April’s Patriotic Parade
Hooray, it’s April! Below is a postcard of the Patriotic Parade held in Ballston Spa, April 29th 1917. Shown are volunteers leaving Ballston Spa to volunteer to fight in WWI. […]
Hooray, it’s April! Below is a postcard of the Patriotic Parade held in Ballston Spa, April 29th 1917. Shown are volunteers leaving Ballston Spa to volunteer to fight in WWI. […]
The Old Iron Spring was drilled by the village of Ballston Spa to a depth of 647 feet in 1874. This spring continues to flow even to this day, and
Frederick J. Wheeler built a new grist mill and storehouse on Science Street after a fire destroyed his family’s mill on West High Street during the 1920’s. Wheeler subsequently sold
Our society is constantly changing. Christa’s letter below is an invaluable demonstration of why local history and community resources remain important, no matter how fast the world moves forward. Here
A frontal view of the New Presbyterian Chapel in Ballston Spa N.Y. on West High Street. Snow covers the ground and roof in the aftermath of a winter storm in February,
This winter has been particularly snowy. But what did it look like in the past? Here is an exterior view of the Lincoln Hotel on the corner of Milton and
A Sunday School class gathers outside the Christ Episcopal Church parsonage after the blizzard of February 14, 1914. It looks like the snow will be with us for a while
Today we have a quaint shot of the Kaydeross Railway combination car attached to D&H freight boxcar. Men are working on railbed, with an old stone house in background (SCHS).
Here is a lovely winter scene of the corner of Milton & Malta Avenues. (C.S. Doaty, ca. 1903-1905).
Hope you all are enjoying this wintery January! Here is a shot of the Ballston Spa Winter Club Toboggan Slide, circa 1912. Taken by Jesse Sumner Wooley.