125th Anniversary Events
125th Anniversary Events
The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust
Program Series
2008 exhibition
Papering the Town: Architecture, Interior Design and History
Presented by Guest Curator Michael Levinson
Michael Levinson, guest curator, has loaned his renowned collection of original wall coverings and designed this exhibit to make a cohesive tie between architecture, interior design and history. As you read about these Saratoga Springs homes, still standing, that have significant architectural history; you will also read about what was happening in Saratoga Springs at the time of their construction signifying that while someones dream of building a home was being realized, history was also being made.
We hope you enjoy this visual look at the vivid past of Saratoga Springs.
"Patricide, Bad Poetry, and the Celebration of America's History: The Walworth"
Thursday April 24, 7:00 pm
at the Canfield Casino
Presented by Jim Rice, Professor of History, SUNY Plattsburgh.
In this presentation Dr. James Rice of SUNY Plattsburgh will explore
the tangled affairs of the Walworths, a nineteenth-century Saratoga Springs family that was present at the creation of an astonishing number of organizations for the study and celebration of American history, including the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution. The Walworths were also remarkably active in the creation of many of the social organizations that enliven Saratoga Springs to this day.
To some the Walworths may have seemed like a faultless family of impeccable breeding and good works, but all was not as it seemed.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NYS MILITARY HERITAGE INSTITUTE
TO HOST A READING FROM SHANGRI-LA BOUND:
A Worms-Eye view of the 1960's Navy
Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 7:30 pm.
At the Canfield Casino
Tracy E. Millis III, Executive Director of the New York State Military Heritage Institute will host a reading and history program followed by a book signing in the parlor of the Canfield Casino in Congress Park of his new book, SHANGRI-LA BOUND: A Worms-Eye view of the 1960's Navy. Mr.Millis is a Saratoga Springs native whose family has resided in the City for eight generations.
SHANGRI-LA BOUNDa title inspired by the mystical home of eternal youth in James Hiltons Lost Horizon and also the name of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier on which Mr. Millis was stationedis a comic memoir that thrusts a naive small town boy from upstate New York into an unpopular war overseas to return home a changed man. It is a poignant, hilarious odyssey that will appeal especially to Boomers, but is sure to strike a meaningful chord with all readers.
Family History and Heritage Faire at High Rock Park
Sunday, June 1 Noon 5:00 pm
This family event will feature 18th and 19th century crafts, games, and music. Demonstrators, vendors and reenactors will entertain and enthrall visitors as they enjoy this free springtime event.
Recreating the Morning Stroll.
Saturday, July 12 11am in Congress Park
Join the Saratoga Springs History Museum for a special walking tour of Congress Park.
In Recreating the Morning Stroll, Saratoga Springs High School teacher Charlie Kuenzel will discuss the geology of the springs that attracted so many to visit our city. Congress Park has seen many changes in two centuries, has been home to a variety of businesses and has hosted recreational activities. Saratoga Springs High School teacher and former History Museum President Dave Patterson will enlighten us on the history of the park area and point out hidden treasures that once adorned the land that today is the park.
38th Annual Saratoga Springs Antique Show
August 15, 16 & 17
at the Canfield Casino in Congress Park
This show, now in its 38th consecutive year benefiting the Saratoga Springs History Museum, features dealers from all over the eastern United States. Museum Executive Director James Parillosays, This is one of the best and most anticipated antique shows on the east coast. All of our dealers are top in their fields. By demanding the highest quality among our dealers, we have built a show that has lasted 38 straight years. The show offers a variety of quality antiques including furnishings, jewelry, art and more. Whether you come to buy, or just browse, the varied selection of dealers will appeal to everyone.
The proceeds from the Antique Show enable the Saratoga Springs History Museum located in the Canfield Casino in Congress Park to opens its doors to over 12,000 visitors and school children annually. For more information on becoming a dealer at the show, or to make reservations for the Champagne Preview, call the Saratoga Springs History Museum at (518) 584-6920 or e-mail historymuseum@verizon.net.
ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR-
An Opportunity of Historic Proportions
Presented by Frank Dean
Executive Director of the Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
Thursday, September 11 7:30 pm at the Canfield Casino
The Erie Canal is North America's most successful and influential manmade waterway. Completed in 1825, this 363-mile-long canal was the first all-water link between the Atlantic seaboard and the Great Lakes. It fostered settlement in the Northeast, Midwest, and Great Plains, and transformed New York City into the nations principal seaport. Connecting places, people, and ideas, the Erie Canal opened the interior of the continent, strengthened the union, and fostered social and reform movements. Celebrated in art, literature, and song, the Erie Canal helped to establish an American identity, both here and abroad.
The Erie Canal and New York States canal system has been in continuous operation from 1825 until today longer than any other constructed transportation system on the continent. Then, as today, you could travel in a seaworthy boat from any point in the canal system to any water location in the world!
Today, the U.S. Congress has recognized the significance of this canalway to our nations history by designating the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in 2000. As one of only two-dozen national heritage areas in the country, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor makes upstate New York a premier heritage tourism destination. The Corridor also includes four National Park Service sites and an extensive state heritage area network.
Since February 2002, Frank Dean has served as the Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. The Erie Canalway includes a 500 mile long historic operating canal network and over 200 municipalities with a total population of over 5 million people.
Frank also serves as the park superintendent of the Saratoga National Historical Park which has been acknowledged as the site of one of the most significant battles of the millennium. He enjoys working with park partners and colleagues to improve the quality of life in upstate New York.
A career National Park Service employee, Frank has worked over 20 years in western national parks such as Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Point Reyes as a park ranger and manager where he has balanced the protection of park resources and the providing of visitor services. He has a Masters degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of San Francisco.
125th Anniversary Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 23, at the Canfield Casino.
Keynote Speaker Harold Holzer.Lincoln in New York
Following the induction of the 2008 Class of the Saratoga Springs History Hall of Fame, our Keynote Speaker will be Mr. Harold Holzer who will discuss Lincoln in New York. Harold Holzer is one of the countrys leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the civil war era.
Mr. Holzer has authored, co-authored, and edited 30 books and has in addition has written more than 400 articles for both popular magazines and scholarly journals, including Life Magazine, American Heritage (where he serves as a Contributing Editor), Civil War Times, American History Illustrated, North & South, Blue & Gray, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times.
A selection of Mr. Holzer's latest books are Lincoln in the Times: The Life of Abraham Lincoln as Originally Reported in the New York Times, co-edited with David Herbert Donald (St. Martin's Press, 2005), The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views (co-authored with Edna Greene Medford and Frank J. Williams); a new and enlarged edition of The Lincoln Family Album, co-authored with Mark E. Neely, Jr.; Lincoln in the Collections of the Indiana Historical Society; Lincoln Revisited (2007); Lincoln's White House Secretary: The Adventurous Life of William O.Stoddard (2007); and Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and The Thirteenth Amendment, co-edited with Sarah Vaughn Gabbard.
Mr. Holzer has appeared often on C-SPAN's Washington Journal as well as on the 2005 History Channel special Lincoln; on that network's History Center series; a 2006 episode called "Lincoln in New York;" on Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom (PBS, 1992), Civil War Journals (A&E, 1994)
Mr. Holzer currently serves as Senior Vice President for External Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He joined the museum as Chief Communications Officer in 1992 and was named vice president in 1996 and senior vice president in 2005. From 1984 through 1992 he served as Special Counselor to the Director of Economic Development and executive vice president of The New York State Urban Development Corporation in the administration of Governor Mario M. Cuomo.
Thursday November 20, at the Canfield Casino
Christmas Past- The traditions surrounding the celebrations of a Victorian Christmas
The Victorian Lady, Sue McLane
The traditions surrounding the celebrations for the holiday of Christmas unravel as The Victorian Lady, Sue Mc Lane, decorates a Victorian styled tree using period & modern decorations. Ms Mc Lane, who will wear original Victorian garb from her personal collection, is an independent scholar who has studied the lifestyle & culture of the 19th century in America since 1986. She presents entertaining and educational programs throughout the Northeast
The Holiday Gala
Friday, December 12, 2008
at the Canfield Casino
Join us as we celebrate the History Museums service to the City of Saratoga Springs for the past 125 years. The Holiday Gala is an exciting holiday event that ties a party together with Saratoga history.