Events

Join us Tuesday, June 28th at 7pm for the Off The Northway Release Party   A presentation and book signing by longtime local journalist Stephen Williams, who wrote Off the Northway is a compilation of 83 articles from the Daily Gazette in Schenectady,  NY. The Off the Northway book will be available for purchase.  The event will be held at the Brookside Museum at 6... Read more »

Join us Saturday, July 9th at 2pm for the Solomon Northup Scripter Award presentation. In Support of the current Black History exhibit at Brookside Museum, Melissa Howell, a Solomon Northup descendant, has loaned the Scripter Award, presented on behalf of Solomon Northup by the University of Southern California, to the Saratoga County History Center, along with other memorabilia to be... Read more »

New Light on Saratoga’s Indigenous Past Join us Tuesday, July 12 at 7pm for  New Light on Saratoga’s Indigenous Past. Professor Karim Tiro, of Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH is completing a study commissioned by the National Park Service to better understand Saratoga’s Native past. He will share findings about Saratoga’s origins as a fishing station and religious mission; the Oneida... Read more »

Join us Thursday, July 14 at 7pm at the Malta Community Center for an Off The Northway Presentation and Book Signing. Local journalist Stephen William 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 Northway, a compilation of 83... Read more »

Join us on July 15 - 2pm Fridays in the Herb Garden: there’s more to an herb than its name. Saratoga County History Center invites you to join Kathleen Royka, Master Gardener, and Thymly Herb’s lead gardener at the museum’s Colonial Herb Garden. This week’s theme “Weeds, or are they? Meet three of New York’s top 10—dandelion, purslane, and broad- leafed plantain. Hear... Read more »

Exploring the Hotels of Old Ballston Spa Walking Tour Join us Monday, July 18 at 2pm for the Exploring the Hotels of Old Ballston Spa Walking Tour.  As part of the Historians' Walking Tour series, Anne Clothier, Education Director at the Saratoga County History Center and local author Dave Waite will lead a walking tour of downtown Ballston Spa. Comparing... Read more »

Saratoga County History Center President Field Horne cordially invites you to join an exclusive pre-opening showing of the new “In the Saratoga Style: Potato Chips and Their Regional Folklore” exhibit. The pre-opening exhibition will be held on Thursday, July 28th from 7pm to 9pm at the Brookside Museum.  This new exhibition explores the many stories that claimed to explain the... Read more »

Join us Friday, July 29 for Fridays in the Herb Garden: there’s more to an herb than its name. The Saratoga County History Center invites you to join Kathleen Royka, Master Gardener, and Thymly Herb’s lead gardener at the museum’s Colonial Herb Garden. This week’s theme “Have you met an Egyptian Walking Onion? Or Good King Henry? Saint John’s-Wort? Each... Read more »

Photo: George Crum Join us Saturday, July 30 at 1pm for the opening of the new exhibit, In the Saratoga Style: Potato Chips and Their Regional Folklore. This exhibit explores the many stories that have claimed to explain the story behind the snack, from disgruntled customers to kitchen mishaps. The history of the legendary George Crum is examined, along with... Read more »