Buildings and Grounds Update

As we plan programs and hikes for the 2016 season, we are looking at a need for volunteers to help us keep our Haines Falls campus looking as pristine as it has looked for the past 20 year.
The Mountain Top Historical Society is looking for someone to serve as a co-chair of the building and grounds committee. This is a volunteer, working foreman position. One does not need to be an MTHS board member to fill this position. Board member, Nancy Allen, has already volunteered to be co-chair of this committee. She is interested in the groundskeeping tasks and is hoping to find someone to work with her as a regular inspector of our buildings and facilities with an eye toward maintaining the buildings and staying ahead of any problems.

Dick Haines, who has filled this position for many years, since we first acquired our Haines Falls home, has decided to hang up his lopping shears and turn over the keys to the John Deere. Dick has done an awesome job over the years, keeping the campus looking great and maintaining the buildings on a shoestring budget. He has offered to mentor the new chairpersons and help out as he is needed.
With Dick's help we have created a job description. There is a lot involved in keeping up the property, but we have been building a core group of volunteers who are available to help regularly. It is the job of the co-chairs to coordinate the volunteers and keep the board apprised of buildings and grounds needs.

In addition to looking for a co-chair to work with Nancy Allen, we are always looking for volunteers to help with the tasks of mowing, trimming, clearing sticks and branches.
If you can give a few hours a week or a few hours a month, we welcome the help.

To volunteer or if you'd like more information, please e-mail the director at from our contact page.

Thank you!

Thanks to History Day participants

August 25, 2015

The Mountain Top Historical Society owes thank yous to more people than we can possibly name in a single letter!  Please accept these thanks by category and know that we are thanking each one of you as individuals.  For a successful Local History Day on August 15th at the MTHS campus in Haines Falls, thank you to all of the dedicated volunteers from all of the local historical associations who spent the day sharing their expertise with the people who came by.  Thank you to the vendors, the people who donated food, the Twilight Park Day Camp counselors, the members of the Board of the MTHS, the MTHS program committee, the Mt. Top Arboretum, the Patchworkers, the volunteers in our Visitors' Center, and the volunteers who cleaned up at the end of the day.  Thank you to Larry Tompkins and to the trustees from Sheriff Seeley's program that provides help to not-for-profits.  They are the ones who prepped the barn for the big day.  Jay Fink and Patti Morrow anchored the WRIP broadcast from the train station,.  Carver Blanchard stopped by to share some music with us.  Mike Ryan did a great job ofdocumenting the proceedings.  Thank you Jay, Patti, Carver, and Mike.  Thanks to Todd Whitley and Draga Susanj for bringing the Calico Indian Showdown to the our place.Thank you to everyone who came by and listened to presentations, made donations, and purchased food and 50/50 raffle tickets.  It was a true community event! 

Thank you all!
Cyndi LaPierre President, MTHS

Watch for news on our 2016 season.

We've begun planning for 2016. Check back for updates.

MTHS Needs You.

In order to keep all of these activities going we need YOU! We depend on two things to support our efforts: If you are a member of the MTHS but have not yet renewed for 2015, please take a few moments to bring your membership up to date. If you have not yet joined us, click on the link on this page to go to a secure webpage and join us there.

If you have been a volunteer with us in the past couple of years, thank you! If you have not yet volunteered, let us know what you can do and how much time you have to give. We need people to help maintain the buildings and grounds; people to staff the Visitors' Center; people to help with the archives; people to sell raffle tickets and food at our events; and more. Our schedule is flexible and we'll find a way to bring you in. Contact us using our contacts page or call 518 589-6657 and leave a message. We'd love to hear from you!