The Saratoga County History Center is thrilled to announce the grand reopening of the beloved Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa! Summer hours starting June 26 will be Thursdays 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

On Sunday, June 27, 2021, between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., sheep, lambs, farmers, herders, and shearers, including the famous Fred the Shearer, will assemble on Brookside’s lush front lawn to demonstrate every facet of sheep husbandry, shearing, and weaving to produce the wool clothing that was so ubiquitous in colonial America. Sheep to Shawl is an interactive, family-friendly event.... Read more »

Tickets are on sale now for the 26th Soroptimist Secret Gardens Tour set for Sunday, July 11. The tour features a dozen unique gardens in Saratoga Springs (including three on one street), Ballston Spa, and Schuylerville. Visitors will find a wide variety of designs and plantings, water features and one-of-a-kind mosaics and sculptures. You’ll stroll through pergolas, follow a path to... Read more »

Several donors will be honored with a plaque for providing funds to enable the building to be handicap accessible.

Expert Next Door Series Episode 13: “Life and Death in Ancient Nubia” Dr. Mindy Pitre, Associate Professor of Anthropology at St. Lawrence University This program will be held on Thursday, July 15 at 7pm Join the Saratoga County History Center and Dr. Mindy Pitre for the thirteenth event in our virtual Expert Next Door Series. Dr. Pitre, a professor of... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to welcome instrumentalists from the American Federation of Musicians to perform two concerts at Brookside Museum. Performers, including several from the Albany Symphony Orchestra, will be playing popular melodies on Brookside’s grand front porch while guests relax on the spacious front lawn. On July 21, 3 p.m., the ensemble will treat visitors to... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center  is pleased to welcome instrumentalists from the American Federation of Musicians to perform two concerts at Brookside Museum. Performers, including several from the Albany Symphony Orchestra, will be playing popular melodies on Brookside’s grand front porch while guests relax on the spacious front lawn. On July 25 at 3 p.m., the band will delight the... Read more »