Events

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 »