Mamakating Historical Society

Mamakating Historical Society Preserving history and building community in the town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, NY.

Founded in 2001, the Mamakating Historical Society seeks to collect and preserve history of the Town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, NY. This mission is achieved through an approach of maintaining an archive of history and engaging with our community. The Mamakating Historical Society archive is housed in the former Summitville Schoolhouse, located at 163 Summitville Road in Summitville, NY. This

structure was built around 1854 and, after decades of neglect, was purchased by the Town of Mamakating to act as a home for our collections. Recent improvements to our structure include the addition of a new office for the Town Historian of Mamakating. In addition to preserving artifacts, the Mamakating Historical Society also looks to engage with the community through a variety of methods. Joining MHS rewards you with our newsletter, generally published twice a year with articles on town history authored by a wide range of individuals. Additionally, MHS offers a variety of programs on local history and the arts, all open to thew public, in addition to its annual meeting held in July and the annual winter Toy Train Show. For more information, please call 845-423-0153 or email [email protected].

MAMAKATING MONDAYđź“ŤGeo F. Hamilton's Store and Gas Station, Burlingham, NY.
08/31/2026

MAMAKATING MONDAY

đź“ŤGeo F. Hamilton's Store and Gas Station, Burlingham, NY.

BLOOMINGBURG FRIDAYđź“ŚSeven Acres, Bloomingburg, NY.
08/29/2026

BLOOMINGBURG FRIDAY

đź“ŚSeven Acres, Bloomingburg, NY.

WURTSBORO WEDNESDAYđź“ŚLooking west from plaza along Sullivan St, Wurtsboro, NY.
08/26/2026

WURTSBORO WEDNESDAY

đź“ŚLooking west from plaza along Sullivan St, Wurtsboro, NY.

MAMAKATING MONDAYđź“ŤJ. Opel's Store, Phillipsport, NY.
08/24/2026

MAMAKATING MONDAY

đź“ŤJ. Opel's Store, Phillipsport, NY.

đź“ŚCollins Casino, Bloomingburg, NY.
08/21/2026

đź“ŚCollins Casino, Bloomingburg, NY.

WURTSBORO WEDNESDAYđź“ŤOverview of Wurtsboro and a description of the Mamakating Valley, as viewed from the 1904 Summer Hom...
08/19/2026

WURTSBORO WEDNESDAY

đź“ŤOverview of Wurtsboro and a description of the Mamakating Valley, as viewed from the 1904 Summer Homes, New York, Ontario & Western Railway.

Yesterday was a first for us! Normally, donations come in the form of a physically tangible artifact. Bob Booth has cont...
08/14/2026

Yesterday was a first for us! Normally, donations come in the form of a physically tangible artifact. Bob Booth has contributed our first digital donation: a page that is a wealth of information. Many of the contributors have passed, including the founder, Robert Dunn. The Mamakating Historical Society is honored to receive "Wurtsboro, NY Then and Now" as a donation. While we can’t match the almost-daily content, we will be posting a “Wurtsboro Wednesday”. Please feel free to stop by the Historical Society or send us any ideas or information you’d like to see or have posted to contribute to this great and growing community.

We wish to update the public on a recent error made on a large Facebook forum. An article yesterday was posted claiming ...
08/11/2026

We wish to update the public on a recent error made on a large Facebook forum. An article yesterday was posted claiming that the Mamakating Historical Society reported stolen artifacts following last night’s Town of Mamakating town board meeting. The stolen artifacts were actually from the Bloomingburg Restoration Foundation, an entirely different organization. The author of the article has been contacted, and the information will be updated today. To clarify, our organization has no reports of any artifacts being stolen or forcibly removed in its history.

At the Mamakating Historical Society, we are committed to creating an environment where artifacts are not only made available for public research, but also kept safe and secure. To this end, several efforts have been made this year to further improve security at the Mamakating Historical Society, including the updating of our alarm system and the instillation of a proper research library where all sensitive artifacts are kept alongside our museum room. We look forward to continuing to preserve our community’s rich history in a way that, also exemplified by our mission, creates stronger bonds with our community.

đź“Ś High View Tunnel, Bloomingburg, NY, shown the year that the New York, Ontario & Western Railway was abandoned in March...
08/10/2026

đź“Ś High View Tunnel, Bloomingburg, NY, shown the year that the New York, Ontario & Western Railway was abandoned in March of 1957. Harry Zannie photograph.

đź“ŤGumaer House (now Danny's), viewed from Sullivan Street looking east, Wurtsboro, NY.
08/07/2026

đź“ŤGumaer House (now Danny's), viewed from Sullivan Street looking east, Wurtsboro, NY.

Address

136 Summitville Road
Summitville, NY
12781

Opening Hours

Wednesday 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

+18454230153

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