FRI. SEPT. 24,  7:30 p.m. U&D Train Station, MTHS Campus. Lecture, Michael Kudish on Poet's Ledge and the Catskill Forest. Kudish will talk about the Poet's Ledge bogs sampled last fall and other nearby bogs. Two bogs along the Escarpment (one on South Mountain near the Catskill Mountain House and the other near Badman Cave Junction) are also of interest. Free.

SAT. OCT. 23  1:00 p.m. Film premiere of the movie "The Catskill Mountain House and the World Around" at the Doctorow Center, Theater 2, Hunter.   A fascinating peek at the places and  personalities behind the development of the  Catskills' most famous 19th century hotels. Interviews with  local  historians,  Justine Hommel, John Ham and others.  Wine and cheese reception benefiting the Mountain Top Historical Society to follow.  Tickets $15.

Past Events

WED. MAY 12, 7:00 p.m. Visitor's Center, MTHS Campus, Workshop on Fire Companies of the Mountain Top.

SAT. MAY 22, 12 p.m. U&D Train Station, MTHS Campus. Spring Fling.  Open House for Schoharie Watershed Week. Hikes, presentations, food and fun.
SAT. JUNE 5, 11-4 p.m. MTHS Campus. National Trails Day. Hike to North Point or take an easy walk to North-South Lake.
FRI. JUNE 25, 7:30 p.m. U&D Train Station, MTHS Campus. Lecture, Carleton Mabee, Father Devine's Interracial Communities.

July 31 -Garden Tour and Lecture, Onteora Park, Tannersville, NY.

Evening tour of private gardens designed by Harold Caparn, refreshments and a talk in the Onteora Club Library by landscape designer Kate Kerin and writer Oliver Chamberlain. Chamberlain's article about a Caparn garden (above) in Onteora Park is featured in the Summer 2010 issue of the Society's quarterly publication, The Hemlock. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. and is co-sponsored by the Mountain Top Arboretum and the Onteora Library. Tickets $30. Space is limited. For reservations contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 518-589-6657.

FRI. AUGUST 27, 5-7 p.m. U&D Train Station, MTHS Campus. Meet Me at the Depot. 36th anniversary, cocktails, food, Silent Auction and entertainment.

SAT. AUGUST 28 11-5 p.m. U&D Train Station, MTHS Campus.  Annual Open House. Our thanks to the Fire Companies of the Mountain Top, Herb Schmidt’s Ole Time Jazz Band, Rip Van Winkle, all our Craft Vendors, Authors John Ham and Harold Layman, Guest Speaker Richard Harty and all the Volunteers who made this day possible. See the photos here.

2009 OPEN HOUSE

It poured Friday afternoon and it poured all day Saturday.  But the wet weather couldn't dampen our spirits.  We had the tent, the train station, and the Red Barn for shelter.  The vendors and exceptional crafts people stuck it out under the tent.  The Cloggers clogged and the band played on.  The Travel and Trunks exhibit (above)  was well-received.

The Treasures from My Trunk presentation was lots of fun and we thank our presenter, Mary Jeanne Bialas of Victorian Whispers, for bringing the 19th century to life once again in the Red Barn.

Mary and Steve Cohen of NYC and Hunter were good sports about being Victorian models.  They were picked from the audience and outfitted by Mary Jeanne from the inside out in the clothing of the era.  We got to watch them put it all on, layer by layer, which made us all grateful not be Victorians on this rainy day.

As for the sun?  There's always next year.

The MTHS would like to thank the following volunteers and donors who made the Depot and Open House events possible: