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Time and the Valleys Museum

Name: Time and the Valleys Museum
Address: 332 Main Street, Grahamsville, NY, 12740, US
Telephone: (845) 985-7700
Price range: $

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Connecting water, people, and the Catskills 💧🌄

Explore three floors of interactive exhibits and the outdoor 1930s Lost Catskill Farm—fun for all ages 🚜

10/16/2026

🏫 LAST CHANCE TO VISIT! 📚
This Saturday, October 17, is your final opportunity this year to step inside the historic Claryville One Room Schoolhouse!
📅 Saturday, October 17
⏰ 1–4 p.m.
📍 Claryville Road, Claryville
🎟️ Free Admission
Step back in time and explore this remarkable rural education time capsule, maintained by Time & the Valleys Museum.
✨ Don’t miss the final opening of 2026!

10/15/2026

🔎 Share Your Collectibles Afternoon
📅 Sunday, October 25 | 1–3 p.m.
📍 Time and the Valleys Museum, St. Rt. 55, Grahamsville

Join Museum Researcher Arlene Richter for an afternoon exploring special and unusual artifacts from the Museum’s collection and discovering the fascinating local stories behind them!

🕰️ Featured Artifact: This watch fob was given to S.A. Healy Company workers upon completion of the dam for the Rondout Reservoir.

Visitors are encouraged to bring questions and a special artifact or collection of their own to share!

🎟️ Admission: Members FREE | Non-Members $10
Admission includes access to the Museum and 1930s Lost Catskill Farm.

📧 For more information, email [email protected] or call 845-985-7700.

10/14/2026

🏨 A HOTEL THAT DISAPPEARED
This historic photograph shows the Montela Hotel in Montela, NY, a place that no longer exists today.
📸 Donated by Wanda Terwilliger, the photograph offers a glimpse into a community that was eventually lost when the area was flooded for the Rondout Reservoir.
The buildings and landscape may be gone, but photographs like this help preserve the stories of the communities that once stood there.

10/12/2026

🏫 STEP BACK IN TIME THIS SATURDAY! 📚
What if you could walk into a classroom and see it almost exactly as it was decades ago?
The Claryville One Room Schoolhouse opens Saturday, October 17, from 1–4 p.m. on Claryville Road in Claryville, NY.
Built in 1848 and used as a school until 1956, the schoolhouse is a remarkable rural education time capsule. Original light fixtures, stove, desks, books, and items on the walls remain in place.
Even more fascinating—when the school closed, its contents were left behind. Today, the schoolhouse is maintained by Time & the Valleys Museum, helping preserve this unique piece of local history.
📅 Saturday, October 17
⏰ 1–4 p.m.
📍 Claryville Road, Claryville
🎟️ Free Admission
✨ One final opportunity this year to step inside this remarkable piece of local history!

10/09/2026

🌊 THE FLOOD OF 1903 — POND EDDY
This remarkable photograph from the Manville B. Wakefield Collection was taken on October 9, 1903, during the devastating flood at the Riverside Hotel in Pond Eddy.
Look closely at the items piled on the ground to the left of the hotel. These belongings had been moved out of the hotel by patrons who feared the floodwaters would make their way inside.
Even the ground where the belongings were placed tells part of the story. The path running alongside the items was the D&H towpath, an important route along the Delaware & Hudson Canal.
📸 More than 120 years later, this photograph gives us a remarkable glimpse of the people, places, and precautions surrounding a historic flood.

10/07/2026

🍎 4 DAYS UNTIL FUN ON THE FARM! 🍎
The countdown is on to Fun on the Farm & Apple C***r Day!
📅 Sunday, October 11
⏰ 1–3 p.m.
📍 Time & the Valleys Museum
🎟️ Members FREE | Non-Members $10
👨‍🌾 In Person Only
Enjoy an afternoon of fall farm activities and old-time c***r making at the 1930s Catskill Farm! Explore harvesting, canning, root cellar storage, and see how apples were traditionally pressed into c***r. 🍏
📸 Today’s historic photo: Beatrice and Summer Bates, from a photograph donated by Ray Krum.
The countdown to a fun fall afternoon on the farm is on! 🍎

10/05/2026

📮 Grahamsville, New York — 1919
Take a look back more than 100 years at this aerial view of Grahamsville! 🏘️
This postcard was mailed to Miss Edna Lauber of Ellenville and postmarked October 5, 1919, in Grahamsville, NY.
🔎 Look closely—do you recognize any of the landmarks or buildings?
A fascinating glimpse of Grahamsville as it looked over a century ago! 📜

10/02/2026

🍎 FALL ON THE FARM & C***R MAKING 🍎
Step back in time and experience the sights, traditions, and flavors of autumn at the 1930s Catskill Farm!
📅 Sunday, October 11
⏰ 1–3 p.m.
📍 Time & the Valleys Museum
🎟️ Members FREE | Non-Members $10
👨‍🌾 In Person Only
Explore traditional fall farm activities including harvesting, canning, and root cellar storage. Then experience old-time c***r making with a hand c***r press—a familiar autumn activity on farms with apple orchards. 🍏
C***r was an important drink in early America, when concerns about the safety of drinking water made fermented c***r a popular choice.
📸 A glimpse into Sullivan County’s apple-growing past: This photograph from the Manville B. Wakefield Collection features Joshua Gerow in the middle in an orchard. The orchard is long gone, and the site would later become an Esso Station.
Come enjoy an afternoon of farm history, c***r making, and fall traditions! 🍎

09/30/2026

🏡 MOTHER’S HOME

This historic photograph was donated to the Museum by Joan Raffa Langton, but who lived in the home when this photo was taken remains a mystery.

The property was once owned by the Velie family. John and Ophelia Velie were Joan’s great-grandparents, so this may have been their home—but we can’t say for certain.

In the early 1900s, Abe Benski and his partner, M. Horowitz, purchased the property on the flats below Neversink Village. It later became the Riverside Palace, also known as the Riverside Hotel, which remained open until 1967 and was eventually operated by Abe’s son. The building may have also served as a boarding house, although that has not been confirmed.

The property later became part of the Benskey family property, then Foxcroft Village, and today is known as River Valley Estates.

One photograph, generations of families, and a place that has changed dramatically over the years. 📜

09/29/2026

☕ NATIONAL COFFEE DAY: A CUP OF HISTORY!

What did coffee cost 114 years ago?

This receipt from the Elise Hornbeck Collection shows that on September 12, 1912, Bruce Gillette of Grahamsville purchased:

☕ 50 pounds of Brownie Blend Coffee
💰 22¢ per pound
🧾 Total: $11.00

But there’s an interesting detail behind this purchase! Bruce Gillette owned a hotel in Grahamsville at the time, so he may have been buying coffee in bulk at a wholesale rate for the hotel. That means the 22¢ per pound price may not reflect what an everyday consumer would have paid.

Still, 50 pounds of coffee for $11 is quite a glimpse into the cost of doing business—and keeping guests caffeinated—in Sullivan County more than a century ago! ☕📜

Address

332 Main Street
Grahamsville, NY
12740

Opening Hours

Saturday	12pm - 4pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

(845) 985-7700

Website

https://linktr.ee/timeandthevalleysmuseum

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