Events

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 »