For Immediate Release
Brookside Museum Receives Grant Funding
August 14, 2009 (Ballston Spa, NY) Brookside Museum, home of the Saratoga County Historical Society, located at 6 Charlton Street in the historic Village of Ballston Spa, is pleased to announce the receipt of a GO grant to allow museum staff member Rebecca Codner, Public Programs Manager, to attend the 2009 Museum Institute at Sagamore in Raquette Lake, NY at the end of September. The grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and administered by the Upstate History Alliance, will allow Brookside Museum to meet its goal of better serving its visitors.
The GO grants are one of a series of of grants offered to help museums and historical societies strengthen and develop their institutions and work with their communities. These grants are designed to make it easy for organizations to access professional help and improve their institutions. To learn more about these grant programs, eligibility requirements, and deadlines, visit UHA’s website at www.upstatehistory.org or contact the Upstate History Alliance, by e-mail at info@upstatehistory.org and by phone at 1-800-895-1648.
Brookside Museum, a non-profit organization located at 6 Charlton Street in the historic Village of Ballston Spa, is the home of the Saratoga County Historical Society. Brookside’s mission is to inspire community memory by telling the story of Saratoga through engaging exhibits and interactive programs. For more information on Brookside, please visit www.brooksidemuseum.org or call 885-4000.
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Contact: Rebecca Codner, Public Programs Manager
Brookside Museum
6 Charlton Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
518-885-4000
rcodner@brooksidemuseum.org
For Immediate Release
This Summer at Brookside: Wool Works – Knitting for Kids
June 9, 2009 (Ballston Spa, NY) Brookside, home of the Saratoga County Historical Society, located at 6 Charlton Street in the historic Village of Ballston Spa, would like to announce a summer workshop for kids (ages 8 and up) to learn how to knit. Activities will include working with raw wool, making knitting needles, and learning to knit.
The workshop consists of three sessions, July 28, 29, and 30 from 10-2 each day. Each session will teach a series of skills that will culminate in a finished knitting project. The workshop is designed to engage students in learning a life-long skill and also to foster listening, hand-eye coordination and collaboration. There will be a noon lunch break and participants should bring a lunch and drink.
Fee for the three-day workshop is $60.00 per child and with a $10.00 materials charge. Pre-registration is required. Call Brookside at 885.4000 or email Linda at lgorham@brooksidemuseum.org.
Brookside Museum, a non-profit organization, is the home of the Saratoga County Historical Society. Our mission is to inspire community memory by telling the story of Saratoga through engaging exhibits and interactive programs. For more information on Brookside, please visit www.brooksidemuseum.org/wp-content/oldsite or call 885.4000.
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Contact:
Linda Gorham, Director of Education
Saratoga County Historical Society
Ph: 885.4000
lgorham@brooksidemuseum.org