Join Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts Monday, August 15 at 10am for a one-hour walking tour along the county’s popular Zim Smith Trail. Leaving from the parking area in Round Lake on Curry Road, learn about how the route of one of New York ‘s earliest railroads changed over time to become designated a National Recreation Trail. Abandoned by... Read more »

Join us Wednesday, August 31 at 10am . As part of the Historians' Walking Tour series, Rick Reynolds, Ballston Town Historian, will lead a tour of the site on Ballston Lake, which from 1901-1927 was home to the Forest Park Amusement Park.  This was a “destination vacation” for people of the time as well as a popular place for locals.  The tour will... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum is pleased to sponsor a presentation by Professor Myra B. Armstead of Bard College entitled “From Slavery to Freedom: Blacks in Saratoga from the Colonial Period through Gradual Manumission.” Dr. Armstead has a deep understanding of African-American social and cultural life and is well known for her first book, ‘Lord, Please Don’t... Read more »

Join us Saturday, September 17 at 10 am. As part of the Historians’ Walking Tour series, John Scherer, Clifton Park Town Historian, will lead a tour of Vischer Ferry, one of Saratoga County’s “Forgotten Crossroads.” The Tour will explore the Vischer Ferry Historic District, learning about its Greek Revival and Victorian homes, its heyday during the canal era, and it’s time as a summer... Read more »

Wednesday, September 21, join Dr. Michael Green, Associate Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Trustee of the Mob Museum in Las Vegas via Zoom, as part of the Expert Next Door series. Las Vegas is famous for its gangster history, but … so is Saratoga County! Hear about these underworld connections.   Reserve you free tickets HERE!

Join us Saturday, September 24 from 1-4pm for ice cream, face painting and a bounce house from Stewart's Shops to celebrate 100 years of ice cream! Visit https://www.stewartsshops.com/news/celebrating-the-stewarts-century-of-ice-cream-exhibit-at-the-brookside-museum/ for more information.

Join us Thursday, September 29 at 1 pm. As part of the Historians’ Walking Tour series, Russ VanDervoort, Waterford Town Historian, will lead a tour of the Champlain Canal in Waterford. This section of the canal opened in 1823, some parts remain unchanged.  Along the tour route we will pass a swing bridge, a basin, a change bridge, several waste... Read more »

Join us Friday, October 7th at 10:30am for an Off The Northway Presentation and Book Signing at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library. Local journalist Stephen Williams will talk about the long rollercoaster history of the dream, design, negotiations for, and construction of the $15 billion Global Foundries semiconductor facility in Malta.  He will also sign copies of Off the Northway,... Read more »

Join us for the 245th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, America’s Turning Point, which will be commemorated on Surrender Day Monday, October 17, 9:30 A.M. in Schuylerville’s Fort Hardy Park along the Hudson River with artillery firings, sword surrender ceremony, and music.Surrender Day commemorates the victory of the American army of General Horatio Gates over British forces commanded by... Read more »

Join us Saturday, October 22 at 11:00am  for an Off The Northway Presentation and Book Signing at the Galway Public Library, 2112 East Street, Galway, NY. Local journalist Stephen Williams will talk about the long rollercoaster history of the dream, design, negotiations for, and construction of the $15 billion GlobalFoundries semiconductor facility in Malta.  He will also sign copies of Off the... Read more »

Join us Wednesday, November 2 at 7 pm for the Saratoga County History Center Annual Meeting, including "History Favorites - Trustee's Choice." The trustees' offers a ‘show & tell’ featuring a few of their favorite items from the SCHC’s collection, a preview of upcoming exhibitions, alongside their vision for the future. There will be a budget presentation and the annual... Read more »

If you have not yet visited the Black Experiences in Saratoga County Exhibit 1750-1950 exhibit, your last chance to visit is Sunday, November 6th. This exhibit was developed to explore the diversity of the lives of Black Americans in Saratoga County over 200 years of our history from the colonial period to the mid-20th century. It is a chronological panorama... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce that DeCrescente Distributing Company is sponsoring the Saratoga Chips and Beer Festival that will take place on Saturday, November 12, from 1 to 5 pm at Brookside Museum, 21 Fairground Avenue, Ballston Spa. The Saratoga Chips and Beer Festival celebrates two things that go well together, potato chips and beer. The... Read more »