Friends of Middletown Cemeteries will hold its annual spring planning meeting Saturday, March 19 at 10 a.m. at Fairview Public Library’s Community Room, 43 Walnut St., Margaretville. This informal group of cemetery lovers will discuss projects that might be...

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, Delaware County, will host the first in a three-part series of Genealogy Lunches Saturday, March 5 at Fairview Public Library, 43 Walnut St., Margaretville. The event will begin at 11 a.m. in the library’s Community...

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, Delaware County, with six successful years of programming and preservation projects under its belt, is making plans for its seventh season celebrating local history. Members will receive a detailed calendar of events...

A selection of original paintings of area historic sites will be auctioned Friday, Nov. 26 as a benefit for the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM). Silent bidding will commence at 3 p.m. on the second floor of The Commons, Main Street, Margaretville....

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown has launched a new website (www.mtownhistory.org). Designed by Joanie Merwin of Fleischmanns and constructed by CMS Internet Solutions, Inc. of Bovina, the site was funded by member contributions. It not only contains...

A new exhibit, focusing on the community of Halcottsville, is now on display at the Middletown Town Hall on Route 28 between Margaretville and Arkville. Organized by Town Historian Shirley Davis using materials submitted by area residents, the exhibit in the vintage...

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will offer a musical journey through spirited election campaigns of the past when it gathers for its Annual Meeting Saturday, Oct. 23 at LaCabana Restaurant in Fleischmanns. Linda Russell, former balladeer for the...

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) will present living history re-enactor Stuart W. Lehman on Saturday, Mar. 27, when he will bring a hands-on lecture, “Leeches and Laudanum: Medicine in Early New York,” to Margaretville. The program begins at 2...

Remember when you could buy a Mexican Sundae at Joe Christian’s Soda Fountain? Remember when hamburger was 49 cents a pound at Bussy’s Store? Or when Stan’s Tavern in Arena and the Cat’s Meow in Fleischmanns were popular watering holes? If you remember when Flinch and...

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is seeking volunteers to help repair the grounds of the Arkville Cemetery on the Cut-off Road. A work day is planned for Saturday, May 8 beginning at 9 a.m. If you can help, please contact coordinator Brian Wheaton at...

NEW KINGSTON – The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) and the New Kingston Valley Association will unveil a historic marker near the Post Office in the hamlet of New Kingston on Sunday, June 20 at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to the event, which will...

“The Grand Hotel, An Economic and Architectural History,” is the title of an illustrated talk by Annon Adams, who will speak Sunday, July 25 at 2 p.m. at Skene Memorial Library, Main St., Fleischmanns. Sponsoring the program on the former Highmount landmark is the...

A guided tour of historic Margaretville will be offered Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. Participants will gather at the Binnekill Park (across from NBT Bank), where tour guide Fred Miller, proprietor of one of the oldest continuously operated pharmacies in the state –...

The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will offer a musical journey through spirited election campaigns of the past when it gathers for its Annual Meeting Saturday, Oct. 23 at LaCabana Restaurant in Fleischmanns. Linda Russell, former balladeer for the...