2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Catskill Mountain House Hotel. In the second installment of two presentations, Jim Planck, Vice-President of the Greene County Historical Society, will describe the history leading up to the construction of one of America’s first resort destinations. Jim Planck is also the current editor of the GCHS […]
Hike Leader: George Hewitt Difficulty: Difficult (6.8 miles RT with a 1,800’ elevation gain and rock scrambles) Description: The hike will begin at the parking lot at the end of Spruceton Road in West Kill. We will hike on the Diamond Notch Trail to Diamond Notch Falls (pause there for pictures), then turn right onto […]
Join us for the 12th Annual Postcard Show at the Ulster & Delaware Train Station on the MTHS campus. The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. A $3 entry fee will be charged at the door. Vendors contact John Duda at johnalmathduda@gmail.com
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 and headed east on theTannersville Branch toward the Hotel Kaaterskill. A track plan of the junction and photographs showing the several […]
Join the Mountain Top Historical Society for the 5th year of our community reading of Rip Van Winkle! Get to know the “true” story behind sleepy Rip, his dog Wolf and the mysterious ninepin bowling Dutchmen. New this year: Catskill Artist Matt Bua’s Traveling Rip Exhibit & Nine Pin Bowling on the lawn. Vintage and […]
This is a virtual Zoom presentation. Please make sure to register so you can receive a link via email to attend. All are welcome. To join Zoom presentation, please USE THIS LINK. In this presentation author and professor Evan Pritchard (of Mi'kmaq descent) will screen selections from an original film matching western classical music to […]
Please note this will be a Zoom presentation. USE THIS LINK to enter presentation. Local men of the Harlem Hell Fighters, the most famous regiment of the American Army during World War 1 will be featured in the Black History program on February 6th, via Zoom. Unit historian, Richard Sears Walling, will explore the service […]
Birdwatching at the MTHS pond for all experience levels. There will be 2 opportunities to join this event. The first group will meet at 7:30 AM and the second group will meet at 4:30 PM. Birds are active in both the early morning and the late afternoon. Come for one or for both sessions each […]
Important-Reports from the National Weather Service continue to show rain, thunder, and muggy weather for Saturday May 17. As a result, we're changing the date of our hike to the Hotel Kaaterskill site to Sunday May 18th. If you are registered for the hike, you should receive an email giving the time and location of […]
Birdwatching at the MTHS pond for all experience levels. There will be 2 opportunities to join this event. The first group will meet at 8:30 AM and the second group will meet at 4:30 PM. Birds are active in both the early morning and the late afternoon. Come for one or for both sessions each […]
The Mountain Top Historical Society will display several quilts from the Justine L. Hommel Archives at the Zadock Pratt Museum. You can view the display on weekends from May 24 to June 29. Greene, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties are welcomed to show their Grandma's quilts. Please send information as to approximately when it was made, […]
Predicted rain and possible thunder has caused a delay in this hike. We've rescheduled the hike from Saturday, June 7 to Sunday June 8. Registered hikers will receive and email with details. Based on a 1925 photo album discovered on-line by Scott Koster, of college-aged people living, working, and discovering the Catskill Mountains! We will […]
