This September and October mark the 249th anniversaries of the Battles of Saratoga and the surrender of British forces that followed. Saratoga National Historical Park preserves, protects and interprets the sites associated with the battles, siege and surrender. The park includes 3,579 acres over five sites: the Saratoga Battlefield, General Philip Schuyler’s House, Victory Woods, the Saratoga Monument and the Sword Surrender Site. [Read more…] about 249th Anniversary of Battles of Saratoga Events Planned
Saratoga County 250th Commission
Lafayette Visit Being Commemorated in Schuylerville Sunday
A new historical marker in Schuylerville, NY, will bring renewed attention to a largely overlooked moment in the early republic, when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to Saratoga in October 1784 to assess a fragile independence not yet fully secured. [Read more…] about Lafayette Visit Being Commemorated in Schuylerville Sunday
Benjamin Franklin’s Travels Through Upstate New York in 1776
A 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin passed through upstate New York in the spring of 1776 on a mission to Canada that failed in the moment but helped shape the American Revolution.
Traveling north in poor health, Franklin traveled up the Hudson River, passing through Albany, Saratoga, and up Lake Champlain, reaching Montreal in April 1776. [Read more…] about Benjamin Franklin’s Travels Through Upstate New York in 1776
Saratoga Springs’ Nine Horse Racing Tracks
A cursory view of free online aerial imagery displays various race tracks in Saratoga Springs. There are nine locations that appear in the imagery, and each has its own horse racing record.
The overview image displays the nine separate locations, with the track numbering system in chronological order of construction, which represents the geography as we know it now, with illustrations below of what had been. [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs’ Nine Horse Racing Tracks
Veterans, Archaeologists Unearth Saratoga’s Revolutionary Secrets
The Saratoga County 250th American Revolution Commission will host a presentation by Ben Powers of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) on Friday, October 24, at 6:30 pm at the Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitor Center, 30 Ferry Street, in Schuylerville, NY. [Read more…] about Veterans, Archaeologists Unearth Saratoga’s Revolutionary Secrets
Knox Artillery Train Cannon Relay Set for December
More than 75 people gathered Sunday at Prospect Hill Cemetery in the Village of Victory, Saratoga County, — just steps from the site of British Gen. John Burgoyne’s 1777 surrender—to commemorate four Revolutionary War anniversaries and rededicate a cornerstone of American memory.
The event, hosted by Saratoga 250, featured the dedication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Knox Artillery Cannon, the 248th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, the 250th anniversary of Gen. Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery, and the 148th anniversary of the Freemasons’ cornerstone-laying of the Saratoga Monument. [Read more…] about Knox Artillery Train Cannon Relay Set for December
30th Annual Turning Point Parade and Festival, August 3 – 9
The Turning Point Parade and Festival returns to Schuylerville, NY from Sunday, August 3 through Saturday, August 9, 2025. The week offers more than a dozen free public programs designed to celebrate Saratoga’s Revolutionary War legacy while engaging families in hands-on history, science, and cultural storytelling.
Events are free and open to the public, with locations across the Village of Schuylerville and nearby Hudson Crossing Park on the Hudson River in Saratoga County. [Read more…] about 30th Annual Turning Point Parade and Festival, August 3 – 9
Saratoga 250th Symposium & Henry Knox Trail Tour Set for May
As the nation prepares for the Semiquincentennial (250th Anniversary) of the American Revolution, the Saratoga region — home to one of the war’s most decisive victories — will once again take center stage.
The 4th Annual Turning Point Symposium and Guided “Sled Tracks of Henry Knox” Tour offer an opportunity to explore Revolutionary War history in the place where history was made. [Read more…] about Saratoga 250th Symposium & Henry Knox Trail Tour Set for May
Women in War Symposium & Bus Tour Set for Early May
The Saratoga County 250th Commission today announced the 3rd Annual Women in War Symposium will be held on May 4th from 8:15 am to 3:30 pm at the Old Saratoga American Legion Post, 6 Clancy Street in Schuylerville, NY. As an enhancement to the Symposium, a bus tour of historic sites will be offered May 5th. [Read more…] about Women in War Symposium & Bus Tour Set for Early May