The MTHS is committed to connecting local residents and visitors with the area’s rich history and culture through:

• our educational programs and events
• issues of our quarterly publication The Hemlock
• our “Inside the Archives” series on Facebook and Instagram
• the MTHS archives and volunteer historians to answer research questions
• our blog with regular posts on local history
• our video library with past program recordings
• oral histories

Recent posts from our blog

• Armenian American History of the Mountaintop
  To view the digital Storymap of the Summer 2025 issue of The Hemlock on Armenian history of the Mountaintop, click the photo to the left. The print version is viewable and can be downloaded below.
• Armenian History of the Mountain Top: Oral History Interview with Sonia Hairabedian
  – On a sunny day last summer, board members Carli Gazoorian and Alexandra Prince sat down for a delightful Armenian lunch with longtime Mountain Top resident and Hunter-Tannersville school teacher Sonia “Siranoush” Hairabedian at her home (aka Fort Shish Kabob) overlooking Hunter Mountain. Below is a snippet of the conversation. […]
• Wiltse Dunn Glass Plate Negative Collection
  A collection of 42 glass plate negatives donated by Shirley and Gerald Dunn. The photographs were taken in the early 20th Century by Oscar Showers and include photographs taken in and around Tannersville. They include some images of general interest and several family photographs of the Showers family and others […]
• Inside the Archives
• Memorial for Gary Slutzky (1952-2024)
  Gary Slutzky (1952-2024) We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Vice President Gary Slutzky. He was an incredible friend of the MTHS. A mover and shaker, he would see what needed to be done and would just do it. He was an active spokesperson for the Society with […]

A postcard of Lanesville Lake looking toward the mountains.

The Osborn House, Windham, NY; “Where Charm and Hospitality Await you.”

Train ride at Rip’s Retreat in Haines Falls.

Contact Town of Hunter historian & MTHS board member Dede Terns-Thorpe at hunterhistorian@gmail.com

• Read Dede’s weekly local history column “Town of Hunter Tidbits” in the Mountain Eagle and on Porcupine Soup.
• Dede’s new book, Tidbits of the Town of Hunter, is available for purchase  on Amazon and or by contacting the MTHS at mthsdirector@mths.org

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