GRAHAMSVILLE – The Time and the Valleys Museum, on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville, will open for the season on Memorial Day Weekend-May 24 and 25, from 12-4pm.

Exhibitions:  

• Water and the Valleys, an exhibit on the history of the Rondout and Neversink watershed area from early geological times to the 20th century. This exhibition includes a section on the Lenape Native Americans, early area settlers, farming, local industries and more.  

• Tunnels, Toil and Trouble: New York City’s Quest for Water and the Rondout-Neversink Story, an engaging exhibition on NYC water supply system and the towns that were removed to build the system, includes why NYC needed water, a description of the three water systems, the heartache of the people who had to give up their homes and how the complex system was built. 

•  1930s Catskill Family Farm is an outdoor, open air experience with several early farm buildings all illustrating life on a Catskill family farm during the 1930s, about to be removed for the building of a NYC reservoir.  Buildings include a farm house, 1870s barn, electric plant, milk house, outhouse and workshop with WORKING waterwheel.

The Museum is located at 332 Main Street (St. Rt. 55) in Grahamsville. It is open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 12-4pm through September or by appointment. Adults admission is $10, children under 16 is $5, and children under six are free. Museum members are FREE.

Free admission to active duty military members (with ID) and up to five family members through our status as a Blue Star Museum. 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. Volunteers are always welcome and needed. Email or call us for more information.