Events
HSM CALENDAR 2022
Barns take a bow at Cauliflower Fest
Barns, those icons of rural life that have long defined the landscape of the Catskills, will be the focus of the History Tent at the Ninth Annual Margaretville Cauliflower Festival to be held rain or shine Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 to 4 in the Village Park,...
210 barns!
New Kingston is the big winner when it comes to the number of barns — 32 — still standing in the Town of Middletown. Mind you, they’re not all big dairy barns, but even the smallest horse, chicken and storage barns had important roles on the farm. So many of them have...
Music and Dance at the Cauliflower Festival
Pickin’, singin’ and dancin’ will make the East Branch Valley ring on Saturday, Sept. 29 when the home-grown Catskill Mountain Boys, and the Blue Ribbon Cloggers are featured at the Ninth Annual Margaretville Cauliflower Festival. The festival runs from 10 to 4 in the...
Arena, uncovered
The opening of the Pepacton Reservoir to boaters became more than a recreational opportunity for David Rainbird and Jennifer Kabat of Margaretville, who discovered these artifacts of old Arena on a recent paddle. Low water levels have daylighted sidewalks, bridge...
“Time and Time Again” on permanent display
A reception on Tuesday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Middletown Town Hall will open a new permanent exhibit of 12 photo collages created by Michael Musante to show the passage of time and the continuity of history. The public is most welcome to the reception, which...
The Great Outdoors, historically speaking
If you didn’t get a chance to see the exhibit at the HSM hall this summer, highlighting the many ways Middletown area folks have enjoyed the Great Outdoors, you’ll have another opportunity Saturday, Aug. 25 at The Central Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Festival in...
CMNews, cemetery listing add to historic resources
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) is happy to announce that a new database of headstone inscriptions from the Margaretville Village Cemetery, and five more years of vintage Catskill Mountain News have been posted online. Web users can find the...
Vendors sought for Cauliflower Festival
The Ninth Annual Margaretville Cauliflower Festival will be held rain or shine Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 to 4 in the Village Park, Margaretville. Space is still available for vendors, community organizations and artisans. Visit www.cauliflowerfestival.com to find...
Margaretville Cemetery desecrated, reward offered
The restoration of the Arkville Cemetery resumed August 2 when two Hubbell Inc. crew members, John Ferraro (in cab) and Scott Gray (standing), along with Joe McKeon (left), and Brian Wheaton (on ground) righted seven large monuments and cemented them to their bases....