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The Old Stage Road Hike
Hike along the classic stage coach approach to the Catskill Mountain House during the late eighteen hundreds. Hike will start in Palenville and continue up…
History On Your Plate
The American Dream on the Mountain Top Join the Mountain Top Historical Society for our annual History On Your Plate dinner, an evening where local flavor…
Children’s Geology Hike, with Robert Titus at the Mountain Top Historical Society
A quick intro to the science of geology and then as we wander round the MTHS campus, Robert Titus will describe how the glaciers rose out of Kaaterskill Clove…
SEPTEMBER 19: 14th Annual Post Card Show with John Duda at the Mountain Top Historical Society
Check out old post cards for sale by local collectors and venders at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. The Historical Society will be selling…
September 26 Plein Air Painting: Mountain Top Historical Society presented in partnership with Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Painters of all ages and skills are invited to come to the beautiful Mountain Top Historical Society campus for a day of plein air painting. The campus…
SEPTEMBER 26 Closing 250th celebration: The Hudson River School of Art, The Catskills, and the American Identity — an exploration with Jonathan Palmer
For the finale of Greene County’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, County Historian Jonathan Palmer will present a talk titled…
OCTOBER 10 The Railroading History of Kaaterskill Junction: A Hike with Paul LaPierre
Hike along the old, mostly level railroad bed, about 4 miles long, exploring the area around Kaaterskill Junction on State Route 214. You will be stepping back…
October 10 Dedication Ceremony for the Train Station Kiosk: “Why is This Station in the Middle of the Woods,”in Memory of MTHS Board Member Gary Slutzky
Please join the MTHS Board of Directors for the dedication of a new four-panel kiosk in memory of Gary Slutzky, a MTHS Board member. The kiosk portrays the…
October 11: 7th Annual Reading of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle
Join us for the 6th Annual Community Reading of Washington Irving’s timeless classic, Rip Van Winkle, at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station on…
OCTOBER 23 The Spruce Woods and Its Folklore, Part One: A talk by Patti and Ricky Brooks
The Brooks will explore the settlement of the upper East Kill Valley of the 19th century, as portrayed by Ricky’s mother, Doris West Brooks, in her acclaimed…
OCTOBER 24 The Spruce Woods Part Two: A hike with Patti and Ricky Brooks
Sponsored by the Mountain Top Historical Society, the Brooks will lead an interactive hike to explore the environs of the upper East Kill Valley, the remote…