Events
HSM CALENDAR 2022
Vendors, tractors sought for Cauliflower Fest
The 16th Annual Cauliflower Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 in Margaretville’s Village Park, and there is still room for vendors! Tractors, too!Businesses, artists, craftspeople, food purveyors and non-profit organizations are welcome. Find vendor forms at...
Cruise-In, BBQ, Music and a Free Movie August 30!
CRUISE-IN PHOTO GALLERYClick for a larger view of each image...Main Street, Margaretville will be rocking Friday, evening, August 30 when a Cruise-In, a benefit chicken barbecue and a free movie launch the Labor Day Weekend with a bang. The event, co-sponsored by the...
Grange is topic of August 23 talk
GRANGE PRESENTATION PHOTO GALLERYClick for a larger view of each image...“The Grange, Revisited,” a talk on the history, organization and activities of the ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ will be presented at the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown hall, 778 Cemetery...
“Ghosts on the Land” is August 17 program
“Ghosts on the Land: How Hardscrabble Farmers Changed History,” will be the topic of a program presented by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville on Saturday, Aug. 17. Admission is by donation. Essayist Jennifer Kabat of...
Melodrama brings campy fun to HSM
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will play host to some mid-summer silliness on Wednesday, August 14 at 7 p.m. when “It Happened in Middletown” will be performed by a troupe of local thespians directed by Marge Miller. The playlet will be staged at the...
HSM at Halcott Fair, seeks Grange stories
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will greet friends and neighbors at the Halcott Fair Saturday, July 20 from noon to 4 p.m. The annual event will take place in the Halcott Grange hall where the Greene Valley Grange once met and held dinners, dances and...
Cemetery Tour was a smashing success!
CEMETERY TOUR PHOTO GALLERYClick for a larger view of each image...The 7th Living History Cemetery Tour, sponsored by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, takes place Sat., June 22 (rain date June 23). This year’s tour is at Margaretville Cemetery, on...
Seeking info on schools, Grange, ’60s
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is searching for photographs, historical information and personal stories to add to its archives and to use in upcoming programs and exhibits. Of particular interest this year are materials and memories pertaining to...
The Past is Personal: Two Workshops
A pair of Saturday workshops April 6 and 13 will teach participants how to search for their ancestors, and then how to write about what they’ve found. The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will sponsor these workshops, to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at...