NEWSLETTER
Saratoga Springs, NY – The Pride Stories Collaborative is delighted to host its second program devoted to local LGBTQIA+ storytelling on Tuesday, November 17 at 6:30PM at Spring Street Gallery, 110 Spring Street. Last June, more than 40 people came together for a successful inaugural LGBTQIA+ storytelling event to help launch the Collaborative's effort to preserve and celebrate LGBTQIA+ lives in Saratoga Springs and the surrounding counties.
Please join us, and invite friends, neighbors, and others, for an evening centered on LGBTQIA+ experiences of growing up, finding community, and making a life in this region. Whether you come to share a story or simply listen and connect, all are welcome. At this event, we also hope to begin recording stories from participants who would like to contribute to our growing LGBTQIA+ oral history project. Recording will be entirely optional, and we’ll explain the process and ask your permission before recording anything.
Special guest Dr. Jeff Iovannone, a public historian specializing in LGBTQIA+ heritage preservation who works with the New York State Division for Historic Preservation, will offer brief remarks on the importance of queer storytelling and the statewide effort to document and preserve LGBTQIA+ history.
The Pride Stories Collaborative is a community-driven initiative dedicated to uncovering, preserving, and sharing the LGBTQIA+ histories, herstories, and our stories of Saratoga Springs and surrounding communities. The Pride Stories Collaborative members include Saratoga Pride, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Skidmore College, and SUNY Empire State University.
The Collaborative fosters intergenerational dialogue, community storytelling, and public engagement to make visible the lives, spaces, and experiences that have shaped the region’s LGBTQIA+ past. Through programs such as community conversations, pop-up exhibitions, and the development of a lasting archive, the Collaborative will work collectively to document, honor, and sustain these histories for future generations.
If you want to share or learn, you are encouraged to attend the LGBTQIA+ Storytelling Event at 6:30PM Tuesday, November 17 at Spring Street Gallery at 110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs. On-street parking is available as well as in the lot behind 112 Spring Street. Light refreshments will be provided, and space is limited so please register on the Foundation’s website, saratogapreservation.org, or call (518) 587-5030.
Founded in 1977, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that promotes preservation and enhancement of the architectural, cultural, and landscaped heritage of Saratoga Springs.
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