Events
HSM CALENDAR 2022
250 years and counting
The 250th anniversary of the first European settlement of the Town of Middletown back in 1763 was observed with the dedication of a historic marker at the Town Hall July 12. HSM is proud to have facilitated the marker’s placement, and pleased to have had a small part...
Bird’s eye view of A. H. Todd & Son
A. H. TODD & SON AUTO DEALERSHIP PHOTO GALLERYClick for a larger view of each image...
Make Cemetery Tour reservations by June 25
The cast is rehearsing and the grounds are being readied for the 2013 Living History Tour of Clovesville Cemetery to be held Saturday evening, June 29. Advance reservations for this popular event are required. Call 845-586-4736 to reserve a spot in one of seven tour...
Save the date!
You’re invited to join us on Friday, July 12th at 4p.m. at Middletown Town Hall, 42339 State Highway 28, Margaretville, for the unveiling of a commemorative marker in celebration of Middletown’s 250th Anniversary of settlement. Dr. Bill Birns will be speaking as well...
Take a closer look…
Stroll three blocks of Margaretville’s Main Street and SEE what you’ve been missing . . . Click on this link, print it out and take an awesome visual scavenger hunt. It’s fun, challenging and could win you a ticket to our Labor Day concert and community picnic! Thanks...
Postcard show and sale June 8
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) will host a Vintage Post Card and Ephemera Show and Sale Sat., June 8 from 10 to 3 at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville. Admission for HSM members is $2; all others $4. Light refreshments will be...
Go directly to jail!
There is a mystery in Dunraven: Why would an iron jail cell have been set atop a concrete bunker built into a stone retaining wall on the old Smith farm on New Kingston Road (now the Blue Deer Center)? The cell was made by the E. T. Barnum Wire and Iron Works Company...
Cast announced for Cemetery Tour
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown has announced the cast of the 2013 Living History Tour of Clovesville Cemetery to be held Saturday evening, June 29. Rain date is Sunday afternoon, June 30. Area residents will portray ten people who are interred in the...
HSM seeks plants, offers history scavenger hunt
Got plants? The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is seeking perennials from area gardens to populate new beds being established around the HSM hall. Gardeners are invited to drop off plants at the HSM table at the May 11 all-day Margaretville Garden Fest....