Revolution Along the Hudson River Programs Coming to Schuylerville and Stillwater

SARATOGA COUNTY —

A pair of Revolution Along the Hudson River programs are scheduled to take place July 25 at Stillwater’s Riverfront Park and Aug. 1 at Hudson Crossing Park in Schuylerville.

The summer speaker series, Revolution on the Hudson, is an event series created and presented by America’s Turning Point, that will engage the community and honor the rich history of the region.

The programs were announced during a recent meeting of the towns of Saratoga and Stillwater 250th American Revolution Committee. During the meeting, the committee discussed recent accomplishments and future plans for commemorative events.

America’s Turning Point Pathways through History weekend, slated for Oct. 7-8, will take place at the Stillwater Blockhouse, Saratoga Battlefield, and Schuyler House, providing visitors with a unique glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of the American Revolution in the local area. This is part of the Town’s partnership with the Saratoga

County 250th Commission, America’s Turning Point, and the Saratoga National Historical Park.

The meeting also addressed the need to identify an appropriate location for the 2027 Battles Commemorations and a smaller event planned for 2024.

The next committee meeting is scheduled to take place Sept. 13. For more information about the upcoming events, contact the Towns of Saratoga and Stillwater 250th American Revolution Committee through Mackenzie Macey, Historian Town of Stillwater mmacey@stillwaterny.org.

Discussion: Saratoga’s Greenridge Cemetery at Canfield Casino July 27

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The Saratoga Springs History Museum will host a discussion of the many fascinating symbols found in historic Greenridge Cemetery, as well as early burial, mourning and funeral customs. This illustrated talk takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27, 2023, and is presented by Jacqueline Bunge, the History Museum’s Education Director.

Consecrated on June 8, 1844, Greenridge was influenced by the Rural Cemetery Movement popular in the first half of the 19th century. Laid out in parklike fashion, paths and roadways meander through forested rolling hills, creating pleasant vistas. The idea was to create a place of beauty to help ease the pain of mourning.

Symbols such as weeping willows, inverted torches and broken columns tell unique stories when found on gravestones, mausoleums and other memorials. Notable grave markers to be discussed include: locomotive engineer Willoby

McMillan, pianist Obed Coleman, poet sisters Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, the Batcheller family and inventor Ransom Cook.

Also to be explored in the talk: Unique areas of the cemetery including the Mary L. Sackett Memorial Gates, the Civil War Memorial and “The Hiker” Spanish–American War Memorial.

The live program takes place in the parlor of the historic Canfield Casino. Admission is free for History Museum Members, and $10 for non-Members. Tickets and more details at www. saratogahistory.org/events.