• Welcome to the New York State Military Museum

    Welcome to the New York State Military Museum

    The mission of the museum and research center is to preserve, interpret and disseminate the story, history and records of New York State’s military forces and veterans.

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  • Sherman Tank Returns!

    Sherman Tank Returns!

    Our Sherman Tank returns to the NYS Military Museum from Fort Drum after a year long restoration, to it's permanent exhibit spot.

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  • A CALL NOT UNHEEDED

    A CALL NOT UNHEEDED

    The exhibit features a dazzling array of militia and National Guard distinctive unit dress uniforms, ballot boxes and decorative bronze trophies that interpret the social organization of the National Guard, original artifacts from the USS Maine, and a carronade captured during the 1857 Dead Rabbits Riot in New York City.

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  • Battleground for Freedom

    Battleground for Freedom

    No less than 120 military engagements occurred on New York soil, more than in any other state, ranging in scale and significance from the decisive Battle of Saratoga to numerous bitter skirmishes and ruthless raids that raged throughout the frontier settlements...

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  • Some Great Past Exhibits

    Some Great Past Exhibits

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Peter K. Goebel
Position:
Trustee

Miscellaneous Information

Serves thru December 2016

Colonel (USA-Retired) Peter grew up in Rensselaer County and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1981. He was assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas, Fort Benning, Georgia, the Federal Republic of Germany, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the Presidio of Monterey, California, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Cuba, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas before retiring from the Army as a Colonel in February 2012.

Museum Hours

Tuesday - Saturday | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Closed Sunday & Monday)

Research Center Hours

Appointments are required.
Tuesday – Friday | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

The museum is closed on
all New York State & Federal Holidays.

61 Lake Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 581-5100

Museum Store
(518) 226-0490

Due to staffing concerns the museum
can no longer accept telephone inquiries.

 


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