Women’s Work: Stitchers, Ironers, and Laundresses - CANCELED

  • Jun 16 - Jul 28, 2022
  • Hedley Building

    433 River Street
    Troy, New York 12180
Ticket Price $0.00-$20.00 This event is now over
Description

9/30/2022 PLEASE NOTE:  TOUR FOR OCTOBER 1ST HAS BEEN CANCELLED

 

New Tour! Women’s Work: Stitchers, Ironers, and Laundresses

 Note!! This tour will now Start AND end at the Hedley building, 433 River Street,Troy.  Parking in lot across the street from building.

10,000+ women were employed in the shirt and collar factories in Troy.  This tour will explore the many factories and related businesses north of Federal Street and the union activities of Kate Mullaney and the Collar Laundresses Union.  

  • Please Note:
  • This tour will now Start AND end at the Hedley building, 433 River Street,Troy.  Parking in lot across the street from building.
  • New! Admission to the museum is now included in the cost of the walking tours. Tickets are $20 per person/$15 HCM Members. Children age 17 and under free.
  • Tours take place rain or shine, and run from 60 to 90 minutes long. The tour experience includes walking several blocks on city streets with uneven sidewalks. Walking shoes and weather-appropriate attire are advised.
  • The Hart Cluett Museum provides all walking tour participants with headsets, allowing each visitor to listen to the tour guide’s commentary while also ensuring everyone’s safety in accordance with NYS regulations regarding COVID-19. Please note that while you may use or bring your own earpieces/earbuds, single use ear pieces will also be provided by the Hart Cluett Museum at time of tour.
  • Facemasks are optional, but  recommend during all in-person, indoor HCM programs and events.

Cancellation Policy as of April 1, 2022:

Ticketed tours and programs:

 Refunds or exchanges must be requested no fewer than 7 days prior to the program date.  A $4 processing fee will be charged for refunds. If HCM cancels a tour or program, a full refund will be issued.

Date & Time

Jun 16 - Jul 28, 2022

Venue Details

Hedley Building

433 River Street
Troy, New York 12180 Hedley Building
Hart Cluett Museum

The Hart Cluett Museum is operated by Historic Rensselaer County (Rensselaer County Historical Society), a dynamic not-for-profit educational organization established in 1927 to connect local history and heritage with contemporary life. We enrich the present and advocate for the future by bringing the region's past to life, recognizing every face and every story. In pursuit of this mission, we collect, preserve, study, interpret, and make accessible a broad variety of objects and documents. We also conduct educational programs that inspire public enthusiasm for our roots and bolster the entrepreneurial appetites of our community.