Travel to Paris, without leaving Brookside!   Celebrate the French national day with creative activities and French vibes. Make your own, aromatic lavender sachet, sample fine French cheeses, and enjoy the sounds and songs of a Parisian cafe. Browse travel guides for Paris and France, and select a postcard as a souvenir of the evening. Enjoy a night à la... Read more »

Join us for the next meeting of our history book club, SCHC Reads! Join us for the third 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 be reading books that explore the unfolding and impact of the American Revolution. Each meeting will take... Read more »

Join us for a 3-week immersive art experience that brings creativity to life! Inspired by the beautiful gardens and architecture of the Village of Ballston Spa, this hands-on watercolor and ink sketching program invites participants to experience the village in a creative new way. From capturing natural elements and architectural details to joining a guided downtown sketch walk, participants will... Read more »

Join Ballston Town Historian Rick Reynolds for a historic walking tour of Anchor Diamond Park, corner of Route 50 and Middleline Rd., Ballston Lake. (2.5 miles north of the Burnt Hills intersection of Rt 50 and Lakehill Rd.) The presenting sponsor of this walking tour is Ballston Spa National Bank. The walk will be about 2 miles walking on flat... Read more »

In the mid-1750s, New York was caught in the crossfire as the British and French struggled for control of North America. During the French and Indian War, the Adirondack Mountain region saw numerous military encounters around Lakes George and Champlain while Sir William Johnson, Robert Rogers, John Stark, Phineas Lyman, and others carved their names in the annals of American... Read more »

Join us for a 3-week immersive art experience that brings creativity to life! Inspired by the beautiful gardens and architecture of the Village of Ballston Spa, this hands-on watercolor and ink sketching program invites participants to experience the village in a creative new way. From capturing natural elements and architectural details to joining a guided downtown sketch walk, participants will... Read more »

Join us for a visit to our friends in Waterford!   Mike Munsey, director of the Waterford History Museum and Cultural Center, will guide SCHC members on a tour of this historic building and museum. Enjoy their current temporary exhibition and spend time with your fellow history-lovers on this exploration at WHMCC. Register HERE

Glenn 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 Abenia, the summer estate of banker and philanthropist George Foster Peabody. In 2017, Underwood began a research journey at the New York Public Library’s Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room for... Read more »