The New Scotland Museum is located within the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, where NSHA holds its monthly meetings.
The New Scotland Museum is located in the Wyman Osterhout Community Center on Old New Salem Road just off Route 85 in the hamlet of New Salem.
7 Old New Salem Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
When to Visit Us:
The Museum is closed July and August except for an hour before our Sunday programs and/or by appointment. The Museum is otherwise open every Sunday 2pm to 4pm, except for major holidays.
For group tours, e-mail newscotlandhistory@gmail.com.
Admission is always free!
Embrace your roots at the New Scotland Museum!
The New Scotland Museum tells the story of the Town from its geological beginning to the present. Visitors can see fossils, Indian artifacts, early agricultural implements, and many other reminders of centuries of life in New Scotland. There is even an 1854 map by famous 19th Century Robber-Baron Jay Gould! Each year, special exhibits outline aspects of local history.
Part of the Museum occupies what once was the one room New Salem Schoolhouse built in 1903. Some of the building's original features have been preserved, such as the blackboards and old coat room—where students were sometimes sent for misbehavior!
The Museum first opened in 1975; it was expanded and refurbished in 1997. A recently completed barn serves as collection storage and extra exhibit space for large artifacts. The Museum houses a large collection of photographs, and a variety of local history resources that are available to researchers and the public.
The Wyman Osterhout Community Center is housed in the former New Salem School building.
DIRECTIONS FROM ALBANY
Take Route 85 south (New Scotland Ave.) through Slingerlands to New Salem. Take a left onto Old New Salem Road, just after the second intersection with Rte. 85A, and just before Rte. 85 makes a steep climb towards Thacher Park.
DIRECTIONS FROM I-90 (East or West)
Take I-90 to exit 4 south to Rte. 85, (Slingerlands bypass) take a right (south) at the end of the bypass, and proceed on Rte. 85 to New Salem. Take a left onto Old New Salem Road, just after the second intersection with Rte. 85A, and just before Rte. 85 makes a steep climb towards Thacher Park.