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Below is a view of the Elmwood Farm House’s Side Porch. The woman standing on stoop is noted as ”K.S.” who was photographed on December 27, 1933. Get ready for the snow, everyone!

In 1912, Jessey Sumner Wooley shot the Ballston Spa Winter Club’s toboggan slide on a bare winter day. Get prepared for the snow, it’s coming soon!

Enjoy the warmth while it lasts, soon the snow will be back! This black and white snapshot shows Katherine and Abba Newton as babies in a snow carriage in 1908. This photograph is from the Booth Family Album.

    Anyone witness that short snow squall this morning? What a sudden mini blizzard! Thankfully it didn’t last long, or Ballston Spa might look like it did in this image, way back when. Winter officially begins in just 4 more days!

On November 11, 1918, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany, putting an end to World War I, which was then considered the worst war the world had ever seen. In 1954, November 11 was declared “Veterans Day.” According to one source, when the people of Ballston Spa learned of the WWI armistice, they formed an impromptu parade,… Read more »

This black and white photo of Eagle Mattlee Fire Department was taken 83 years ago this month.

Below is a group portrait, presumably at a Halloween party, featuring 24 people in various costumes with Jack-0-Lanterns in front. Have a happy halloween!

Below is a photo of Saratoga Monument in Schuylerville. It was erected by the Saratoga Monument Assoc. to commemorate the surrender of Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. The corner stone was laid on October 17, 1877 and completed in June, 1883.

102 years ago this week, Governor Dix made the dedication speech of the Saratoga Battle Monument on October 18, 1912.

It was an exciting day for all Ballstonians when Jack Johnson stopped in the village on October 8, 1910. Johnson was the heavyweight champion of the world when he and his diminutive manager posed for this picture.