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- Collection: Adult and Senior Center of Saratoga
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Sixty Years Young Exhibit Poster
A poster created by Skidmore student Michael Zhou, '17, for the Sixty Years Young exhibit.
Skidmore Student Reveals Two Year Archiving Project of Senior Center
An article describing Phoebe Radcliffe's presentation of the 60 Years Young archive project and video at the Adult and Senior Center of Saratoga on May 5, 2017. The project is the culmination of a two year collaboration between MDOCS and the Center…
Sixty Years Young Planning Meeting
Adult and Senior Center director Lois Celeste, Dee Sarno, Crystal Moore (Social Work), Jordana Dym (MDOCS/History) and others meet to discuss the memory project and planning for a gala in November 2015.
Sixty Years Young Class Photos
Photographs of students and faculty in Archival Storytelling preparing the archive, taping an interview with Lois Celeste, and learning the principles of audio recording with Nat Cabrera, '17, who worked as a student assistant in LIB 113.
[Senior Center Computer Club Members, 2005]
A group of seniors who comprise the Computer Club
Hogan Installed as President
A newspaper clipping relaying Edna Hogan's installment as President of the Golden Age Club
Gass Signs Budget
A photo of Robert Gass signing a United Way budget
1967 Annual Report
An annual report outlining the 1967 year for the Center
Circular Closed
A newspaper clipping about the center's lack of funding leading it to close
SCCSS Sign
A photograph of a man standing with the sign outside the center
1969 By-laws
The Center's by-laws as of December 1969
Senior Citizens Project
A newspaper clipping of Mrs. Arthur Vokes during her directorship at the Senior Center. In this image, Mrs. Vokes is sharing a project made at the center.
Breaking Ground
A newspaper clipping showing the beginning of construction for the center at 5 Williams St.
Then and Now
A side-by-side of 162 Circular and 5 Williams
Citizen Center is Active Place
A newspaper article reporting on the Center as an active place for seniors in the community
Needle Point
A photograph of three women doing needle point at the center
Getting Ready for Fundays
A newspaper clipping showing Allice Fay and Lillian Williams, two Senior Center members, painting ceramics at the Center to be showcased at the "Fundays" Fair on August 22 and 23.
In a Dancing Mood
A newpaper clipping showing two seniors, Agnes Roman Czuk and Victor Szumachowski, people dancing in Ballston Spa
Valentine's Party
A photograph from a Valentine's Day party at the Center
Fundraising Letter
A letter from the Board of Directors asking people to donate to the Cetner
1977 Budget
A budget report from 1977
More Work for Old People
This article, More Work for Old People has as its tag line "they need hte jobs and hte jobs need them, so why not break down the barriers." In other words, it argues against age discrimination, and that men and women in their 1960s benefit from…
Directory of golden age clubs & senior citizen centers of New York State (outside New York City).
A directory of all New York State Golden Age clubs outside of New York City, with brief descriptions. Saratoga Springs is included.
Senior Citizens Center Inc. Welcome
This early 1960's brochure welcomes seniors to the center and answers some key questions:
Who can and should belong?
What is it?
How is it organized?
What does it do?
how does it work?
How is it financed?
Who can and should belong?
What is it?
How is it organized?
What does it do?
how does it work?
How is it financed?
[Intergenerational support for seniors]
Two photographs from the Saratoga senior center's collection which showcase young adults providing technical advice to seniors. In the first image, a young map engages with an image. In the second, seniors and helpers are seated at computers.
Seniors kick up their heels
An article about seniors' fitness and participation in a cabaret show.
Fitness knows no age
In this article, margaret Lebrun writes that "fitness doesn't have to wane with age." Her examples are pool-playing Charles Shortsleeves and the bowlers Betty and Harvey mead. They participate in the fourth annual games for adults age 55 and older…
Local senior services in demand
An article describing hte growing number of senior citizens in Saratoga County. The article incidcates that the over 65 population in tghe county grew by 11.7 percent (1990-1997) , more than the 7.9 percent growth across all age groups. By 1997,…