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Share The mission of the Historical Society of Saratoga Springs is to foster public education and chronicle the story of Saratoga Springs’ history by operating the History Museum, conducting programs, and collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting materials that document the city’s social, political, economic, geological and cultural history.
Description
Saratoga and George Washington bumped into each other twice—once when the city almost cost him his job as commander of the Continental Army and the other time when he visited the village on a secret real estate mission. On both occasions, he wasn’t at all happy with Saratoga. In this special presentation, local writer John Oliver reveals a Washington you didn’t learn about in school, discusses what drove him so relentlessly and shows why, as one historian says, GW’s in our wallets, but not in our hearts. Join us for an astonishing look at the Father of Our Nation.
John Oliver, who uses the pen name JPV Oliver, Gent, is a former docent at the Saratoga Springs History Museum and an amateur historian focusing on the American experiment. Oliver’s work has appeared in the Times-Union, the Newtown (Connecticut) Bee, Simply Saratoga, Saratoga Living, Philadelphia Weekly and Newsweek. He is the author of a comic memoir, "I Know This Looks Bad".
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Saratoga Springs History Museum, founded in 1883, has been located since 1911 in the Canfield Casino in Congress Park on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Its mission is to foster public education and chronicle the city’s social, political, economic, geological, and cultural history. The museum offers educational/school programs, public presentations, seasonal ghost tours, a historical archive, the George S. Bolster Photography Collection, rotating exhibits, and more. www.saratogahistory.org
Date & Time
Thu, Apr 27, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Venue Details
Saratoga Springs History Museum
1 East Congress StreetSaratoga Springs, New York 12866
