Grahamsville, NY – The Virtual Program, By Any Means Necessary: Retracing Algonquin Portage Routes

in New York, by Author Evan Pritchard will be held on Sunday, February 23 at 2 p.m..

Join author Evan Pritchard for his presentation on local native American portage routes. The Rondout Creek, Chestnut Creek, Neversink River, Callicoon Creek, and the Delaware River were all probably and provably interconnected by various Native American portage routes and today's route 55 is a  remnant of that. Also included is the portage route through Stamford (traced by route 23) and portage routes west from the Esopus now traced by route 28. 

Admission to this VIRTUAL ONLY program is FREE for Museum Members and $5 for non-members. To join the program, please register by email at info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org and put Native American Portage Routes Talk in the subject line, or call 845 985-7700. A link will be sent to you.  Non-members will be asked to please first make a donation on the Museum’s website:  www.timeandthevalleysmuseum. org. 

About the speaker: Mr. Pritchard is a descendant of the Micmac people, founder of Center for Algonquin Culture and former Professor of Native American history and ethics at Marist College. He is the author of Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York, the widely praised No Word For Time: The Way of the Algonquin People, and many other books, including an Algonkian language series. 

About the Time and the Valleys Museum: Connecting Water People and the Catskills, the Museum is open

Memorial Day through September, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., and other times by appointment. Located at 332 Main Street in Grahamsville (St. Rt. 55), Sullivan County, admission for adults is $5, children under 16 $2, and children under six are free.

Museum exhibitions are interactive and both fun and educational for all ages:

• Water and the Valleys, an exhibit on the history of the Rondout and Neversink watershed area from early geological times to the 20 th century. This exhibition includes interactives such as a Native American artifact guessing game, grinding corn with a mortar and pestle, videos and more.

• Tunnels, Toil and Trouble: New York City’s Quest for Water and the Rondout-Neversink Story, an interactive exhibit on NYC water supply system and the towns that were removed to build the system, which includes computer interactives, games, puzzles, videos and building a dam and tunnel.

• 1930s Lost Catskill Farm, a farmhouse, outhouse, barn, electric plant, milk house and working waterwheel help visitors experience life in the 1930s through displays, videos, games and hands on activities.

The Time and the Valleys Museum is proud to be a Blue Star Museum, providing free admission to active duty military members (with ID) and up to five family members. This free admission for members of the military and their families runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. For more information call 845 985-7700, e-mail info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org or visit www.timeandthevalleysmuseum.org. To schedule a field trip for schools, or group tour for children or adults, please call 845-985-7700.