Greene County Historical Society
Greene County Historical Society Greene County Historical Society Calendar of Events
Date Time Place Event
May 17, 20091 PM - 3 PMBronck MuseumAssociation Day, Celebration of the 234th anniversary of signing of the "Coxsackie Declaration" 1-3pm, Admission free
May 23, 2009Bronck MuseumMay 23 - October 15: Exhibit "Definitely Dutch" elements of Dutch Culture in Greene County History, Bronck Museum Visitor Center Gallery, Regular Museum Hours, Exhibit Admission Free
May 24, 2009Wed.-Fri. 12-4, Sat. & Mon. Holidays 10-4, Sun. 1-4.Bronck MuseumBronck Museum Opens for Season.
June 6, 20099 AMThomas Cole National Historic SiteGuided Hike: Sunset Rock and the Catskill Mountain House (Moderate) $15 non-members, $10 members. More information and online registration.
June 6, 200910 AM - 4 PMCatskill Point33rd Annual Tour of Homes - "Homes Along the Hudson", 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Headquarters at the Freightmaster's Building at the Point in Catskill. Tickets, $20, $15 advanced sale. Available June 6 at the Point and at the Vedder Library in Coxsackie. See press release for more information.
June 14, 20091:30 PMBronck MuseumMusical Presentation, Voyage of the Halfmoon, Nanne Kalma, Ankie van der Meer, and the Hudson Crew, musicians from Friesland, The Netherlands, will present a lively program of music and oral history to recreate in song and word the atmosphere and lifestyle on board a 17th century Dutch vessel on a voyage of exploration. Please bring your own comfortable lawn chair or blanket. Held rain or shine. Admission Free
July 12, 20091:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PMBronck MuseumBronck Family at Home Tours, Inside the Dutch Farm, Special Content Tour, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30pm, Adults $5, Members $2.50, Children 5-12 $2
July 14, 20097:00pmVedder LibraryMichele Phillips, Paper Conservator from Peebles Island Resource Center, to Lecture on the restoration of the B.B.G. Stone oil now on display at Olana on loan from GCHS as well as his other works. Many of his sketches will also be on display.
July 18, 20099 AMThomas Cole National Historic SiteGuided Hike: Kaaterskill Falls and the Catskill Mountain House (Moderate) $15 non-members, $10 members. More information and online registration.
August 1, 20097:30 PMBronck MuseumBy the Light of the Silvery Moon, A Very Special Evening, The Pleasures and Perils of the Night Life in Times Past, Period Refreshments and Entertainment, 7:30pm Adults $6, Members $3, Children $2.50
August 1, 20099 AMThomas Cole National Historic SiteGuided Hike: The Catskill Mountain House and North-South Lake (Easy) $15 non-members, $10 members. More information and online registration.
September 5, 20099 AMThomas Cole National Historic SiteGuided Hike: Kaaterskill Falls and the Catskill Mountain House (Moderate) $15 non-members, $10 members. More information and online registration.
September 13, 20091:30 PM and 3:00 PMBronck MuseumBronck Family at Home Tours, Inside the Dutch Family, Special Content Tour, 1:30 & 3:00pm, Adults $5, Members $2.50, Children $2
September 26, 200910 AM - 4 PMBronck MuseumHudson River Ramble Weekend, Special Content Tours at Bronck Museum, 18th Century Green environmental Impact of the Early American Lifestyle, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4, Adults $5, Members $2.50, Children $2
September 27, 20091 PM - 4 PMBronck MuseumHudson River Ramble Weekend, Special Content Tours at Bronck Museum, 18th Century Green environmental Impact of the Early American Lifestyle, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4, Adults $5, Members $2.50, Children $2
October 3, 20099 AMThomas Cole National Historic SiteGuided Hike: Sunset Rock and the Catskill Mountain House (Moderate) $15 non-members, $10 members. More information and online registration.
October 4, 200912 PM - 5 PMBronck MuseumBronck Museum Heritage Craft Fair, Exhibit and Sale of Traditional American Crafts on the Grounds of a 340 year old Dutch Farm, Live Music, Wagon Rides, 12-5pm, Admission Free
October 11, 20092:30 PMFirst Reformed Church of Coxsackie, 285 Mansion Street, CoxsackieQuadricentennial year Bronck Family at Home program “Inside the Dutch Church” will begin with Carolyn Lewis, pastor at the Second Reformed Church of Coxsackie and Dave Pettit, pastor at the Kiskatom Reformed Church discussing the history of the Dutch Reformed Church and the development of the church in America. Greene County Historian, David Dorpfeld will then talk about the local history of the Dutch Church. Come and enjoy a lively discussion while surrounded by the beauty of the First Reformed Reformed Church of Coxsackie. Adult admission is $5, GCHS members $2.50 and children $2.
October 15, 2009Bronck Museum Closes for Season, Regular scheduled daily tours end
October 15, 20097:30 PMVedder LibraryPresentation and book signing by author John Ham of his new book "Narrow Gauge Railroads of the Catskill High Peaks" 7:30 p.m. at the Vedder Research Library in Coxsackie. Presented by the Greene County Historical Society. For more information, call 731-1033.
October 18, 20091:30 PMUnited Methodist Church in CatskillProgram "Art in Food & Food in Art", Author Peter G. Rose, Admission Free
October 24, 20094 PMCatskill Community TheatrePremiere screening for Greene County televised feature at the Catskill Community Theatre at 4:00PM Saturday, October 24th with a reception to follow. Tickets are $5.
October 25, 20091 PMWMHT Channel 17Television is about the immediate, the important, the sensational! Who ever heard of putting the history of a rural county on television? It’s happening - not for want of better things - but because the subject is about one of the biggest little places in America - Greene County, New York - a county whose history has contributed mightily to the history of the nation. It's happening on WMHT Channel 17 on October 25th at 1:00PM and October 30th at 10:00PM, as part of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson but it would be a valid story any day of any year.
October 30, 200910 PMWMHT Channel 17Television is about the immediate, the important, the sensational! Who ever heard of putting the history of a rural county on television? It’s happening - not for want of better things - but because the subject is about one of the biggest little places in America - Greene County, New York - a county whose history has contributed mightily to the history of the nation. It’s happening on WMHT Channel 17 on October 25th at 1:00PM and October 30th at 10:00PM, as part of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson but it would be a valid story any day of any year.
November 14, 200911 AM, 1 PM, and 3PMBronck MuseumChilly Willy Winter's Eve Tour, Special Content Cold Season Tour, Costumed Guide, Preparations for Winter Life on the Farm & Celebrations of Martinmas, St. Nicholas & St. Lucia Days, Dutch and Swedish refreshments, 11am, 1 & 3pm Adults $6, Members $3, Children $2.50
November 15, 200911 AM, 1 PM, and 3PMBronck MuseumChilly Willy Winter's Eve Tour, Special Content Cold Season Tour, Costumed Guide, Preparations for Winter Life on the Farm & Celebrations of Martinmas, St. Nicholas & St. Lucia Days, Dutch and Swedish refreshments, 11am, 1 & 3pm each day Adults $6, Members $3, Children $2.50
December 5, 20092 - 5 PMVedder Research LibraryReception and book signing to celebrate the release of Historic Places in Greene County
Free admission, refreshments served More information (pdf)

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