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BY KELLY SCHOONBECK | NEWS SCHUYLERVILLE —The Saratoga County 250th Commission announced the 3rd Annual Women in War Symposium will be held on May 4 from 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Old Saratoga American Legion Post, 6 Clancy St. in Schuylerville. As an enhancement to the Symposium, a bus tour of historic sites will be offered May 5.

PBS TV host Darley Newman spent time in Saratoga Springs and nearby areas in September, 2023, filming an episode of her new series, “Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips,” ... “One of the reasons we really wanted to have Saratoga in the first season is because of the rich history, the significance to the Revolutionary War era,” Newman said in a video greeting... Monday, April 22. “You can’t not go to Saratoga to tell this story.”

April 21, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — The Saratoga County 250th Commission recently announced the third Annual Women in War Symposium will be held on May 4, from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Old Saratoga American Legion Post, located at 6 Clancy St. As an enhancement to the Symposium, a bus tour of historic sites will be offered on May 5.

“Why is the 250th such a great time to be able to tell this story?” Roberts said. “...I think there were a lot of good things that were done during the bicentennial, and I think it shows that we have a stage here, a national or international stage, to tell our story. And the story isn’t just a military story. It’s a political story. It’s a cultural story. It’s the story of the women and children marching with the army. It’s the story of the Loyalists that were in Saratoga County. It’s the story of all of the German soldiers that were part of the Brunswickers that were part of Burgoyne army, the Native Voices that maybe we haven’t heard yet.”

by Alex Portal, The Post-Star, January 18, 2024 - What better way to explore and learn about the region's revolutionary history than through stories told by the men and women who were there when it happened?

"Travels with Darley," a national travel series featured on PBS and streamed on Apple, Roku, Smithsonian and more, will feature an episode dedicated to Saratoga's revolutionary history as the Turning Point in its 2024 schedule.

As part of efforts to promote the approaching 250th anniversary of the victory at the Battles of Saratoga, renewing awareness of its significance on a national scale is a priority. Saratoga County's 250th Commission Chair, County Historian Lauren Roberts, will be one of four panelists featured at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC on January 18, 2024.

Watch the video recap of the 2nd annual Saratoga 250th Commission Battles of Saratoga "Siege" Weekend. Reaching over 1,300 people, living historians and military reenactors brought 18th century experiences to life while commemorating the 246th anniversary of the British Army's surrender at Saratoga making it America's Turning Point.