2026 Events

APRIL 26

“Fleischmanns” Field of Dreams:
A History of the Mountain Athletic Club 1895-2025

SUNDAY, 2pm: Collin Miller 

Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville

Admission by donation

MAY 17

Happy While United:
Daily Life for the Esopus Indians in the Catskills, 1730-1777.

SUNDAY, 2pm: Justin Wexler

Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville

Admission by donation

JUNE 6

The Nature of the Catskills.

SUNDAY, 2pm: Slide show by photographer John Lehmann

Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville

Admission by donation.

July 11-12

Middletown and the Revolution:
Voices from the Frontier

SATURDAY, 3pm and 7pm
SUNDAY, 2pm:
A Revolution 250 Commemoration. Eight local characters tell of their Revolutionary War experiences.

Open Eye Theater
960 Main Street
Margaretville

$20 admission / 15 and under Free.
Reservations required. Details to be announced.

AUGUST 30

Calico Rebellion:
The Second American Revolution

SUNDAY, 2pm: Film and post-film conversation with filmmaker Victoria Kupchinetsky and local “heirs” of the Anti-Rent War.

Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville

Admission by donation

SEPTEMBER 19

Cauliflower Festival:
“Of Woods and Wild Things”

SATURDAY, 11am-4pm:  Photo exhibit in History Tent.

Village Park
Margaretville

Free Admission

SEPTEMBER 20

Of Woods and Wild Things

SUNDAY, 2pm: All hunters and outdoor enthusiasts are welcome to share stories and photos of hunting, wildlife encounters, camp life. Two locally produced short films— “White Tail Buck” and “Game Warden”—will be screened.

Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville

Free Admission. Donations welcome.

OCTOBER 17

No Stone Left Unturned

SATURDAY, 1pm: A field history program on bluestone quarrying with John Biruk.

Margaretville Area Quarry.
Heavy rain: postpones to October 18.

$10. Reservations required.
Details to be announced.

NOVEMBER 7

Annual Meeting of Members and Friends

SATURDAY, 2pm:  Report and Board Election.

Presentation by Bill Birns, editor of Peter Pan in the Catskills and Other Historical Essays.

Refreshments

Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville

No reservations needed.