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... Read more »

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

Join us for the SCHC Members Exclusive opening of our new exhibit, Saratoga County: Our Home! This event will take place at Brookside Museum on Friday, May 19 from 5-8pm.  

“Saratoga County: Our Home!”, takes guests on an immersive, artifact-rich journey spanning four centuries of Saratoga life, business, and nature.  The exhibit fills three large rooms in the historic Brookside Museum, itself a cherished relic of local history from the early years of Saratoga resort life.  From the First Nations who lived here before European settlement to the new tech-centered... Read more »

On Wednesday, May 24, join former Albany-based Associated Press reporter Christopher Carola as he tells the stories of the many Saratoga County residents who served in the military during the Second World War. Using local archives, wartime articles from The Saratogian and his own interviews with WWII veterans, Carola talks about the experiences of dozens of men and women who... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center  is sponsoring a Miller’s Backyard Barbecue on Friday, June 2, 2023 from 3 PM to 6 PM, take out only.  Choice of a ½ chicken OR  ½ lb. pulled pork dinner for $15.00.  We will also be serving a beef brisket dinner for $20 available by pre-order only.  All dinners include baked potato, cole slaw... Read more »

A return of our popular program from last year, Fridays in the Garden. Mina Dunnam will present Hear the Buzz: Launching a Pollinator Garden. 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. Programs are free, and open,... Read more »

A return of our popular program from last year, Fridays in the Garden. Kathleen Royka will present Step into a Colonial Dooryard Garden. 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. Programs are free, and open, though... 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 24, 2023 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 »

Revolution on the Hudson is a summer speaker series aimed at inviting the public to enjoy our beautiful public parks located along the Hudson River while learning about our revolutionary past. All three events will begin at 6pm and the public is invited to bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the grounds. 18th century living historians will be ready to... Read more »

Come and visit the beautiful gardens at Brookside Museum, and learn how to take stunning photographs of nature and particularly flowers. Dave Waite, who is primarily a nature and fine arts photographer, volunteers much of his time and skills to photograph activities and events at Brookside Museum. He trained and worked as a professional photographer in the 1970s, left that... Read more »

Come and visit the beautiful gardens at Brookside Museum, and learn how to take stunning photographs of nature and particularly flowers. Dave Waite, who is primarily a nature and fine arts photographer, volunteers much of his time and skills to photograph activities and events at Brookside Museum. He trained and worked as a professional photographer in the 1970s, left that... Read more »

Join the Town of Ballston's Town Historian, Rick Reynolds, in a tour of Hillside Cemetery in Burnt Hills, NY to learn the role of cemeteries in preserving our history. What goes into the preservation of our past in a cemetery? What stories lurk within cemeteries? Rick will explain how the town of Ballston is preserving its past in Hillside Cemetery... Read more »

Revolution on the Hudson is a summer speaker series aimed at inviting the public to enjoy our beautiful public parks located along the Hudson River while learning about our revolutionary past. All three events will begin at 6pm and the public is invited to bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the grounds. 18th century living historians will be ready to... Read more »

A return of our popular program from last year, Fridays in Herb Garden. Jere Blackwelder will present Meet the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash, Native American agriculture when the Pilgrims arrived. This program will take place outside, in the beautiful gardens of Brookside Museum, weather permitting. In case of inclement weather, it will move indoors to the Long Room... Read more »