for a wide variety of public, private, civic and corporate events throughout the year.

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