At our 142nd Annual Meeting, held in the historic Canfield Casino, Museum Director James Parillo invited guests on a fast-moving, 140-year journey through the life of the Saratoga Springs History Museum—its origins, its champions, its close calls, and the work that continues today.

Jacqueline Bunge, Saratoga Springs History Museum’s Director of Education, gave a presentation on on the symbols found on the gravestones, monuments and mausoleums located in Greenridge Cemetery.

History Museum education director Jacqueline Bunge, writer Carol Godette and Burke & Bussing's Mark Phillips discussed the history of William J. Burke and the legacy of the Burke Funeral Home, which has served countless Saratogians with dignity and respect for more than 100 years.

An enriching discussion filled with photos and stories to open up a history of the Spa City that will be new to many people.

Saratoga and George bumped into each other twice—once when we almost cost him his job as commander of the Continental Army and the other when he visited the village on a secret real estate mission. 

Eminent Saratogian Katrina Trask (1853-1922), visionary thinker and founder of Yaddo, left a complex and fascinating legacy from an inspiring life of triumph over devastating losses. 

Starting in 1914, the Feast of St. Michael was celebrated in late September in Saratoga Springs’ Dublin neighborhood, now known as the Beekman Street Arts District.

John Morrissey was an undefeated bare-knuckle boxing champion who founded Saratoga Race Course and served two terms in the U.S. Congress and one in the New York State Senate.

Speaker: Richard Chait, author of Rails in and Around Saratoga Springs, is a frequent speaker on railroad history in upstate and western New York.