Due to popular demand, local history buffs Tom Salvadore and Bob Murphy will lead a second walk through the historic cemetery, made even more beautiful  by the fall colors. Beginning […]

In the Wheel of the Year, our ancestors celebrated the arrival of fall with Mabon on the autumn equinox in September and Samhain in October (that has led to modern […]

Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of family fun at Brookside Museum! Our Halloween celebration will take place on Saturday, October 25th from 2-4pm (rain date of Sunday, October 26), […]

The Saratoga County History Center and the Village of Victory invite the public to a special presentation by Skidmore College student Nicholas Sisto on “The Company and its Town: Textile […]

During the Gilded Age Saratoga Springs, the Queen of America’s Spas, was a major thread in the social fabric of America. The obvious question is in an era before instant […]

On November 15, the third season of the "Sounds in Winter" concert series will debut with a performance by Stringwynde in the historic Long Room at Brookside Museum. This musical […]

On November 16 at 2:00 PM, Saratoga County History Center is hosting our annual members' meeting. At this meeting, members will have the opportunity to meet our new Executive Director, […]

The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum is celebrating the 25th year of our annual Artisan's Market, which will be open between November 29 and December 24, 2025. This […]

From “Small Business Saturday” November 29 through December 24, 2025. Like its predecessors, the 25th installment of the market will feature only handcrafted products created by local artisans.  Everything from […]

The Saratoga County History Center presents a special evening of sipping. strolling and shopping at our 25th Annual Artisan's Market. This holiday event will be held on Friday December 19 […]

Long before e-mail, Facebook, and Instagram, letter writing was the only way to communicate. The recipient, not the sender, had to pay to receive a letter at the time of […]

Photos Credit: Drawings\Watercolor shown are by Friedrich von Germann  in The New York State Public Library This talk examines how Continental soldiers often wore civilian clothing during the early Revolutionary […]

The specter of empire haunts European museums. The correlation between museological collecting and imperial ideology is now widely taken for granted in academic circles, but the question of what is […]

Join us for the next meeting of the Brookside Explorers Club, a new history and learning club for kids! This month, we’re celebrating the Ballston Spa Chocolate Fest with a […]

Chris Leonard will reminisce on his first year as Executive Director of the nearly 50-year-old National Bottle Museum. His talk will cover stories of some of his favorite bottles from […]