Guest Speaker Series “Joe Buscaglia, War of 1812 encampment in Williamsville”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the first presentation of our
2026 Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, February 19th at 7 pm. Joe Buscaglia of
Buffalo will present on his research of the War of 1812 encampment in
Williamsville, the Cantonment. This presentation explores the forgotten history of
Cantonment Williams Ville, a major War of 1812 encampment in the Village of
Williamsville. Admission is by suggested donation, please contact the museum at
585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.
Thank you to Tompkins Community Bank and the Batavia Rotary Club for sponsoring in part the
Guest Speaker Series.
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant
program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the Support of the office of the Governor and
the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!”
“The Holland Purchase Historical Society acknowledges that the land on which we operate is the
ancestral and unceded territory of the Seneca Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee
Confederacy. We honor the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded this land for generations and
continue to do so today. We recognize the ongoing presence and contributions of Native communities
in Western New York and are committee to fostering respect, inclusion, and healing through our
work.”