Yorktown Museum

05/18/2026

NEW EXHIBIT
In honor of Memorial Day, we remember the brave Yorktown men and women who served in the armed forces.
Our exhibit features items from many service branches and military conflicts. The display connects directly to real people, real lives, and real sacrifices.
We thank them for their service.
Open Monday - Friday 9-4, free of charge.

05/07/2026

Hey Yorktown! Here is the answer to WTW? What the Wednesday? WHO is this gentleman? We received some very creative answers! It's Edward B. Underhill, part of an extensive family tree reaching through Yorktown, Westchester County and beyond.

05/06/2026

Hey Yorktown! WTW? What the Wednesday? WHO is this gentleman? NO Googling!

05/05/2026

So excited to partner with John C Hart Memorial Library for this event. I love that the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is creating such interest in our nation's history. So much to learn! See you this Friday, and don't forget to register!
https://yorktown.librarycalendar.com/event/evening-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie-17513

04/30/2026

Hey Yorktown! Any local folks have lineage tied to Yorktown Revolutionary War veterans? Tell us about it! And no shame if there were Loyalist ties. People had various reasons for their political stance, and families were often divided.

04/21/2026

The Yorktown Museum is so excited to be partnering with John C Hart Memorial Library for this special literary event! Meet New York Times bestselling writers, Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie, as they discuss their compelling new novel, A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams. A perfect read for this year's Revolutionary War commemoration. Don't miss it!
May 8th at 6pm - John C Hart Memorial Library
Registration required https://yorktown.librarycalendar.com/event/evening-authors-stephanie-dray-laura-kamoie-17513

04/15/2026

Hey Yorktown! 1900-1976-2026. Not too much has changed, right?

04/08/2026

Pretty cool!

Major Andre returns to Yorktown!

04/07/2026

Hey, Yorktown antique lovers! Steamer trunk for sale. As is.
19th Century flat-top trunk is hide covered with wood & metal accents. Partial stickers, showing Brooklyn locations. Manufactured by D. Galliway of NY.
29” L. x 16.5” W. x 14.5” H.
Pick up @ the Yorktown Museum between 9am - 4pm. $20 cash only

03/31/2026

This organization is doing some terrific events for the celebration/education of the Revolutionary War in Westchester!

250 years ago on March 31, 1776 Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband John. "in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power int...