Events Calendar

The Games and Puzzles of Rochester's Alderman-Fairchild Corporation Discover the Rochester company that was one of the most prominent game makers throughout the 1920s and […]

Basic Butterfly Biology Learn how butterflies are related to other animals, what the dust on a butterfly wing is, why they are so colorful, what […]

Game Shows at Home Hear about what is lost or gained when TV game shows become board games in this historical discussion. Presenter: Mirek Stolee, […]

Monopoly X Learn how top-secret World War II operations used the game of Monopoly to help Allied POWs escape, conceal spies, and send secret codes. […]

Ephemera 101 What is “ephemera”? Learn more about what makes these “everyday documents” important enough to collect in a museum, and what historians can learn […]

Evolving a Dream: From Margaret Woodbury Strong to The Strong Museum With her drive, financial assets, and compelling vision, Margaret Strong was one of the […]

Monster Toys It’s spooky just how much some people love Frankenstein and Dracula. This presentation will highlight recently acquired toys inspired by Shock Theater, weird […]

Children’s Literature in the Collections Children's books are central to the museum and the story of toys in the 20th century. Learn about the importance […]

The History of the Christmas Card Unlike many holiday traditions whose origin stories are lost to history, historians agree that the holiday card has a […]