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PREVIOUS YEARS’ ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES
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...
Casting call for Cemetery Tour!
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is looking for local players to portray several former residents at its annual Living History Cemetery Tour to be held Saturday, June 22. Four men and four women are yet to be cast. A variety of non-speaking players,...
Donor issues campaign challenge to HSM
Architect’s rendering of planned archives facilitityA generous donor to the campaign for a Middletown History Center is challenging other history lovers to match his contribution by the end of 2018. Nicholas J. Juried has pledged $50,000 towards the construction of an...
The Revolution comes to Pakatakan
“The Revolution Comes to Pakatakan” will be the topic when the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown holds its Annual Meeting and Luncheon Sat., Oct. 27 at Noon at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville. Charles Yaple, author of Jacob’s Land:...
The Devil Wagons are coming!
The 2nd Annual Catskill Conquest Pilot Rally Commemorating the 1903 Automobile Endurance Run will be held Saturday September 22. View more than 30 vintage vehicles Saturday morning at the Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center, 5069 State Route 28, Mount...
Cauliflower Festival is Sept. 22!
The Fifteenth Annual Margaretville Cauliflower Festival will be held rain or shine Saturday, Sept. 22 from 10 to 4 in the Village Park, Margaretville. This free festival, sponsored by the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce, is focused on the agricultural heritage...
Family History Day Sept. 8
Explore, share and celebrate your family’s heritage at the Historical Society of Middletown’s first Family History Afternoon Saturday, Sept. 8. This free event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville. All are welcome. Genealogist and...
Program on photographer Art Kane July 21
The life and work of Art Kane, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, will be discussed in a program hosted by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville....
6th Living History Cemetery Tour July 7
George W. Hubbell, who established this ice cream emporium on Wawaka Lake, s one of 11 people to be portrayed in the tour on July 7.The sixth Living History Cemetery Tour presented by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) takes place Saturday, July 7...
Skis, Trees and the Triple Cs
Hardy Margaretville enrollees set off on a CCC work mission.The Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era program that put millions of young men to work repairing environmental damage and building parks and trails, will be discussed Saturday, June 9 at 10 a.m. at...
HSM announces 2018 schedule of programs
The Historical Society of Middletown has a busy schedule of talks, tours and special activities planned for 2018. The season will start with a friendly battle of wits when HSM sponsors its first Trivia Challenge Saturday, May 5 at 7 p.m. at its hall, 778 Cemetery Rd.,...
Middletown in the Civil War now online
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) is pleased to make available a new online collection detailing the lives and service records of 242 Civil War veterans from Middletown. Visit Projects/Middletown in the Civil War on this website. The five-year...
Local legends and a remarkable camp
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) will hold its Annual Meeting and Luncheon Saturday, Oct. 21 at its meeting hall, 778 Cemetery Rd., Margaretville. The luncheon, catered by Anna Blish, will begin at noon. Seats are $20; reservations may be made by...
Cauliflower Festival is Sept. 23!
The Fourteenth Annual Margaretville Cauliflower Festival will be held rain or shine Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10 to 4 in the Village Park, Margaretville. This free festival, sponsored by the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce, is focused on the agricultural heritage...
History of Highmount recounted Sept. 9
“Before Belleayre: A History of Highmount,” the presentation that packed the hall in June, will be offered again Saturday, Sept. 9 by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM). The program will begin at 2 p.m. at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Rd.,...
Driving-Walking Cemetery Tour Aug. 27
The fourth and last in a series of Sunday Cemetery Strolls will be offered by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown Sunday, August 27. Participants will meet at 2 p.m. at the municipal parking lot on Bridge Street (opposite Freshtown) Margaretville. We’ll...