Hike along the classic stage coach approach to the Catskill Mountain House during the late eighteen hundreds. Hike will start in Palenville and continue up past the site of the Rip Van Winkle house, stops at Rip’s Rock, and Little Pine Orchard and ending at North Lake. This is hike #1 in Bob Gildersleeve’s book […]
The American Dream on the Mountain Top Join the Mountain Top Historical Society for our annual History On Your Plate dinner, an evening where local flavor meets living history. This year, we invite you to explore "The American Dream on the Mountain Top." Beyond the scenic vistas lies a legacy of ambition and perseverance. Come […]
A quick intro to the science of geology and then as we wander round the MTHS campus, Robert Titus will describe how the glaciers rose out of Kaaterskill Clove and overran the site. “We would imagine the ice rising out of the clove and then look at the kame and kettle moraine at the Haines […]
Presented with John Duda at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. Vendors contact John Duda at johnalmathduda@gmail.com.
The group will meet on the MTHS campus, presented with Thomas Cole National Historic Site.
Festivities will take place on the MTHS campus, in conjunction with the Greene County Historical Society.
Hike along the old, mostly level railroad bed, about 4 miles long, exploring the area around Kaaterskill Junction on State Route 214. You will be stepping back in time to the days when the Kaaterskill and Stony Clove Railroad came up to the Junction from Phoenicia and then split to the west on the Hunter Branch […]
Join us for the 6th Annual Community Reading of Washington Irving’s timeless classic, Rip Van Winkle, at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station on the MTHS campus. Calling all storytellers! Here’s your chance to step into the shoes (or perhaps the slumbering boots) of iconic characters. This is a fantastic opportunity to flex […]
A presentation by Ricky & Patti Brooks at the 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. Presentation of antique maps, deeds, survey instruments and chains used to spur settlement of the East Kill Valley wilderness. The program will focus on Doris West Brooks’, Ricky’s mom, acclaimed book “The Old Eagle Nester” on the settlement history of […]
An interactive hike to the Spruce Woods around Colgate Lake. The program will focus on Doris West Brooks’, Ricky’s mom, acclaimed book “The Old Eagle Nester” on the settlement history of the upper East Kill Valley. Participants are encouraged to read the book prior to attending. “Spruce Woods and its Folklore” program presented the evening […]
