SACRED PLACES TOUR

Saturday, April 20, 2013

1-5pm

$15 per person

(Image: Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs)

Explore inside and out, the churches, cemeteries, burial grounds, temples, and new-use sacred sites on this year’s SACRED PLACES TOUR on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 1-5pm. While there are many sacred sites in Saratoga Springs, this year we will focus on locations researched by Skidmore students for a public history course with Professor Jordana Dym. Therefore, the tour will include the following locations based on their coursework; Bethesda Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church, Universal Preservation Hall, Gideon Putnam Burial Ground, Greenridge Cemetery, and a condo in the Stone Abbey.
Each site will have volunteers present to discuss the history and current use of the building. Participants may also be treated to music and dispaly materials in various locations. We look forward to shedding light on these locations as well as Saratoga’s rich and varied religious past. The SACRED PLACES TOUR benefits the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation which preserves and protects the places that matter in Saratoga Springs.
For advance tickets call 518-587-5030 or buy ONLINE. To purchase tickets the day of the event, please go to the Chapel, 110 Spring Street between 1-3pm to get your ticket, map, and program.
In addtion to the SACRED PLACES TOUR, Skidmore students also compiled their research into an interactive website featuring brief historial descriptions, maps, images, interviews, and videos. View the WEBSITE.
Students have also provided content toward four future articles for the Foundation’s regular Preservation Matters column in the Saratogian.
Related Preservation Matters Articles:
ARTICLE: Health, History, Horses & Holy?, The Saratogian