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Saratoga County History Center Issues Call for 2024 Award Nominations
SARATOGA COUNTY — The Saratoga County History Center (SCHC) at Brookside Museum has issued a call for nominations for its third annual Saratoga County Public History Award. Each year the ...
“Loyalists in the Hudson Valley during the Revolutionary War” – Online Event Jan. 31
BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County History Center (SCHC) at Brookside Museum will host a virtual presentation by Dr. Kieran O’Keefe on “Loyalists in the Hudson Valley during the Revolutionary ...
The Unknown “King” of Ballston’s Mills
Hovey Mansion – Ballston Spa. Brookside MuseumPhoto provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. Jonas Hovey had only about a decade to make his mark as a manufacturing powerhouse in ...
A History of Patriotism: Local Kids “Help Save our Fighting Men!”
Photo provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. The move into World War II by the United States brought about many changes for this country’s citizens. The most important was ...
Stories of the Revolution: Fort Ticonderoga Dec. 16
Fort Ticonderoga will present a one-day living history event on Saturday, Dec. 16. Photo provided. TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga will present a one-day living history event on Saturday, Dec. 16, ...
Saratoga National Historical Park Presents The French-American Joint Reconnaissance Tour in the Winter of 1780-1781
STILLWATER — Saratoga NHP’s Fall Lecture Series in partnership with the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield. will host “Retracing Our Steps: The French-American Joint Reconnaissance Tour in the Winter of 1780-1781” ...
Rebecca “Obstinate Becky” Jones
Image provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. Rebecca Jones was born in Schoharie County in the 1820s. Her family moved to Ballston Spa, where Becky attended a girl’s school ...
Waterford – Underwear Capital of America
The Town of Waterford’s population in 1910 was said to be 6,128. Of that number, approximately 1,700 worked in the twelve knitting mills making underwear! There were four other knitting ...
Brothers of the 77th: A Saratoga Regiment in the Civil War
77th Regiment encampment at Meridian Hill. On Nov. 23, 1861, hundreds of men dressed in the blue uniforms of the Union Army mustered in Saratoga Springs. Hailing from villages and towns ...
The Peebles Family of Brookwood Manner
Peebles Home – Brookwood ManorPhoto provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. The story of the Peebles is a portrait of an early American family. It is a story spanning ...
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