Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation

Georgia Horner will present a walking tour around the outside of the historic Saratoga Race Course, “Post Time!,” this Sunday, August 27th at 10:30 am. The tour highlights the history of the Reading Rooms, National Museum of Racing & Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Training Track, and the Fasig-Tipton Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion. [Read more…] about ‘Post Time!’ A Unique Tour Around Saratoga Race Course

In Saratoga Springs on Sunday, August 13th at 10:30 am, Gloria May will lead this week’s tour, “Greenridge Cemetery and the Civil War.” Participants will hear stories about those who answered President Lincoln’s call to save the Union during the Civil War. This tour, sponsored by LaBrake Memorials, meets at the Sackett Gate entrance of Greenridge Cemetery located on Lincoln Avenue. [Read more…] about Saratoga Stroll: Greenridge Cemetery and the Civil War

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host a tour, “Mail Order Houses of Saratoga” with Madison C. Squires, of houses on East and Pinewood avenues in Saratoga Springs. The tour will highlight the “Kit House” era – a time when the average person could not only put a check through the mail, but order and receive an entire house as well. [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs Mail Order Houses Tour Set For August 5th

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation (SSPF) will present two upcoming walking tours as part of their Summer Sunday Stroll series. The first, a tour of historic Congress Park, will take place this Sunday, June 25th. [Read more…] about Tour Saratoga’s Historic Congress Park Sunday

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation has announced “Historic Preservation & Lost Histories of Saratoga Springs,” a virtual program about Black history in Saratoga Springs, the effects of Urban Renewal, and the role historic preservation plays with lost histories within a community, set for Monday, June 19th.

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The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation has announced their Sunday Stroll Series is set to kick off on Sunday, June 11th, with “Down in the Valley: Exploring the Gut.” [Read more…] about ‘The Gut’ Saratoga Neighborhood Begins History Tour Season

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation’s 2023 Historic Homes Tour, featuring an opportunity to see the interiors of private historic homes of the East Side neighborhood of Saratoga Springs, is set for Saturday, May 13th.

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The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation have announced “Saratoga & Women’s Suffrage,” a virtual program with Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner and Nancy Baird Brown, on the role of Saratoga Springs in the fight for women’s suffrage, set for Thursday, March 30th. [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs & The Women’s Suffrage Movement

James F. Brown (1793-1868) was an escaped slavery who became the master gardener at Mount Gulian, the estate of the Verplanck family in Fishkill Landing, now known as Beacon, New York, in Dutchess County.  He is remembered because he kept a detailed diary for 37 years. Brown was a voter and homeowner and led an active social life in the Hudson Valley and the city of New York. [Read more…] about Gardener James F. Brown & The Verplanck Estate

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host “The Streets Where You Live,” a virtual program highlighting the history behind the names of many streets in Saratoga Springs, set for Thursday, February 2nd. [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs Street History Program

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host “A Taste of Saratoga: Restaurants Then and Now,” a virtual program highlighting restaurants, both past and present, located in Saratoga Springs, set for Tuesday, November 29th. [Read more…] about Saratoga Restaurants Then and Now

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host their Preservation Recognition Award Ceremony at their Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 22nd.

This year the Foundation will give awards to nine projects in the city, recognizing those who have preserved the architectural heritage of Saratoga Springs, including: [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation’s Recognition Awards

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will continue their Saratoga Springs History Walking Tours with “Historic Fifth and Madison Avenues” on Sunday, September 18th. [Read more…] about Upcoming Saratoga Springs History Walking Tours

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation has announced their Autumn Series of walking tours is set to kick off on September 11th , with a tour of North Broadway. [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs Walking Tours Autumn Series Starts Sept 11th