Events

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“Before Belleayre”: A History of Highmount

“Before Belleayre”: A History of Highmount

The surprising history of Highmount, known to most as the Route 28 jumping off point for Belleayre Ski Center, will be the topic of a free illustrated presentation in Margaretville Saturday, June 17 at 7 p.m. “Before Belleayre” will be offered by the Historical...

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The Merrihew bus line

The Merrihew bus line

1920s transportation for those without their own horse or car. Ulster County communities served by the Merrihew Brothers are painted on the side of the bus, evidently before Margaretville was added to the route.Back in the days when bus seats were made of wicker and...

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Cemetery Stroll honors veterans May 28

The second in a series of Sunday Cemetery Strolls will be offered by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown Sunday, May 28 at 2 p.m. at Margaretville Cemetery, Cemetery Road just off upper Main Street (NYS Route 30) The one-hour tour on this Memorial Day...

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HSM offers Sunday Cemetery Strolls

HSM offers Sunday Cemetery Strolls

A series of four Sunday Cemetery Strolls will be offered by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown starting Sunday, April 30 with a guided walking tour of the Clovesville Cemetery just west of the Village of Fleischmanns on old Route 28. The one-hour tour...

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HSM plans 2017 season

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is preparing an exciting new season of local history programming. Pick up a copy of the HSM 2017 calendar February 18 at the former Miller’s Drug Store, Main St., Margaretville during Sweet on Main. The Society will...

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Video: Do you remember 1950s Middletown?

Video: Do you remember 1950s Middletown?

You’ll enjoy this video, created by Fred Margulies, of a program we held in April 2016. We asked the audience to chime in with info about people and places highlighted in a slideshow. Hope you enjoy this communal trip down memory lane. Please contribute your own...

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Calling Dr. Green…

Calling Dr. Green…

Was this the George Green house?A recently discovered photo of a grand old house that once stood in Dunraven has shed a bit of light on 19th-century doctoring. When this photo was taken by the NYC Board of Water Supply in the late 1940s, the house was part of the...

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