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Brookside Digs Archeology Experience

Join us for a truly memorable summertime experience as you participate in a real archeology excavation! We can’t wait to start digging in the dirt this summer at Brookside Digs! August 26 – 30, Hartgen Archeological Associates will lead a real excavation and work with participants to make new discoveries about the history of Brookside and Ballston Spa. The program… Read more »

Improved Space for Textile Collection

          With generous support from the Alfred Z. Solomon Foundation, Brookside Museum was able to invest in our collection of Saratoga County artifacts.  Our textiles, quilts and clothing will have a new home on the second floor of the building with freshly painted walls, new lighting and new shelving.  In preparation for moving back into the… Read more »

The Art of Basket Making

Tuesday, May 1 1 – 3:30 PM or 6:30 – 9 PM $32 per person includes  kit for 4”x12”x 6.5” Herb Window Basket

Author Talk: All the Law in the World Won’t Stop Them

Join us Thursday April 19th at 7:00 pm in the Long Room Greg Vietch will discuss his book All the Law in the World Won’t Stop Them. Learn about the history of crime, gambling and corruption in the early years of Saratoga Springs.  

Author Talk: Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation

Join us Thursday April 26 at 7 pm in the Long Room. Historians Kim McCartney and Jim Richmond will discuss their new book, Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation. Written in honor of the town’s 225th anniversary, the book explores the stories of the residents, industries, farms, schools and organizations in Milton.

Author Talk: Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation

Join us Thursday April 26 at 7 pm in the Long Room. Historians Kim McCartney and Jim Richmond will discuss their new book, Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation. Written in honor of the town’s 225th anniversary, the book explores the stories of the residents, industries, farms, schools and organizations in Milton.

Author Talk: All the Law in the World Won’t Stop Them

Join us Thursday April 19th at 7:00 pm in the Long Room Greg Vietch will discuss his book All the Law in the World Won’t Stop Them. Learn about the history of crime, gambling and corruption in the early years of Saratoga Springs.  

Check out “What is in the Long Room”

BSCSD 6th Grade Art Show “Artists are Inspired by Their Community” opens on March 31st. Students focus on and interpret local Ballston Spa Landmarks after having a virtual tour of the village and a program about the history and context of the locations.