Join local author and historian Hollis Palmer for a walking tour of the great cottages along Union Avenue and Circular street that ushered in the Gilded Age in Saratoga Springs. This mile and a half walk will begin across from Congress Park in front of Empire State College. Parking is available along Union Avenue and Regent Street. There are no... Read more »

Brookside Explorers Club: Flag Day Celebration Join us for the very first event of the Brookside Explorers Club, a new history and learning club for kids! Explore the history and fun of Flag Day through storytime, crafts, and play in this engaging and educational event. Kids of all ages are welcome to join the fun! Date: June 14th (Flag Day)... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center is thrilled to announce a county-wide craft fair!  The family-friendly free event will be held at beautiful Brookside Museum on Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 10am to 3pm. Guests will be able to shop a wide variety of locally handcrafted collectibles, antiques, and farm products.  No mass-produced or commercially-made items will be permitted.  This is... Read more »

Join us on the porch for a book sale during the Craft and Antique Fair, Saturday June 21 from 10am - 3pm. Find rare and out-of-print Saratoga County history books.

Join us Sunday, June 22 from 2 - 4pm for an Old Time Strawberry Social! Enjoy: Corn Hole Children's Crafts Add a seed to the been teepee Suzanne Balet Haight of Balet Flowers will be hosting a Strawberry Pot class at 2:30pm. Register for the Pot Class at www.baletflowers.com/contact-us Enjoy fresh strawberries on homemade biscuits topped with real whip cream... Read more »

  Grant Cottage Historic Site Operations Manager Ben Kemp will lead this tour of the picturesque mountaintop that has hosted thousands of residents and visitors over the last 150 years, from U.S. presidents to TB patients, veteran and prisoners, sharing tales of tragedy, mystery, romance, and heroism. This walk will be less than a mile but over varied terrain with... Read more »

Local author David Handy will bring to life the Civil War experiences of Captain Wheeler as related in his letters to his family. Wheeler wrote about military life and the carnage of battles he participated in, including the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam and Fredericksburg. Handy has compiled these letters along with the authors commentary in his latest book, I Think I... Read more »

🌟 Brookside Explorers Club: Art Show & Landmark Creations 🌟 Join us for our next meeting of the Brookside Explorers Club, a new history and learning club for kids! Artwork from the "Artists Inspired by Their Community" program, an exciting collaboration with Ballston Spa Middle School, will be displayed in the History Hunters Hangout from July-September. And on July 19th,... Read more »

The Victorian language of flowers, floriography, was one of several nonverbal languages used by Victorians. Dr. Catherine Golden Indoor will speak more to this, using passages from Victorian literature as examples. Guests will also have the opportunity to make a tussie-mussie (flowers generously donated by Suzanne Balet of Balet Flowers and Design). This Event is Sold-Out

Anyone who has done historical research knows the difficulties in tracking down the stories of women, particularly working-class women, and especially women of color. The story of Anne Hampton Northup is remarkable. A much sought after cook, she was born free in Washington County, and is best known for being the wife of Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped in 1841... Read more »

Sounds of Summer Concert: Dennis Searles and the Jazz Ambassadors  Sunday, July 27, 5pm Join Dennis Searles and the Jazz Ambassadors for an evening of music and fun on the front lawn of Brookside Museum. This event is free and all are welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and a picnic dinner to enjoy. This event is sponsored by... Read more »

Owner and Operator Hal Raven and Rachel Clothier, Corinth Town Historian, welcome you aboard the vintage railcar the “Palmer Falls” on a 90-minute ride from Corinth to Greenfield and return. Sit back and enjoy scenic views, wildlife and stories of local sites and history. The train operates out of the Station at 9 Railroad Place in Corinth. Special $25 price... Read more »

Join historian and author Anne Clothier for a reading of a new children’s publication Overhearing History a Revolutionary Saratoga Story. Travel back to Revolutionary Saratoga with 12-year old Nathaniel. Living in his family’s tavern, he overhears exciting, worrying – and sometimes confusing – talk about freedom and big changes coming to his town. This graphic novel, illustrated by Alex Portal,... Read more »

Our Education Department is excited to be joining the Turning Point festival this year at the Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center for Native New York. Families are invited to stop in for a hands-on and self-paced exploration of Saratoga County's earliest inhabitants, the Haudenosaunee people. Participants can try a hand at grinding corn, examine how natural materials were used,... Read more »

Our Education Department is excited to be joining the Turning Point festival this year at the Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center for Saratoga County Water Works. Families are invited to examine how water was, and continues to be an important natural resource in Saratoga County agriculture, industry, tourism, and everyday life. Participants will explore the importance of water through... Read more »