Saratoga County History Center

Fridays in the Herb Garden - “Pungent Perfection: Garlic and Rosemary”
2023-05-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
A return of our popular program from last year, Fridays in the Herb Garden. Kathleen Royka and Marilyn Stephenson will discuss Pungent Perfection: Garlic and Rosemary”.
This program will take place outside, in the beautiful gardens of Brookside Museum, weather permitting. As ever, questions and discussions about any aspect of gardening, historic or otherwise, will be welcome.
Register HERE

Sheep to Shawl Community Day
2023-05-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The long-running interactive “Sheep to Shawl” program at Brookside Museum returns to the Saratoga County History Center. Sheep, lambs, farmers, herders, and shearers, including the famous Fred the Shearer, and the Rock Day Spinning Guild will assemble on Brookside Museum’s front lawn to demonstrate every facet of sheep raising, shearing, and spinning to produce the wool clothing that was so ubiquitous in early America. Sheep to Shawl is a hands-on, family-friendly event. Young and the young-at-heart will have fun petting the sheep, meeting farmers, and participating in demonstrations. A terrific opportunity to enjoy the spring weather, learn about Saratoga County’s agricultural past, and enjoy some quality family time.

Bacon Hill Video Showing at Brookside Museum
2023-04-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The Saratoga County History Center is releasing its latest film in the Forgotten Crossroads series. This presentation will take place at Brookside Museum on April 29, 2023 at 2:00PM.
This hour-long film will explore the early history of Bacon Hill, a community in the Town of Northumberland, the memories of long-time residents and conclude with interviews of current business leaders and their families in a segment entitled “Today and Tomorrow.”
Registration is free, but donations are encouraged to support the programs of Saratoga County History Center.
This film is sponsored by the following Bacon Hill community businesses. We thank them for their support

Clear Echo Farm
King Brothers Dairy
Thomas Poultry
Stonebridge Iron and Steel, Inc
Welcome Stock Farm

Click here to register

END: A War Against Vegetables, A War Against Women: Haudenosaunee Women's Experience of the American Revolution
2023-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join Dr. Maeve Kane of the University of Albany for the next installment of our Experts Next Door series.

When George Washington ordered the “total destruction and devastation” of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) territories in 1779, the offensive was to that date the largest and most expensive campaign of the American Revolution. What became known as the Sullivan-Clinton campaign aimed squarely at the agricultural heart of Haudenosaunee women’s diplomatic power, cultural status, and identity by burning cornfields and felling orchards. Dr. Kane’s talk will show how Continental soldiers constructed an American identity for themselves by destroying what they called Haudenosaunee women’s “homes of contentment,” and how Haudenosaunee women preserved their nations over the course of the war.

Registration required, click HERE to reserve your space.

Bacon Hill Video Showing at Bacon Hill Reformed Church
2023-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Bacon Hill Reformed Church, 506 Rte. 32 N,, Schuylerville,, NY, United States
The Saratoga County History Center is releasing its latest film in the Forgotten Crossroads series. We are pleased to present this viewing at the Bacon Hill Reformed Church.
This hour-long film will explore the early history of Bacon Hill, a community in the Town of Northumberland, the memories of long-time residents and conclude with interviews of current business leaders and their families in a segment entitled “Today and Tomorrow.”
Registration is free, but donations are encouraged to support the programs of Saratoga County History Center.
This film is sponsored by the following Bacon Hill community businesses. We thank them for their support

Clear Echo Farm
King Brothers Dairy
Thomas Poultry
Stonebridge Iron and Steel, Inc
Welcome Stock Farm

Click here to register

Historian Tea Talks - Hall’s Brookside Dairy, Greenfield Center
2023-04-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Join us Tuesday, April 18 at 3pm for the last of our Historian Tea Talks – Hall’s Brookside Dairy, Greenfield Center with John Greenwood.
Tea and cookies will be served, and the talks will take place in the Long Room at Brookside Museum.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to glimpse at improvements being made behind the scenes of the 230-year-old building as the History Center prepares the exciting new immersive exhibit on Saratoga County, opening in Spring 2023.
Registration is free, but a donation of $5 per registration is recommended to support the programs of Saratoga County History Center. This event is sold-out

Akum Norder on Researching a Community
2023-04-15 13:00 - 14:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
On April 15 at 1 pm Heritage Hunters and the Saratoga County History Center are presenting a talk by Akum Norder, the senior editor for opinion at the Albany Times Union. In this event, she will discuss her book The History of Here: a House, the Pine Hills Neighborhood, and the City of Albany, which recounts the history of her 1912 house and the people who have lived in it. As an experienced writer and editorial board member, Akum Norder is well-versed in the history and development of the city of Albany. Her book provides insight into how every house changes over time, as well as the impact of the people and neighborhoods surrounding it. In recognition of her journalistic achievements, she was awarded second place in opinion writing by the Journalists’ Association of New York in October. This in person event will be held at Brookside Museum, 21 Fairground Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY 12020.

