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SUMMARY:Experts Next Door: New York's Great Lost Ballpark
DESCRIPTION:New York’s Great Lost Ballparks tells the story of New York playing grounds and ballparks of yesteryear. Organized by region and city\, the book includes a complete list of New York’s historic ballparks in an easy-to-read guidebook format. Each listing includes the name and location of the park\, the years in operation\, the names of the professional clubs that called it their home\, the park’s seating capacity\, and a “Fun Fact” or two that distinguishes each locale. More famous ballparks include an extended history that examines the importance of the field in the annals of the game. The book is richly illustrated with historic photos of the parks and players and ten maps of key locations (including New York City’s boroughs). Special attention is given to locales that hosted the Negro League and all-women teams. \nBob Carlin is probably the best known clawhammer style banjoist performing today. He has taken the distinctive southern banjo style to appreciative audiences all over the US\, Canada\, Europe\, Australia and Japan. Carlin is a three-time winner of the Frets Magazine readers poll\, and has four Rounder albums and several instruction manuals and videos for the banjo. He is also an author\, researcher\, and radio and record producer. His many books include Banjo: An Illustrated History. \n  \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/experts-next-door-new-yorks-great-lost-ballpark/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T140000
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SUMMARY:Three Sisters Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Third Annual Three Sisters Festival: A Celebration of Native American Culture\, honoring the rich traditions\, history\, and heritage of our local indigenous communities. Festival highlights include captivating stories and traditional Native American lore presented by renowned storyteller Joseph Bruchac\, Ph.D.\, an exhibit of Native American crafts and artifacts\, and a guided tour of Brookside’s Three Sisters Garden. Visitors can also enjoy a bake sale supporting the museum’s historically themed gardens\, as well as freshly popped popcorn and refreshing herbal iced tea. \nThe festival’s featured presenter\, Joseph Bruchac\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning author\, poet\, storyteller\, and former Saratoga Springs Poet Laureate whose Abenaki heritage has inspired much of his work. Admission is free\, but advance registration is recommended. \n  \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/saratoga-county-historical-society-logo-log-in-three-sisters-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T170000
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SUMMARY:Sounds in Summer: The Jazz Ambassadors
DESCRIPTION:The Ballston Spa Sounds of Summer Concerts are celebrating a sixth year. Started at the end of the Pandemic\, these popular concerts feature the “Jazz Ambassadors\,” performing under the leadership of Dennis Searles. All of the participating musicians are from the Greater Capital District. The Ambassadors will be performing in a variety of Jazz genres and showtunes from the beautiful and  acoustically good\,front porch of the Brookside Museum. Admission is free. This concert is sponsored by a unique partnership between The Saratoga History Center at Brookside Museum\, Saratoga Arts\, the Music Performance Trust Fund of the American Federation of Musicians and the Village of Ballston Spa. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs\, blankets and a picnic dinner. The lawn is shady after 5! This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/sounds-in-summer-the-jazz-ambassadors/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T190000
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SUMMARY:Saratoga & the Civil War: The 115th "Iron-Hearted Regiment" at War
DESCRIPTION:During the Civil War\, Colonel Simeon Sammons received authority to recruit a regiment in the counties of Fulton\, Hamilton\, Montgomery\, and Saratoga\, with headquarters at Fonda. On August 26\, 1862\, the 115th regiment mustered into the service of the United States for three years. Join local historian David Brooks in an exploration of the history of the “Iron-Hearted Regiment.” Learn of their unique experiences as they traveled from Upstate New York to Virgina and on to the Deep South and back. Discover the battles they faced on the front line and those experienced from within. This is the second in the American’s At War series presented by the History Center during 2026. \nDavid Brooks is a local historian and has an American History degree from the State University of New York. He currently lives in Northville along the banks of the Great Sacandaga Lake. He serves as the Education Director for the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site\, is a member on the Board of Trustees for both Fulton and Montgomery County Historical Societies\, is a CAB representative for WMHT\, former past president of the Mohawk Valley Museums Consortium\, and former board member of the Palatine Settlement Society. On occasion he can be found exploring the trails and waterways of the Adirondacks hoping to catch sight of Big Foot. \nThis event is presented with the support of Adirondack Trust Company. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/saratoga-the-civil-war-the-115th-iron-hearted-regiment-at-war/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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SUMMARY:Experts Next Door: Lavender\, Red\, White\, and Blue: Sites of LGBTQ Revolution in New York State
DESCRIPTION:In accordance with the United States Semiquincentennial\, Dr. Jeff Iovannone\, an expert in LGBTQ heritage conservation\, will move beyond standard narratives of American revolution and urban LGBTQ history to highlight sites of LGBTQ revolution across New York State. Taken collectively\, these sites evidence New York State’s rich LGBTQ heritage\, the contributions of LGBTQ people in shaping New York’s history\, and the fact that LGBTQ and American history are one and the same. \nJeff Iovannone is a social historian from upstate New York who specializes in conserving LGBTQ history through the built environment. He holds a PhD in American Studies from the University at Buffalo and a Masters in Historic Preservation Planning and LGBT Studies from Cornell University\, where he was awarded the Biddy Martin Graduate Prize for LGBTQ research. Iovannone currently works in the Survey and National Register Unit of the New York State Division for Historic Preservation. \nSaratoga Pride promotes the safety and well-being of the LGBTQIA+ community in Saratoga County by increasing visibility\, building allyship and creating educational opportunities. Saratoga Pride’s year-round programing includes sports leagues\, a book club\, support groups\, networking and educational programming. To learn more\, visit www.saratogapride.com\n \n \nPride Stories Collaborative is a community-driven initiative dedicated to uncovering\, preserving\, and sharing LGBTQIA+ stories of Saratoga Springs and surrounding communities. The Collaborative fosters intergenerational dialogue\, community storytelling\, and public engagement to make visible the lives\, spaces\, and experiences that have shaped the region’s LGBTQIA+ past. Founding partners include Saratoga Pride\, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation\, Skidmore College\, SUNY Empire State University\, and the Saratoga Springs Public Library www.saratogapride.com/stories/\nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/experts-next-door-lavender-red-white-and-blue-sites-of-lgbtq-revolution-in-new-york-state/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T140000
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SUMMARY:Songs and Sounds of the Anti-Rent Movement in Upstate New York\, with Nancy Newman
DESCRIPTION:Upstate New York’s Anti-Rent Movement is considered the last struggle over feudalism in the United States. Tenant farmers in the Hudson-Mohawk region engaged in organized protest throughout the 1840s to contest monopoly ownership of the land they worked. Arguing their cause in newspapers\, on broadsides\, and at rallies\, their aspirations also took shape in poetry and song. \nMore than twenty sets of lyrics (and one instrumental composition) were written at various stages of the conflict. Some of their musical sources\, such as “Old Dan Tucker” and “Bruce’s Address\,” are still well known. Each song offers insight into the role vernacular music played in one of the nineteenth century’s major social reform movements. This is the first book to gather the poetry and corresponding tunes into one publication. During this talk\, discussion of this major 19th-century reform movement will be interspersed with Anti-Rent songs from broadsides and newspapers. \nNancy Newman is Professor in the Department of Music and Theatre and Joint Faculty in the Department of Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at the State University of New York at Albany. She is the author of Songs and Sounds of the Anti-Rent Movement as well Good Music for a Free People: The Germania Musical Society in Nineteenth-Century America. \nYour donations power everything we do. For this event\, there is a suggested donation of $10. \nThis event is presented with the support of Adirondack Trust Company. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/songs-and-sounds-of-the-anti-rent-movement-in-upstate-new-york-with-nancy-newman/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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