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 »

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 »