The Old Stage Road Hike
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 […]
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Children’s Geology Hike, with Robert Titus at the Mountain Top Historical Society
Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United StatesAfter a quick intro to the science of geology, participants will walk round the Haines Falls campus as Dr. Titus describes how the Ice Age glaciers rose out of the […]
SEPTEMBER 19: 14th Annual Post Card Show with John Duda at the Mountain Top Historical Society
Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United StatesCheck out old post cards for sale by local collectors and venders at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. The Historical Society will be selling ephemera from its […]
September 26 Plein Air Painting: Mountain Top Historical Society presented in partnership with Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United StatesPainters of all ages and skills are invited to come to the beautiful Mountain Top Historical Society campus for a day of plein air painting. The campus features a pond, […]
SEPTEMBER 26 Closing 250th celebration: The Hudson River School of Art, The Catskills, and the American Identity — an exploration with Jonathan Palmer
Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United StatesFor the finale of Greene County’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, County Historian Jonathan Palmer will present a talk titled "Canvas and Hemlock: the revolutionary dawn […]
OCTOBER 10 The Railroading History of Kaaterskill Junction: A Hike with Paul LaPierre
4282 Rte 214 4282 Rte 214, Hunter, NY, United StatesStep back in time on a history hike, sponsored by the Mountain Top Historical Society, to the days when the Stony Clove and Catskill Mountain Railroad came up from Phoenicia […]
October 10 Dedication Ceremony for the Train Station Kiosk: “Why is This Station in the Middle of the Woods,”in Memory of MTHS Board Member Gary Slutzky
Please join the MTHS Board of Directors for the dedication of a new four-panel kiosk in memory of Gary Slutzky, a MTHS Board member. The kiosk portrays the history of […]
October 11: 7th Annual Reading of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle
Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United StatesStorytellers and story lovers are invited to join the Mountain Top Historical Society’s annual community reading of Washington Irving’s classic tale of Rip Van Winkle’s legendary journey with his dog, […]
OCTOBER 23 The Spruce Woods and Its Folklore, Part One: A talk by Patti and Ricky Brooks
Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United StatesThe Brooks will explore the settlement of the upper East Kill Valley of the 19th century, as portrayed by Ricky’s mother, Doris West Brooks, in her acclaimed book, The Old […]
OCTOBER 24 The Spruce Woods Part Two: A hike with Patti and Ricky Brooks
Sponsored by the Mountain Top Historical Society, the Brooks will lead an interactive hike to explore the environs of the upper East Kill Valley, the remote location that formed the […]