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 »

This meeting will include Field Horne’s talk, “The Luther Forest: Five Generations.” Horne will share the amazing story of Tommy Luther, who began with a hotel on the east side of Saratoga Lake and reforesting failed farms in the sandy soil of Malta and Stillwater. By the 1930s, Luther owned the largest private experimental forest in New York State. His... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to welcome you to Grooms Tavern 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 Tavern for $18 during the event.

Chris Carola, retired AP reporter, will present his program "Jack Wilpers of Saratoga Springs: The Man who Captured Tojo." Carola will tell the story of the capture of the former Japanese Prime Ministry and his persistence in finally interviewing Jack Wilpers about his role in the capture.  This program will be at the Saratoga Springs History Museum at Canfield Casino.

SCHR will present a program on “Collecting Political Americana” at Brookside Museum. Bill McPherson will introduce the hobby of collecting political memorabilia. The vast array of objects collected will be explored and the presentation will feature items from his own collection, including items of local interest. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please contact Jim Richmond at saratogacohistoryroundtable@gmail.com

Join us for the 21st Annual Artisan's Market from Small Business Saturday, Noevember 27 through December 24, 2021. Like its predecessors, the twenty-first installment of the market will feature only handcrafted products created by local artisans.  Everything from natural soaps and lotions to unique ornaments and jewelry to delicious syrups and more!  Each purchase supports SCHS at Brookside Museum and... Read more »

The Saratoga County History center is festooning the porch of the beloved Brookside Museum with holiday decorations, and welcoming friends and families to take their holiday pictures and portraits on the front lawn.  A joyful seasonal sleigh will serve as a unique background for pictures, and a photographer will be on hand to take professional-quality snapshots and to ensure no... Read more »

The Saratoga County History center is festooning the porch of the beloved Brookside Museum with holiday decorations, and welcoming friends and families to take their holiday pictures and portraits on the front lawn.  A joyful seasonal sleigh will serve as a unique background for pictures, and a photographer will be on hand to take professional-quality snapshots and to ensure no... Read more »

Learn about “Jane McCrea: A Revolutionary Martyr and an Early American Family Story” with Blake Grindon, Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University.  She will explore and examine the life and legacy of Jean McCrea.  Best remembered as the focus of anti-Indian and anti-British Patriot propaganda that followed her death during the Saratoga Campaign in 1777, further investigation reveals her role in... Read more »

The Schuyler family enjoyed many luxuries as part of their refined lifestyle, but what might their hygiene practices have looked like? How did their practices differ from or align with those of their neighbors in 18th century Albany? Learn more about the changing practices of this aristocratic, colonial family with Schuyler Mansion's "Coping with Life's Necessaries". Presenter Ian Mumpton is... Read more »