The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum has announced their seasonal schedule of Historical Tours for 2025. Over the last four years the History Center has joined with local historians to offer tours throughout Saratoga County. “Our intent is to bring the past to life by focusing on the people and places that are not really known to most… Read more »
Author David Handy will be presenting the riveting story of Captain Luther M. Wheeler on Wednesday, June 11, at 7pm at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa. Based on his latest book, I Think I Shall See a Hundred Battles: The Civil War Letters of Captain Luther M. Wheeler, Handy will recount the tale of the young captain Wheeler using correspondence… Read more »
The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation on the fascinating archeological and environmental history of the region on May 15 at 7:00 P.M. at Brookside Museum. The discussion will be led by Ph.D. candidate and Hartgen Archaeological Associates researcher John Garbellano. Mr. Garbellano will also discuss two projects completed in Malta and… Read more »
Come and join the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum for an afternoon of celebrating and learning about the essential role of pollinators on Sunday, May 18, at 2:00 P.M. Listen as a lively panel of guests from the area’s community of masterful pollinator gardens discuss their efforts to create habitats for the pollinator communities that play a vital… Read more »
The long-running interactive “Sheep to Shawl” program at Brookside Museum returns to the Saratoga County History Center on May 10, beginning at 1:00 P.M. Sheep, lambs, farmers, herders, 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… Read more »
The Saratoga County History Center is seeking vendors of handmade crafts, antiques and farm products for the annual craft fair on Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 10am to 3pm. No mass-produced or commercially-made items will be permitted. Spaces are available outdoors, with limited spaces available indoors. This is a rain or shine event. Visit www./brooksidemuseum.org for more information, or contact… Read more »
We are delighted to announce the ribbon-cutting ceremony for our new learning and play space, the History Hunters Hangout, at the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum. This interactive new space is designed for children and families to engage with history through hands-on activities, creative play, and games. The event will take place on Saturday, April 12th, at 1:00 PM. In… Read more »
On Thursday, April 10th, at 7pm, join Joanne and Rick Reynolds, in Brookside Museum, as they share the story of their personal and professional road trip from the beginning to the end of America’s Route 66 – from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. This presentation is not a travelogue but an examination of the story of this road. Full… Read more »
Saratoga County History Center, together with Ballston Spa Committee for Arts, are delighted to invite the community to an Opera Saratoga performance of Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Niña in el Mundo on Saturday, March 8th at 2pm at Brookside Museum. The story is about Mariana, a young girl living in Mexico City in the late 1940s. Mariana’s family encourages her to have her portrait painted by… Read more »
Saratoga’s Black Heritage: A Guidebook, a new 64-page book that tells previously-unknown stories of Black achievers, is now available free of charge. Published by the Saratoga County History Center of Ballston Spa, it was researched and written by Field Horne. Sponsored by Business for Good, the Adirondack Trust Company, and Amsure, the book contains thirty tales, each with an… Read more »
