Join the Ballston Spa Committee on the Arts and SCHC at Brookside Museum for the Random Acts of Poetry Performance Reading. Jay Rogoff has published seven books of poetry, […]

For decades, the forests of Eastern North America have faced pathogen and insect pests that have functionally removed tree species from the landscape. This talk will discuss the ecological roles […]

From sea serpents to seaweed, slimy things have long tended to lurk among the frontiers of natural knowledge, reflecting not only the anxieties of each age but also, in many […]

Historian and author Sandra Weber presents a compelling talk about her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape. Weber offers a fresh […]

Isaac Murphy won three Kentucky Derbys and every other major American stakes race of the nineteenth century. He was among the jockeys inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall […]

Celebrate the opening of our new temporary exhibition at Saratoga County History Center   Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum invites you to celebrate the opening of our new […]

Join us for the second meeting of our new history Book Club at the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum. This year, in honor of America’s 250th, we will […]

Join us for the public premiere of our new Forgotten Crossroads Film! The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce the release of the fourth film in our Forgotten […]

The long-running interactive “Sheep to Shawl” program at Brookside Museum returns to the Saratoga County History Center on May 9, beginning at 1pm. Sheep, lambs, farmers, herders, the famous Fred […]

Join our director/curator for a guided visit to our new exhibition! Throughout the month of May, we are welcoming visitors to our new temporary exhibition, Luther Forest: A Family, A […]

Japanese-born Suye Narita (1901-1984) was the live-in caretaker of Grant Cottage, Wilton, NY, for many decades. During WWII, Narita was declared an "enemy alien" and placed under house arrest at […]

For anyone who has ever wondered what it would look like if the dresses in historical photographs came to life, this program explains how one such photograph of Saratoga Springs […]

Join us for a public screening of our new Forgotten Crossroads film! The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce the release of the fourth film in our Forgotten […]

Join our director/curator for a guided visit to our new exhibition! Throughout the month of May, we are welcoming visitors to our new temporary exhibition, Luther Forest: A Family, A […]

At last. Here Comes Summer!   Include Brookside Museum in your dinner plans for Friday, May 29th, order some delicious Millers Backyard Barbecue and pick it up from Brookside Museum. […]