Museum trustee Russ VanDerWoort is presenting at "Watershed Moments," the 2021 addition of The Association of Public Historians of New York State's annual conference. His presentation will be about Maria Rynders, one of the first women in New York state to cast a vote in an election when she did so in Waterford in 1842. The conference will be held... Read more »

SCHR presents “A Wife Murder Plot” from Waterford 150 years ago by Waterford Town Historian Russ VanDervoort at Brookside Museum.

Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County presents “The Dangers of the Diary,” features cases in which personal journals were used in family searches and the problems that resulted by Waterford Town Historian Russ VanDervoort at Brookside Museum

Join Jennifer Begakis, PhD candidate at Cornell University and historian of capitalism and Disney, as she shares her groundbreaking work on how Walt Disney got the money to fund the most magical places on Earth. This will be a virtual event that will be held on Thursday, September 23 via Zoom. Register here.

“The Great Saratoga Museum Treasure Hunt” features a passport and hunt for artifacts in 12 plus museums across Saratoga County. Pick up a passport at Brookside Museum, the Waterford Historical Museum, or Parks-Bentley House in South Glen Falls. If you have questions, contact info@brooksidemuseum.org

“The Great Saratoga Museum Treasure Hunt” features a passport and hunt for artifacts in 12 plus museums across Saratoga County. Pick up a passport at Brookside Museum, the Waterford Historical Museum, or Parks-Bentley House in South Glen Falls. If you have questions, contact info@brooksidemuseum.org

The Saratoga County History Roundtable is sponsoring this one-mile walking tour on Friday, October 1 at 2 PM. The tour will be led by Waterford Town Historian Russ VanDervoort who will share the stories of the trials and tribulations of those who made their living on the canal. The tour will begin at the Waterford Harbor Visitors Center on Tugboat... Read more »

Come to Brookside to pick up a delicious takeout BBQ meal (½ bbq chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, roll, drink and cookie) from Brooks BBQ for just $14! All proceeds go to funding public education and children's programs. Order tickets here.

The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association will be holding the 19th Annual "The Way We Were" Car Show in downtown Ballston Spa on Sunday, October 10, 2021 from 9 am - 4 pm.  The rain date for this event will be Sunday, October 17, 2021.  Front Street will be blocked off from Milton Avenue to Brookside to accommodate car... Read more »

Everyone thinks they know who Benedict Arnold was, but maybe they don't really know everything. Join an expert, Eric Schnitzer, military historian and Park ranger at Saratoga National Historical Park for his talk "My Zeal for the Cause of My Country: Benedict Arnold in 1777" and learn more about this fascinating historical figure. This will be a virtual event held... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to welcome you to the Museum for the release of Saratoga County Stories, a compilation of 58 articles by 25 local historians, originally published weekly  by the Saratoga County History Roundtable. Authors will be pleased to sign your books available for purchase at the museum for $18 during the event.

Meet local historian Marie Danielle Annette Williams, author of "The Revolutionary War in the Adirondacks: Raids in the Wilderness" (The History Press, 2020). The book is aimed at the general public and describes the British and Loyalist raids that took place around Upstate and Western New York after British General Burgoyne's 1777 campaign and the actions taken by Patriots to... Read more »