New Light on Saratoga’s Indigenous Past at Brookside Museum The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to host Professor Karim Tiro, of Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH for a talk on Saratoga’s Native past on Tuesday, July 12 at 7pm at Brookside Museum. Tiro is completing a study commissioned by the National Park Service to better understand Saratoga’s Native past. He… Read more »
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From Day to Piseco: The Life of Adirondack Guide Ira Shires
From Day to Piseco: The Life of Adirondack Guide Ira Shires By Dave Waite What makes a good Adirondack Guide? A lifetime of living in the wilderness, you may suggest. Or, perhaps, orchestrating fruitful fishing and hunting experiences. While these skills are certainly relevant, more often than not being a successful Adirondack Guide has been about providing friendship and companionship… Read more »
Historians Walking Tours Sponsored by the Saratoga County History Center
Historians Walking Tours Sponsored by the Saratoga County History Center Ballston Spa, NY. The Saratoga County History Center will host a series of guided walking tours led by local historians during the summer and fall months throughout Saratoga County. The tours will be offered bi-weekly from mid-July through the end of September on various days and times. “The tours will… Read more »
Solomon Northup Scripter Award at the Brookside Museum
Solomon Northup Scripter Award at the Brookside Museum Melissa Howell, a Solomon Northup descendant, is loaning the prestigious Scripter Award, presented on behalf of Solomon Northup by the University of Southern California, to the Saratoga County History Center’s Brookside Museum, along with other memorabilia. The Award honors Northup and recognizes the work of screenwriter John Ridley, who wrote the script… Read more »
2022 Craft Fair
The beloved annual Saratoga County craft fair at Brookside Museum will return on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 10am to 3pm. Guests will be able to shop a wide variety of locally handcrafted collectibles, and farm products. No mass-produced or commercially-made items will be permitted. “The county-wide craft fair gets better each year, and we cannot wait for our guests to… Read more »
Off The Northway Release Party
Join us Tuesday, June 28th at 7pm for the Off The Northway Release Party A presentation and book signing by longtime local journalist Stephen Williams, who wrote Off the Northway is a compilation of 83 articles from the Daily Gazette in Schenectady, NY. The Off the Northway book will be available for purchase. The event will be held at the Brookside Museum at 6… Read more »
“Off the Northway” book debuts on June 28, 2022!
The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce the publication of a new book on local history. Off the Northway is a compilation of 83 articles written by longtime local journalist Stephen Williams, who retired after a 42-year career at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady, NY. A collection of his weekly “Off the Northway” newspaper columns, and other stories… Read more »
For the Love of History: The Rise of “The Gristmill”
For the Love of History: The Rise of The Gristmill By Paul Perreault If there is a story to tell, it begins in the spring of 2018, which now seems so very long ago . . . A group of history enthusiasts, myself included, had just created the Saratoga County History Roundtable, known then as the Ballston Area History Roundtable. … Read more »
Saratoga County Life in Photographs Exhibit Opening
SARATOGA COUNTY LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHS TO OPEN MAY 5 The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum will open a new exhibit, “County Life in Photographs,” on Thursday, May 5, with a 7:00 pm reception. It will remain open through 2022 during the museum’s open hours. The exhibit includes 26 images of gatherings in Saratoga County between the 1870 and… Read more »
County Life in Photographs Exhibit Opening
Join us on Friday, May 5th at 7pm for the opening of the new County Life in Photographs exhibit. The new exhibit includes 26 images of gatherings in Saratoga County between 1870 and 1950, interpreting the ways in which county residents interacted in social, political, and celebratory contexts. A prime example is the panoramic photo of the Jonesville Methodist… Read more »
