Events
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Sounds in Summer: The Jazz Ambassadors
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Saratoga & the Civil War: The 115th “Iron-Hearted Regiment” at War
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesDuring 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, […]
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Experts Next Door: Lavender, Red, White, and Blue: Sites of LGBTQ Revolution in New York State
OnlineIn 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 […]
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Songs and Sounds of the Anti-Rent Movement in Upstate New York, with Nancy Newman
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesUpstate 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 […]
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America at 250: History Trivia Night
Calling all history buffs! Put your knowledge to the test at SCHC. Inspired by America's 250th, join us for a Trivia Night focused on American history. Compete with old friends […]
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Waterford Revolutionary War Tour
Peebles Island Visitor Center 1 Delaware Ave, Cohoes, NY, United StatesLongtime Waterford Town Historian Russ VanDervoort will lead this walk through Waterford Revolutionary War history. The tour begins at the Visitors Center on Peebles Island, the staging point for American […]
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Discovering George Foster Peabody with Glenn Underwood
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesGlenn Underwood is an artist, author, and historian from Upstate New York whose family operates Twin Birches Cottages in Lake George, a property that stands on the former grounds of […]
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SCHC Reads: 1777: Tipping Point at Saratoga
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJoin us for the fourth meeting of our new history Book Club at the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum. This year, in honor of America’s 250th, we will […]
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A Walk Through Luther Forest
100 Acre Woods Luther Forest Blvd, Malta, NY, United StatesMichael Gaige, an ecologist and Saratoga County native, will lead a tour of the 100 Acre Wood Trail System in Malta, New York. Together we will explore this publicly accessible […]
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A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Coalitions with David Gibson
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesLearn about the life and work of Adirondack activist and environmental advocate, Paul Schaefer A staunch advocate for the Adirondack Park, activist and writer Paul Schaefer deeply influenced conservation policy […]
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Heart of Dublin Tour
Gideon Putnam Burying Ground 59 S Franklin St, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesMary Ann Fitzgerald, retired Saratoga Springs City Historian and co-founder of the West Side Oral Narrative Project, will lead this journey back in time. The tour will begin at the […]
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Miller’s Backyard Barbecue at Brookside
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesHello Fall! Include Brookside Museum in your dinner plans for Friday, October 2nd, order some delicious Millers Backyard Barbecue and pick it up from Brookside Museum. Chicken and pulled pork […]
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Dunning Street Cemetery Tour
Dunning Street Cemetery Rt. 67, Malta, NY, United StatesMalta town historian Tom Willams will lead a walk through the cemetery, visiting the gravesites of Revolutionary veterans and early residents of Malta interred within the Dunning Street Cemetery. This […]
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Andy Rooney: A Lucky Life, with Paul Grondahl
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesLearn about the life and times of Andy Rooney, and his connections to Ballston Spa! Andy Rooney carries readers through the arc of a true American original and one of […]