We’re proud to announce the opening of the new local history room!

To gain access, please go to the Circulation Desk and ask to be signed into the room. You’ll need to present the staff with a SALS library card OR an ID.

Click on the link to download the Local History Brochure: https://bspl.sals.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SKM_C454e25100111310.pdf

Beyond the regular collection, the Ballston Spa Public Library proudly houses two special collections:

Local History Collection:

The Ballston Journal: 1847- 2012 on microfilm, Beers County Atlases, Church Records, City Directories, Family Histories, Kayadersseras Allotment Map, Saratoga County Epitaphs, incomplete vital statistics name index cards, books pertaining to Ballston Spa and Saratoga County history.

Research Links

Genealogical Online Resources

• New York State Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records: http://health.ny.gov/vital_records
• Legacy Obituaries: http://legacy.com/us/obituaries
• Saratoga County Family History Research: http://ancestry.com/search/places/usa/new_york/saratoga/
• New York Veterans Research Center: http://museum.dmna.ny.gov

Historical Societies and Museums

• National Archives: http://archives.gov
• Saratoga County History Center/Brookside Museum: http://brooksidemuseum.org
• New York Heritage Digital Collections: http://nyheritage.org

Maps

• Beer’s 1866 Atlas: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~clinton/genealogy/saratoga.htm

Newspapers

• Old Fulton New York: http://fultonhistory.com
• New York State Historic Newspapers: https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/
• Albany Times Union Archives: http://timesunion.newsbank.com/home