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

  Real Life Crime is the focus with Waterford Historian Russ VanDervoort and SCHC Director of Education Anne Clothier. This event is sold out.

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.... Read more »

Saratoga History Happy Hour -The Hamiltons and the Schuylers with Saratoga National Historical Park's curator, Christine Valosin. This event is sold out.  

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »