History, Natural History & the Arts
Each fall, migrating birds can be seen flying south to their wintering grounds.
This is the ideal time of year for New York residents and visitors to head to Bird Conservation Areas across the state for great bird watching opportunities. [Read more…] about Fall Bird Migration is Underway
The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County will present the 13th Annual Postcard Show with John Duda, September 20, from 10 am until 3 pm at the Society’s Ulster & Delaware Train Station, 5132 Route 23A, in Haines Falls, Greene County, NY.
Participants will be able to peruse hundreds of postcards and the historical society will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. [Read more…] about Mountain Top Historical Society 13th Annual Postcard Show
The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County has gathered a vast amount of material on the Hotel Kaaterskill (1881-1924) in the past several years that really brings the Hotel to light.
On Saturday, May 17th from 9 am until about 3 pm the Society will host a hike to and around the Hotel site with their archivist Bob Gildersleeve and historian George Hewitt. [Read more…] about Hotel Kaaterskill History Hike Planned For Saturday
The founding members of the U.S. Chef Ski Club, Jacky Ruette, Jean Pierre Foucart, Gerard Uhrik, and friends of the club, will sit down with Town of Hunter Supervisor, Sean Mahoney to discuss their 50-year legacy at Hunter Mountain and around the world at the Ulster & Delaware Train Station in Greene County, NY on Saturday. [Read more…] about The U.S. Chef Ski Club: 50 Years on Hunter Mountain
A handful of fascinating creatures once inhabited the Catskill Mountain region, but have disappeared over the last three centuries. Justin Wexler, educator at Wild Hudson Valley, will discuss these animals, their impact on local ecosystems, and their role in indigenous folklore and land use around the campfire the Mountain Top Historical Society in Greene County, NY, on August 10th. [Read more…] about Vanished Fauna of the Catskill Mountains
The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County will present “Catskill Mountain House & Environs: Romantic Poetry of the Catskills,” a poetry reading led by Town of Hunter Historian Dede Terns-Thorpe and Historical Society Board Member Cyndi LaPierre. [Read more…] about Romantic Poetry of the Catskills Reading Set for April 24th
In the early morning hours of July 14, 1926, a fire broke out in the beautiful 265 room Swiss Chalet style Twilight Inn located in Twilight Park in Haines Falls east of Tannersville in the Town of Hunter, in Greene County, NY.
Flames quickly consumed the all-wooden structure, despite the heroic efforts of mountaintop fire departments to contain the fire. [Read more…] about The Twilight Inn Fire of 1926: History and Heroes
The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County presents “A History of Lionel Trains” with Ron Gabriele on Sunday, June 11th at 1 pm. This presentation will be held at the historic Ulster and Delaware Railroad (U&D) Train Station on the MTHS campus in Haines Falls. [Read more…] about A History of of Lionel Trains
The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County, NY will host a tour of the Hunter Synagogue led by local historian and president of the board of directors of the Hunter Synagogue Carol Slutzky-Tenerowicz, on Sunday, May 7th. [Read more…] about Tour Greene County’s Hunter Synagogue On Sunday
The aims of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were to provide jobs to young men and veterans, assist their struggling families and at the same time conduct conservation projects to reverse decades of environmental degradation, improve public lands and develop parks, trails and campgrounds for public enjoyment. [Read more…] about The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Catskills
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