Events

A short walk, led by local historians, for people who enjoy and want to learn more about Saratoga County Waterford Town Historian, Russ Vandervoort, will lead a walking town of downtown Waterford, describing local landmarks and influential residents who lived there in the mid-19th century We will hear Russ’ lively stories of local politician John Cramer, Lysander Button inventor of... Read more »

  ***This event has been postponed.  Please watch our website for updates on upcoming events and programs.*** Saratoga County History Center invites you to join us for Trivia Night Wednesday, September 27. Doors open at 6pm, trivia starts at 7pm.  Show your knowledge, have fun with friends, learn from other people, and maybe even win prizes. There will be a... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center will present a program by John Cromie and Dave Waite on the Mexican War and the local men who sacrificed their lives in the struggle on Thursday October 5th at 7pm in the Long Room at Brookside Museum. The War with Mexico was the inevitable result of the constant westward movement which came to be known as the United States’... Read more »

The Saratoga County History Center will host John Scherer, Clifton Park Historian, for a program entitled “Low Bridge on the Erie Canal” on Monday, October 23 at 7pm in the Long Room at Brookside Museum. When the Erie Canal was completed in 1825, it was an engineering marvel and was touted as the eighth wonder of the world. Thirteen miles... Read more »