Remembering Minnie Clark Bolster

posted Dec 18, 2017
minnie bolster collection composite

A few items from Minnie Clark Bolster's collection. That's a high school photo of her in the lower right corner.

Minnie Clark Bolster -- who was passionate about Saratoga Springs, and served as an unofficial historian of the city -- died this past Saturday. She was 97 years old.

Bolster amassed a huge collection of items from the history of Saratoga. Her home was a like a mini museum. And two years ago she was nice enough to give us tour of the many pieces -- chairs, tables, skeleton keys from the famous Saratoga hotels, photos by her brother-in-law (George Bolster), postcards, books, paintings, and more. At the time her health was failing, but her mind was sharp as a tack and she was an engaging spirit.

tags: history, people, Saratoga

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