Join the Saratoga Springs History Museum on August 11 for Dining in the Gilded Age with bestselling author Becky Libourel Diamond. Explore the lavish meals, elegant entertaining, and fascinating culinary traditions of America's Gilded Age. Free for Museum Members and $10 for General Admission. Reserve your tickets today for this engaging evening of history and storytelling.

Celebrate Women's Equality Day on August 26, 2026, with the SHEratoga Trolley Tour. Join historian Nancy Baird Brown for a guided trolley tour and museum experience exploring Saratoga Springs' remarkable women, the suffrage movement, and local history. Tickets include admission to the Saratoga Springs History Museum. Reserve your seat today!

Explore the remarkable legacy of George Foster Peabody through our recent Saratoga Springs History Museum lecture with author Glenn Underwood. Learn how Peabody helped preserve Saratoga's mineral springs, Saratoga Spa State Park, Yaddo, and more. Watch the full presentation on YouTube and support future programs by becoming a member or making a donation.

Get race day ready at the Saratoga Springs History Museum's FREE Track Hat Pop-Up Shop on Monday, July 27, 2026. Shop handcrafted hats and fascinators by Winsome Wench Millinery, perfect for Saratoga Racing Season. Support a local artisan, explore the historic Canfield Casino, and find the perfect finishing touch for your summer style.

Saratoga Springs History Museum Director James Parillo joined Bright Sighted Media for a special podcast episode exploring Saratoga’s casino era, Gilded Age scandals, mineral springs, Millionaires’ Row, the Canfield Casino, and the hidden stories that shaped the city’s colorful past.

NEWS10 visited the Saratoga Springs History Museum to cover the return of Summer Ghost Tours at the Canfield Casino. Read about the haunted history, eerie stories, paranormal investigations, and chilling legends featured in the segment, then book your ghost tour experience through August 31.

Summer Ghost Tours of the Canfield Casino begin July 1 at the Saratoga Springs History Museum. Join us Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through August 31 for a 90-minute haunted history tour filled with eerie stories, ghostly legends, and chilling tales from one of Saratoga’s most iconic landmarks.

Join historian Glenn Underwood for a fascinating lecture and book signing exploring the life and legacy of George Foster Peabody. Discover how his philanthropy and vision helped shape Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Yaddo, Saratoga Spa State Park, and other treasured institutions throughout New York State. June 18 at the Saratoga Springs History Museum.

Grand, Gilded and Glorious: A Saratoga Stroll returns June 5, 2026. Explore Saratoga Springs' Gilded Age on a guided walking tour through Congress Park and the Canfield Casino. Tours run through October 17 and include admission to the Saratoga Springs History Museum.

Greg Veitch returned to the Saratoga Springs History Museum for “More Gangsters of Saratoga,” a fascinating look at organized crime, illegal gambling, bootlegging, and corruption in Saratoga Springs, featuring stories from his book A Gangster’s Paradise. Watch the full presentation online.

Discover the darker side of Gilded Age Saratoga in this new exhibition curated by Skidmore senior Shoshi Cohen. Opening May 13, it explores scandals involving murder, illegal gambling, and social exclusion. Join the free reception from 5:00–7:00 pm with light refreshments served.

Experience Saratoga’s hidden past at the Third Annual Trifecta Tour on May 21. Explore bootlegging, gambling, and racing history across three iconic locations with immersive storytelling, trolley transport, and exclusive access. Tickets are limited—reserve your spot today.

The Saratoga Springs History Museum reopens March 7 with the launch of AI Historical Tour Guides. Visitors can chat with digital avatars of figures like John Morrissey and Frank Leslie through their smartphones and interactive portraits. Experience Saratoga’s past in a groundbreaking new way at the Canfield Casino.

The Saratoga History Museum thanks Hudson Mohawk Magazine and Sanctuary Radio for a recent interview at the Canfield Casino. Museum Director James Parillo discusses leadership, community support, ghost tours, Saratoga Springs history, and the upcoming Founders exhibit.

WTEN+’s Upstate Archives visited the Saratoga Springs History Museum to explore the mineral springs behind Saratoga’s name. In a conversation with Executive Director Jamie Parillo, the episode highlights the Saratoga fault, naturally carbonated waters, Indigenous history, early resort growth, and the 1908 Anti-Pumping Act that helped protect the springs for future generations.

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.

The Saratoga Springs History Museum has officially reopened its extensively updated Indigenous history exhibit, and it’s one of the most important—and thought-provoking—spaces in the entire building.

Discover Saratoga’s All Access podcast visits the Saratoga Springs History Museum inside the Canfield Casino. Program Director Charlie Kuenzel shares Gilded Age stories, high-stakes gambling history, and the haunted moments that led to Ghost Hunters—plus how the museum preserves Saratoga’s identity today.

Ghost Tours return to the Canfield Casino at the Saratoga Springs History Museum July 2–Aug 29, 2025 (Mon/Wed/Fri, 11:00–12:30). Hear firsthand accounts of paranormal activity—mysterious sounds, strange scents, and sightings like the “lady in white”—and explore Saratoga’s opulent, eerie landmark. Ages 10+; reservations recommended.

On the evening of Thursday, May 15, 2025, guests gathered at 1 E. Congress Street in the Canfield Casino to welcome a rather unexpected visitor back to Saratoga Springs: President James Madison himself.