2nd Annual Public History Awards
2023-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The Saratoga County History Center is thrilled to host the second annual Saratoga County Public History Award ceremony on Thursday, April 13 at 7 pm. The 2022 winners are Paul Perreault and Charlie Kuenzel. Selected by a committee of historians and educators, Perreault is a retired high school principal and current Malta Town Historian, while Kuenzel is a retired Earth science teacher and board member of the Saratoga Springs History Museum. This event will be held at Brookside Museum, 21 Fairground Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY 12020.
Register HERE

Turning Point Tea Party
2023-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Come join us for a Turning Point Tea Party! Children ages 7-12 can sign up (30 spaces available) for this free event on April 11, from 2-4pm at the Saratoga County History Center in Ballston Spa. We will have crafts and activities to do as well as a tea party and a light snack. Participants will learn about what it was like to live at the time of the Boston Tea Party leading up to the American Revolution and participate in period appropriate activities. Please note this is a drop off/pick up event and space is limited.
This event is full.

SCHC Member Event: Bacon Hill, a Forgotten Crossroads Screening
2023-03-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The Saratoga County History Center has announced the forthcoming release of their latest documentary, Bacon Hill, a Forgotten Crossroads. The program showcases the rich history and plans of the Bacon Hill farming community in the eastern Saratoga County town of Northumberland through the eyes of three generations of residents.
The documentary will have its first screening at a special event for History Center members on March 30th at 7 pm, which will take place at the Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa.
Forgotten Crossroads – Bacon Hill has been made possible in part through funding secured from the Clear Echo Farm, King Brothers Dairy, King Wealth Management Group, Thomas Poultry Farm, Stonebridge Iron and Steel, Inc., and Welcome Stock Farm.
This event is sold out.

Historian Tea Talks - The Mott’s Apple Empire
2023-03-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Join us Tuesday, March 21 at 3pm for the second installment of our Historian Tea Talks – The Mott’s Apple Empire with Halfmoon Town Historian Lynda Bryan.
Tea and cookies will be served, and the talks will take place in the Long Room at Brookside Museum.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to glimpse at improvements being made behind the scenes of the 230-year-old building as the History Center prepares the exciting new immersive exhibit on Saratoga County, opening in Spring 2023.
This event is sold-out

Saratoga History Happy Hour - Saratoga Style Baseball
2023-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Real McCoy Beer Company, 28 Washington Street, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Saratoga County History Center members are invited to our Saratoga History Happy Hour at the Real McCoy Beer Company in Ballston Spa. The Saratoga History Happy Hour is a series of three happy hour vibe programs at which local historians or experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, participate in a trivia contest, and enjoy libations from a New York State craft brewery.
The program takes place at the Real McCoy Beer Company at the historic birthplace of Major-General Abner Doubleday in Ballston Spa. The taproom is a legacy of America’s early aesthetic and historic charm so that you can enjoy historical stories and craft beers just like our ancestors. The Real McCoy Beer Company is located at 28 Washington Street in the village of Ballston Spa, NY 12020.
March 16 – Saratoga Style Baseball includes the story of Abner Doubleday House and Lefty Mulligan with town of Saratoga Historian Sean Kelleher and others.
This event is sold out.

Historian Tea Talks - Crime and Misadventures in Corinth
2023-02-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Join Tuesday, February 21st at 3pm as we host the first in our Historian Tea Talks series, Crime and Misadventures in Corinth, with Corinth Town Historian Rachel Clothier.
Tea and cookies will be served, and the talks will take place in the Long Room at Brookside Museum.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to glimpse at improvements being made behind the scenes of the 230-year-old building as the History Center prepares the exciting new immersive exhibit on Saratoga County, opening in Spring 2023.
Registration is free, but a donation of $5 per registration is recommended to support the programs of Saratoga County History Center. This event is sold-out.

