This event is sold-out. The Ballston Spa Committee on the Arts presents The Cello Experience! Enjoy an afternoon of Cello Sound Therapy with Demetria Koninis of The Cello Experience. Relax, restore and realign with the soothing vibrations of the cello. This immersive sound healing session blends deep, resonant tones to promote balance and inner peace. Bring a yoga mat, blanket... Read more »

The long-running interactive “Sheep to Shawl” program at Brookside Museum returns to the Saratoga County History Center. Sheep, lambs, farmers, herders, 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... Read more »

John Garbellano of Hartgen Archaeological Associates will explore aspects of New York State pre-contact archaeology and the broader cultural and environmental history of the Capital Region and Hudson Valley; archaeological sites evidencing the movements of Indigenous people since the end of the last ice age; and two projects Hartgen recently completed in the Towns of Malta and Cambridge, and how... Read more »

Come and join the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum for an afternoon of celebrating and learning about the essential role of pollinators on Sunday, May 18, at 2:00 P.M. Listen as a lively panel of guests from the area’s community of masterful pollinator gardens discuss their efforts to create habitats for the pollinator communities that play a vital... Read more »

Summer is Here at Brookside Museum with Miller's Backyard Barbecue Include Brookside Museum in your dinner plans for Friday, May 30th, order some delicious Millers Backyard Barbecue and pick it up from Brookside Museum. Chicken and pulled pork dinners are available for $15.00 and beef brisket dinners for $20.00 (beef brisket by pre-order only). All dinners include baked potato, cole... Read more »

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 »