Welcome! The Galway Preservation Society encourages the awareness & preservation of local history.

We have arranged for the use of the Galway Pavilion at the athletic fields from 6 to 8pm the evening of June 7, 2021 for the first annual (and hopefully the last) GPS brown bag picnic. It will be outdoors, and you will need to bring a chair. Please come to join us for the social event, and be prepared to share stories of Galway. Everyone will need to bring their own food and drink and take away everything that you bring. And yes, we will need to roll up the sidewalks when it gets dark.

Saratoga County Historical Society at Brookside Museum shared some scenes from around Galway on their Facebook page. (You may have to scroll down a bit to find the post.)

The Prestons of East Street, written by GPS member Alan Maddaus, explores the history of a family raised in Galway Village in the 1800s. More info…

Some of our members marching in the 2019 Memorial Day parade in Galway Village:

We welcome new members at all times. Membership Form

Have you seen the Local History Photo Collection on the Galway Public Library’s website, which the Galway Preservation Society generously shared with the library? It includes photos from our book as well as many others.

Don’t forget that our book, Galway 1900 – 1949, A Photographic History of Life in the Town of Galway, Saratoga County, New York, is still available for purchase.

See the tab above for more information about the book.

Opportunities to purchase:

Galway Public Library

Galway Town Hall

Waterwheel Village, Route 29

Providence Town Hall

Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa

And of course, we’ll have books at future Galway Preservation Society meetings. Checks payable to Galway Preservation Society, $40

If you are out of town, we’ll mail to you!Order Form

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The Galway Preservation Society is a partner with the Galway Public Library in the creation of the Galway Public Library’s Digital Collection in the New York Heritage website.

For those interested in genealogy, please note: the Galway Public Library offers patrons free access, on its four public computers, to the online database Ancestry.com, Library Edition, during the library’s open hours.

**** The Galway Preservation Society extends our sincere thanks to the Galway Public Library for hosting this site. ****