Events
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Indie Film Fundraiser: Her Self Inflicted Decapitation
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJoin us for a fundraiser to support local film! Meet the filmmakers and stars of a new short film, filmed […]
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Near The Forest, By The Lake With Angela E. Douglas
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesMeet Angela E. Douglas, the biologist and author of Near the Forest, By the Lake, a collection of essays about […]
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Experts Next Door: Iroquoia: Haudenosaunee Life and Culture, 1630-1783 With Kelly Hopkins
OnlineKelly Hopkins is an Assistant Professor of early American history at the University of Houston. Her book, Iroquoia: Haudenosaunee Life […]
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Random Acts of Poetry: Readings by Jay Rogoff, Hajar Hussaini and Barbara Ungar
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJoin the Ballston Spa Committee on the Arts and SCHC at Brookside Museum for the Random Acts of Poetry […]
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Experts Next Door: Tree by Tree: Saving North America’s Eastern Forests
OnlineFor decades, the forests of Eastern North America have faced pathogen and insect pests that have functionally removed tree species […]
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A Thousand Thousand Slimy Things: A Natural History of the Sea from the Bottom Up
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesFrom sea serpents to seaweed, slimy things have long tended to lurk among the frontiers of natural knowledge, reflecting not […]
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John Brown in New York, with Author Nancy Weber
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesHistorian and author Sandra Weber presents a compelling talk about her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, […]
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Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America
OnlineIsaac Murphy won three Kentucky Derbys and every other major American stakes race of the nineteenth century. He was among […]
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Luther Forest: A Family, A Woodland, A Legacy: Exhibition Opening Celebration
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesCelebrate the opening of our new temporary exhibition at Saratoga County History Center Saratoga County History Center at Brookside […]
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SCHC Reads: Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJoin us for the second meeting of our new history Book Club at the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside […]
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The Town of Greenfield: A Forgotten Crossroads Film
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJoin us for the public premiere of our new Forgotten Crossroads Film! The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to […]
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Sheep to Shawl Community Day
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesThe long-running interactive “Sheep to Shawl” program at Brookside Museum returns to the Saratoga County History Center on May 9, […]
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Curator’s Tour: Luther Forest: A Family, a Woodland, A Legacy
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJoin our director/curator for a guided visit to our new exhibition! Throughout the month of May, we are welcoming visitors […]
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Suye and Her Nieces: WWII on Mt. McGregor with Jackie Pardon
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesJapanese-born Suye Narita (1901-1984) was the live-in caretaker of Grant Cottage, Wilton, NY, for many decades. During WWII, Narita was […]
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Refashioning Saratoga, with Caitlin Sheldon
Brookside Museum 21 Fariground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United StatesFor anyone who has ever wondered what it would look like if the dresses in historical photographs came to life, […]