Take a playful trip back in time to the 18th century every Friday afternoon of the summer break at Brookside Museum.  Children, along with their parents, are invited to join reenactors Erin and Henry in playing with reproductions of centuries-old toys and games.  The calendar may read 2021, but Fridays at Brookside will be like 1771! “Family Fun Fridays” is... Read more »

Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County presents a tour of Brownville Cemetery with Marilyn Monroe and Sheila Verner at intersection of Brownville and Putnam Roads in Northumberland. For info call Ginny at 518-885-9309.

From September 9 until September 18, come and see a pop-up display of 9/11 themed photos, art, and artifacts from Ground Zero in remembrance of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11.  All of the items on display are being loaned by Gina Marozzi from her private collection of 9/11 memorabilia.

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