History, Natural History & the Arts
The Time and the Valleys Museum has announced “Fun at the Lost Catskill Farm,” a family friendly event set for Sunday, June 2, from 1 to 4 pm.
The unique 1930s Lost Catskill Farm includes a reconstructed early barn, outhouse, farm house, milk house, electric plant and shop with working waterwheel, all with digital interactives, games, puzzles and activities for all ages. [Read more…] about Fun at the Lost Catskill Farm Sun June 2nd
The Time and the Valleys Museum is getting ready to open for the 2019 season. The Museum has announced they are seeking volunteer help. Helping could be as little as twice a month, on a Saturday or Sunday, noon to 4 pm, beginning Memorial Day and ending the last weekend in September.
This year the Museum has a new exhibition, WOW: Water on Water, watercolor paintings of the watersheds, two permanent interactive exhibitions and the new 1930s Lost Catskill Farm with house, barn, milk house, electric plant and working waterwheel. [Read more…] about 1930s Lost Catskill Farm, Museum Volunteers Needed
Gravestone and Cemetery Care, an instructional program by Marianne Greenfield of Gravestone Cleaning Service, Delhi, has been set for Sunday, March 24th at 1 pm at the Time and the Valleys Museum on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville, Sullivan County. [Read more…] about Gravestone Care Program in Sullivan County
Heritage vs. Heirloom Gardening, a talk by horticulturist Diana K. Weiner has been set for Sunday, March 10th at 2 pm, at the Time and the Valleys Museum on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville, Sullivan County. [Read more…] about Heritage Gardening Program at Sullivan Co Museum
A Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan $2,000 Make a Difference Grant helps funds field trips for qualified schools in Sullivan County to visit the Time and the Valleys Museum.
The Museum currently offers two interactive and engaging field trip programs which fit into the global water unit, water cycle and other standards in the NYS Common Core curriculum for most grade levels. [Read more…] about Free Field Trip Admissions at Sullivan Co Museum
The Catskill Readers’ Theatre is set to perform “The Great War – WWI” at the Time and the Valleys Museum on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville, on Sunday, November 11th at 2 pm.
The program is a multi media presentation on the First World War (1914–1918) which includes power point visuals, vocals and letters, literature and factual material on Sullivan County soldiers who fought in WWI. Performers from the Catskill Readers’ Theatre are Albee Bockman, Sally Gladden, Cookie House, Peter Nastasi, Ellen Pavloff and Paul Puerschner. [Read more…] about WWI Veteran’s Day Presentation In Sullivan County
A talk on the book Lost Towns of the Hudson Valley, by authors Wes and Barbara Gottlock, has been set for Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 2 pm at the Time and the Valleys Museum on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY.
Lost Towns of the Hudson Valley is the story of towns located in New York’s Hudson River valley that met their demise almost as quickly as they were established. Roseton, the Ashokan Reservoir towns, Camp Shanks, Shanks Village and Rockland Lake were thriving settlements at one time only to be replaced by the likes of power plants, reservoirs, and housing developments. [Read more…] about Lost Towns of the Hudson Valley Talk
The Time and the Valleys Museum is set to host a program on the 1930s Lost Catskill Farm water wheel on Sunday, October 14th at 2 pm. The newly opened 1930s Lost Catskill Farm has many out buildings, including a milk house, electric plant and farmer’s workshop with a display of tools powered by a fully functioning water wheel. [Read more…] about Water Wheel Program In Sullivan County
The Time and the Valleys Museum in Sullivan County, NY, has announced a program and reception to celebrate the opening of the 1930s Lost Catskill Farm on Wednesday, September 12th at 4 pm.
Over the past several years, the Time and the Valleys Museum has been working on recreating a 1930s family farm in the Catskills to tell the story of how these families lived. Located on top of a hill behind the Museum, period buildings were moved on site, including a farm house, outhouse, milk house and workshop powered by a working waterwheel. An 1870s barn was disassembled and reassembled on site, and a building to house a 1930s power plant has been constructed. [Read more…] about 1930s Lost Catskill Farm Opening (Sullivan Co)
A Neversink History Afternoon has been set for Sunday, September 9th from 1 to 4 pm at the Time and the Valleys Museum, on State Route 55 in Grahamsville, Sullivan County.
The museum’s collection of historical records, photographs, books and artifacts will be available to visitors. The afternoon also includes the unveiling of an important artifact just received by the Museum – a hand woven blue and white coverlet from Old Neversink. [Read more…] about Neversink Day In Sullivan County Sept 9th