# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Chris Leonard will reminisce on his first year as Executive Director of the nearly 50-year-old National Bottle Museum. His talk will cover stories of some of his favorite bottles from the museum’s collection, including one dating to the early 18th c. These 10-15 bottles will be on site and part of the discussion allowing attendees to get a close-up view of the technologies, embossing, and other details involved in creating these works of art.

Chris Leonard is the Executive Director of the National Bottle Museum and the City Historian of Schenectady. The son of two history professors, it is not a stretch to say that history is in his blood. While his childhood friends were reading about Spiderman and Batman, Chris was reading biographies of Abraham Lincoln and Richard the Lionhearted. Chris is the author of Schenectady’s General Electric Realty Plot and the series editor of Schenectady Genesis: How a Dutch Colonial Village Became an American City. He is a trustee of the Schenectady County Historical Society, a trustee emeritus of Historic Vale Cemetery, and chaired the Schenectady Lafayette Committee, which celebrated the 200th anniversary of the general’s return to Schenectady in 1825.

Your support powers everything we do. All donations are welcome, and enable us to continue offering the highest quality programming. For this event, there is a suggested donation of $10.
Resister at https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/historian-tea-talks-chris-leonard-national-bottle-museum/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ballston-spa/historian-tea-talks-chris-leonard-national-bottle-museum/200029441599449
- **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, literary-art, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ballston Spa
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 21 Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United States, New York 12020
- **lat**: 43.00221
- **long**: -73.85507
- **full address**: 21 Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United States, New York 12020

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum being held?
  - **A:** Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum takes place on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 21 Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa, NY, United States, New York 12020.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum?
  - **A:** Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum is organized by Saratoga County History Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ballston Spa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Historian Tea Talks: Chris Leonard, National Bottle Museum sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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