Saratoga in the Gilded Age

The Saratoga County History Center will host noted local author Hollis Palmer for a look at life in the Gilded Age in Saratoga Springs on Thursday November 13 at 7 pm at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa.  

After retiring from a career in education, Palmer has devoted himself to writing and speaking on local history with a focus on Saratoga Springs at the height of its popularity among the nation’s rich and famous families.

“During the Gilded Age Saratoga Springs was considered the Queen of America’s Spas,” said Hollis. “We will explore what it must have been like to spend the season or even a day at the Spa.”  Palmer will explore this experience for those who were guests of the village as well as for local residents working to support the resort’s hotels and gambling establishments. 

Hollis Palmer has written 15 fiction and non-fiction books on local history. In addition to several true crime stories, he has written extensively about Saratoga Springs in the Victorian era. He is currently writing a fictionalized series on the Gilded Age in Saratoga Springs. Several of his books will be available for sale after the program.