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PREVIOUS YEARS’ ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES
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...
“History as it Happened” a tribute to Catskill Mountain News
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will pay tribute to the Catskill Mountain News which has chronicled the life of the central Catskills region for 115 years in a program Saturday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville....
“Remembering the Ladies” concert July 16
A musical program featuring traditional songs about women will be offered Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM), 778 Cemetery Rd., Margaretville. “Remembering the Ladies” with the Delaware Dulcimores is the second of three...
Suffrage parade and film July 26
An informal parade calling to mind the marches of a century ago in support of women’s right to vote will be held Wednesday, July 26 at 7 p.m. on Main Street in Margaretville.Inez MilhollandThe sidewalk Suffrage Parade, coordinated by the Historical Society of the Town...
“A Woman’s Place July 9 at HSM
An illustrated program by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) on the roles, work and lifestyles of women at the turn of the last century will kick off a series of July programs observing the centennial of women’s right to vote in New York State. “A...
HSM offers Bedell Cemetery Stroll
The third in a series of Sunday Cemetery Strolls will be offered by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown Sunday, June 25 at 2 p.m. at Bedell Cemetery, Little Redkill Road, outside the Village of Fleischmanns. Admission is $5 per person; children 12 and...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
Poorhouse talk at Annual Meeting Oct. 22
An illustrated talk on the Delaware County Poorhouse will be presented Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown’s annual meeting and luncheon. The event begins at noon at the HSM hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville. It will include a...
1950s Middletown farming at Cauliflower Festival
A look back at the mid-20th century when there were nearly 200 family farms in the Town of Middletown will be offered in the History Tent at the Cauliflower Festival Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 to 4 in Margaretville Village Park. Sponsored by the Historical Society of...
HSM seeks photos of 1950s farm life
The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is preparing to mount an exhibit focused on farming in the 1950s in the History Tent of the Cauliflower Festival September 24. If you have images you’d like to share, contact Diane Galusha, 845-586-4973 to arrange to...
Melodrama, Pie Social August 20
Some old fashioned entertainment will be offered by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown Saturday, Aug. 20 when a troupe of local players presents “Middletown! A Melodrama” at 1 p.m. at the HSM Hall, 778 Cemetery Rd., Margaretville. The short play, with...