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Saratoga Springs History Museum

$100K Awarded To Museum Educators

October 31, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pomeroy FundThe Pomeroy Fund for NYS History has awarded 20 history-related organizations across New York State $5,000 each during its fifth grant round to bring back or hire museum educators. [Read more…] about $100K Awarded To Museum Educators

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Beacon Historical Society, Chapman Museum, Education, Edward Hopper House Museum, Grants, Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, Historic Cherry Hill, John Brown Lives, Lewis County Historical Society, Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, Mount Gulian Society, Museum Association of New York, North Creek Railway Depot, Putnam History Museum, Saratoga Springs History Museum, Seneca Falls Historical Society, Slate Valley Museum, Staatsburgh State Historic Site, Time and the Valleys Museum, Underground Railroad Education Center, Vander Ende Onderdonk House, Wappingers Historical Society, William Pomeroy Foundation

Ghosts of Saratoga Guided Trolley Tour

October 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Batcheller Mansion Inn Saratoga Ghost ToursThe Saratoga Springs History Museum, Canfield Casino, and the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center will host a new seasonal guided trolley tour on the haunted history and ghosts of Saratoga on Tuesday, October 25th. [Read more…] about Ghosts of Saratoga Guided Trolley Tour

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Saratoga Springs History Museum

Saratoga’s Feast of St. Michael Program Tuesday

September 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Saratoga Bandstand 1952 MarioIzzoStarting in 1914, the Feast of St. Michael was celebrated in late September in Saratoga Springs’ Dublin neighborhood, which had started as an Irish enclave, then became home to Italian immigrants and African Americans, among others, and is now known as the Beekman Street Arts District.

As the statue of Saint Michael was paraded down Beekman Street, people pinned money to him, which benefited the Principessa Elena Society, a community resource for newly arrived Americans that still exists today in the neighborhood. [Read more…] about Saratoga’s Feast of St. Michael Program Tuesday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Saratoga Springs History Museum

Saratoga ‘Taking the Waters’ Tour Set For Saturday

July 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Congress Spring courtesy Saratoga Springs Preservation FoundationThe Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host “Taking the Waters,” a walking tour led by Charlie Kuenzel, President of the Saratoga Springs History Museum, as part of their Summer Sunday Stroll series, set for Sunday, July 24th. [Read more…] about Saratoga ‘Taking the Waters’ Tour Set For Saturday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Saratoga Springs History Museum, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation

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