Saratoga History Happy Hour -The Hamiltons and the Schuylers
2023-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Real McCoy Beer Company, 28 Washington Street, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Saratoga History Happy Hour -The Hamiltons and the Schuylers with Saratoga National Historical Park’s curator, Christine Valosin.
This event is sold out.

Experts Next Door - The Global War for American Independence
2023-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
The next installment in the Experts Next Door series is a virtual presentation by Dr. Eliga Gould on the Global War for American Revolution. At 7 pm on January 31st, Dr. Gould will explain the global war for American independence and the role played by the battles of Saratoga in 1777. This is a virtual program presented on Zoom.
Dr. Eliga Gould is a Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of New Hampshire. Gould’s scholarship focuses on the American Revolution, emphasizing the revolution’s “outer” history in the Americas, Africa, Europe, and the wider world. His current book project, Crucible of Peace: The Turbulent History of America’s Founding Treaty, examines the least studied United States’ founding documents: the Treaty of 1783 that ended the American Revolutionary War. He is the author of Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire and co-editor of Empire and Nation: The American Revolution and the Atlantic World.
The event, set to take place on Zoom, is open to the public. It’s free, but donations are highly valued. To register, please visit https://brooksidemuseum.networkforgood.com/events/51224-end-21

Saratoga History Happy Hours - "Real Life Crime"
2023-01-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Real McCoy Beer Company, 28 Washington Street, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Real Life Crime is the focus with Waterford Historian Russ VanDervoort and SCHC Director of Education Anne Clothier.
This event is sold out.

Artisan’s Market
2022-12-24 11:00 - 16:00 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
Today is the last day to shop the 22nd Annual Artisan’s Market features unique handmade and designed gifts from over 25 local artisans. Shop a wide variety of items including soaps, lotions, jewelry, pottery, ornaments, glassware, popcorn, hot fudge, photography, candles and more!

Open today, Saturday December 24 11am – 4pm

Annual Artisan’s
2022-12-23 11:00 - 18:00 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The 22nd Annual Artisan’s Market features unique handmade and designed gifts from over 25 local artisans. Shop a wide variety of items including soaps, lotions, jewelry, pottery, ornaments, glassware, popcorn, hot fudge, photography, candles and more!

The 2022 hours through December 24 are as follows:
Friday 11am – 6pm
Saturday December 24 11am – 5pm

Artisan’s Market
2022-12-22 12:00 - 17:00 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The 22nd Annual Artisan’s Market features unique handmade and designed gifts from over 25 local artisans. Shop a wide variety of items including soaps, lotions, jewelry, pottery, ornaments, glassware, popcorn, hot fudge, photography, candles and more!

The 2022 hours through December 24 are as follows:
Thursday 12pm – 5pm
Friday 11am – 6pm
Saturday December 11am – 5pm

Artisan’s Market
2022-12-18 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-17 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-16 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-15 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-10 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-09 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-08 12:00 - 17:00 | Brookside Museum, 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, United States
The 22nd Annual Artisan’s Market features unique handmade and designed gifts from over 25 local artisans. Shop a wide variety of items including soaps, lotions, jewelry, pottery, ornaments, glassware, popcorn, hot fudge, photography, candles and more!

The 2022 hours are as follows:
Thursdays 12pm – 5pm
Fridays 11am – 6pm
Saturdays 11am – 5pm
Sundays 11am – 5pm

Saratoga History Happy Hour - Saratoga Style Baseball
2022-12-15 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Saratoga History Happy Hour – Saratoga Style Baseball includes the story of Abner Doubleday House and Lefty Mulligan with town of Saratoga Historian Sean Kelleher and others.
Register HERE.

Artisan’s Market
2022-12-04 11:00 - 17:00 | NY

"More Saratoga County Stories” Book Signing and Talk
2022-12-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Grooms Tavern, 290 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford, 12148, United States
Join us Saturday, December 3 from 2–4pm as Groom’s Tavern hosts “More Saratoga County Stories” book signing and talk. A second More Saratoga County Stories book release event will be held at the historic Grooms’ Tavern with the local authors will be present to sign copies and talk with guests about their interests in Saratoga County history. The restored historic tavern and a variety of exhibits will be open for tours. Grooms Tavern is at 290 Sugar Hill Road on the corner of Grooms Road in Rexford, NY12148.
