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Long Room Lecture: Saratoga Lake and Her Lost Steamboats

Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United States

Join Captain Hal Raven of Adirondack Cruise and Charter for a program about Saratoga Lake and the many steamboats that used to provide outings to locals and tourists alike. This program is free and open to the public, though donations are gratefully accepted.

Long Room Lecture: Refashioning History

Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United States

Caitlin Sheldon, librarian and fashion historian, will detail her experience of recreating a gown seen in an 1870s photograph of Congress Park. This program is free and open to the public, though donations are gratefully accepted.

Long Room Lecture: Saratoga Springs: A Gangster’s Paradise

Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United States

Greg Veitch will present his latest volume on the history of crime in Saratoga Springs entitled A Gangster’s Paradise: Saratoga Springs from Prohibition to Kefauver. This program is free and open to the public, though donations are gratefully accepted.