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Matthew Rosen '76 Interview
During his time at Skidmore, Matthew Rosen '76 participated in Student Government as senior class president and played recreational tennis. In this interview, conducted on Alumni Reunion Weekend, Rosen recollects vivid memories on the Wilmarth Dorm…
Jan Scaglia '86, Interview
During her time at the College, Jan Scalia '86 majored in Studio Art and enjoyed helping with dance activities. In this interview, she discusses her tri-generational family: her mother graduated in '59 and her daughter in '15. She also discusses…
Stacey Gerrish Interview
An interview with Stacey Gerrish, '87, about her college days at Skidmore College. MDOCS interviewed Ms. Gerrish' grandmother on the same day. Ms. Gerrish talked about teaching a friend to drive, her work reading the news at WSPN and other…
Ice Ice Bébé
An interview with Skidmore Biology faculty member Erika Schielke by Stephen McCann, '16, as part of Producing Radio Doc, Spring 2015, taught by Eileen McAdam
Style Shop Bag
Pastel-flowered plastic bag with solid plastic carrying handle; black lettering A shopping bag from The Style Shop, 26 Front Street, Ballston Spa. Closed, now pool hall. Also known as Caplan's, had branch in Mechanicville.
Interview with Herta Spencer
This interview was conducted by a student in Skidmore College’s oral history class and is part of the Saratoga Senior Center project, “Preserving Our Past.” Herta Spencer—originally from Austria—has lived in New York City, New Jersey, Switzerland,…
Housing study: Low-income residents priced out of Saratoga Springs market
The number of low-income people in Saratoga Springs has dropped because they are being priced out of the housing market.
Mapping a City Brochures
Descriptive pamphlet and brochure for Mapping a City Exhibit
600 at Spa City Greet Amtrak Adirondack
Close to 600 persons were on hand when Amtrak's Adirondack train pulled into the West Avenue railroad station yesterday in its inaugural run from New York to Montreal.
Saratoga URA Approves Bids for Bldg, Demolition, Tree Removal
Bid awards for demolition work and tree removal were approved at last night's Urban Renewal Agency Meeting.
HUD Grants $364,248 to Spa URA For Gaslight Square Area Project
The Urban Renewal Project Agency has received a $364,248 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the local agency's Project 1. The Project 1 area includes the Gaslight Square complex at Broadway and Hamilton Street and…
A map of a number of building lots lying near the Congress [Spring] in the town of Saratoga Springs and county of Saratoga : [being] the property of the heirs of Gideon Putnam [deceased] as the same was surveyed in April 1810 by James Scott Surveyor
By G.G. Scott, Ballston
August, 1825
Three versions of this 1810 plat, one of the earliest of Saratoga Springs, show founder Gideon Putnam’s properties shortly before his death, mapping out Saratoga Springs’ transition from rural land to urban settlement. Putnam and his wife Doanda…
Map of a number of building lots near the Congress Spring in the town of Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga : being the property of the heirs of Gideon Putnam deceased as the same was surveyed in April 1810
Three versions of this 1810 plat, one of the earliest of Saratoga Springs, show founder Gideon Putnam’s properties shortly before his death, mapping out Saratoga Springs’ transition from rural land to urban settlement. Putnam and his wife Doanda…
A chorographical map of the Province of New-York in North America, divided into counties, manors, patents and townships; exhibiting likewise all the private grants of land made and located in that Province;
Scale ca. 1:322,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Inscribed: To His Excellency Major General William Tryon ... "Advertisement. The tracts of land coloured red, are military grants ...…
Railroads grew with Saratoga Springs
Architecture is the direct result of the growth of a city. Each structure built in Saratoga Springs is a response to the changing economy and the expansion of a city.
Aquatic Habitats
A map of the aquatic habitats in saratoga County. Includes a legend that ranks water system quality based on species, habitats, connectivity, and natural/impervious land cover types.
Peg Boyers Interview
Peg Boyers is a Skidmore alumni and faculty lecturer in the English Department, as well as executive editor of Salmagundi Magazine. She spoke with Skidmore Student Sarah Coker at her home in Saratoga Springs on March 25th2016 about Cuban identity,…
City Planning Board Map of the City of Saratoga Springs N.Y.
This updated version of Mott's 1939 map includes multiple proposed changes to the city of Saratoga Springs.
Interview with Joseph Levy
This is an interview with Joesph Levy, a photographer who moved to Saratoga in the 70's. He is known for is photography at the Saratoga Race Track, and also ran for state senate with the Green Party. Levy has made an impact on the arts community in…
Con el Pensamiento en el Cielo/With Your Thoughts on the Sky
Se te va el pensamiento, de pronto dejas de estar aquí, estás en cuerpo pero no en pensamiento, pensando en los que no están contigo y que quisieras que estuvieran y cuando de pronto reaccionas que estuviste ya ha pasado la belleza del lugar donde…
Sobrevivir/Survival
Y de pronto te das cuenta que el más fuerte se come al más débil, reglas de vida pero la vida puede cambiar, no es algo estático.
And suddenly you realize that the strongest one eats the weaker one, rules of life, but life can change, it is not…
And suddenly you realize that the strongest one eats the weaker one, rules of life, but life can change, it is not…
CDTA unveils bike-share program in four cities
Local officials gathered in the rain Thursday morning in Washington Park to formally kick off CDPHP Cycle!, a new initiative that will allow people in Albany, Schenectady, Troy and Saratoga Springs to rent bicycles from any of 41 stations as what the…
Interview with Jacob Navarrete, '08
Navarrete, '08, from Dallas, Texas, graduated with a double major in psychology and history, focusing on existential psychology with Sheldon Solomon and American History with Jennifer Delton. He started working with Prof. Solomon in LS1 (Liberal…
High Rock Springs, Saratoga Springs, NY
During the summer months, the Saratoga Springs Farmer's Market is held at the site of the High Rock Spring Park, where visitors can still drink the famous water, although the spring was redialed in 2015.
Nuestro Transporte/Our Transportation
Calor, frio, lluvia, nuestro transporte es tan rápido o lento como queramos, siempre en movimiento, siempre dándonos la oportunidad de contemplar la belleza de nuestro Saratoga.
Hot, cold, rain, our transportation is as fast or as slow as we…
Hot, cold, rain, our transportation is as fast or as slow as we…