Activities of the Gilboa Historical Society

Meetings (then and now) at the GHS complex

Our meetings are held regularly on the third Wednesday of each month (March through December) at the Historical Society complex on Stryker Road just off 990V, to the west of Schoharie Creek. In the event of snow or ice, they will be held at the Gilboa Town Hall on 990V, about 1000-feet east of the creek. Click here for a map to both the GHS complex and the Gilboa Town Hall.

Each has entertainment at 7, followed by a break for refreshments, and ending with a short business meeting. Meetings typically end around 9.

Exceptions:

  • The July meeting is a field trip starting at 6, carpooling from the complex to the chosen location.
  • The August meeting is our annual Ice Cream Social, starting at 6 at Dorothy Cox Juried Pavilion.
  • The Decem­ber meeting is our bottle ­auction and social, starting at the Town Hall at 7.

The Gilboa Historical Society complex includes the Gilboa Museum, the Nicholas Juried History Center, and the Dorothy Cox Juried Pavilion is at 122 Stryker Road, Gilboa NY 12076. Note: your GPS may not have been updated to reflect the 2 Stryker Roads due to hurricane Irene. To get to the complex using Route 30, you have to get to the intersection of state routes 990V and 30, go east on 990V for less than a mile, and then turn left on the southern portion of Stryker Road. The complex is about 50 feet in, behind the town garage. No not use the the northern portion of Stryker Road.

The Gilboa Town Hall is at 373 State Route 990V Gilboa, NY 12076, just over the Schoharie bridge from the complex.

Museum tours (then and now)

The Gilboa Museum and Juried History Center has traditionally been open from noon to 4:30 Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and the Columbus Day weekend. Due to Covid-19, we do not know the schedule for the summer of 2021.
Because of our extensive open areas, however, we are working on having outside activities (concerts, ice-cream social, etc.) as much as possible and so we can both socialize and socially distance.
We also hope to introduce a new TourOnDemand. A visitor’s email sent to this address would be routed automatically to in-proximity GHS members, one of whom might be free to open the museum on-demand. A passing tourist, for instance, could check in and ask for a personal tour of the center, so that a free docent could open the museum for a passing-by family or be able to arrange a tour at another convenient time.

Short Performances all winter long

Starting 2020 Thanksgiving, the Gilboa Historical Society is presenting short performance each week (click here) by a rotating roster of musicians and story-tellers. The current performance is linked in the top right corner of all site pages, or you can be added to our mail list for reminders of upcoming shows! The participating talent includes Dave Ruch, Phil Banaszak, Reggie Harris, and Nancy Payne rotating performances through the rest of winter months.

Navigating the pages of the Gilboa Historical Society

The narrower column to the right of your computer’s browser (or at the end of your phone or pad’s window) has three scroll-down windows:

  1. Current activities within the society and neighborhood;
  2. Links to our society’s web pages (unlinked pages are shown but under construction)
    • Facebook
    • Information about the Gilboa Historical Society
    • Paleo- and current history of the Gilboa Fossils
    • Local history of the Gilboa valley and village
    • The construction and functioning of the Schoharie Reservoir.
  3. Membership information

We ARE open during daylight hours! SPECIAL TOURS can be set up by calling (607) 652-2665, (607) 588-9413, or (607) 588-6267

MUSEUM IS SEASONALLY OPEN WEEKENDS 12–4:30 pm from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.

GHS Board Meetings
are in the Gilboa Museum on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1:00.

General Membership Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of each month March through December. A short business meeting starts at 6:00; ends at 6:30; and the guest speaker starts at 6:45. Indoors or outside, depending on the weather.

For INDOOR events, please be prepared to wear masks on request and observe distance between strangers.

OUTDOOR events have no Covid-related limitations.

2023 ACTIVITIES

March 2023
02 Family private Tour-on Call

15 At 6 pm, General Membership bus. mtg; refreshments; speaker and topic at 7:pm NYC DEP on new Reservoir Overlook, underground release, and other coming work on the Schoharie Reservoir.

22 Board meeting, 1:00

April 2023
Fundraiser for psychics lecture TBD

04 Franklin School class Tour-on Call

19 At 6 pm, General Membership bus. mtg; refreshments; speaker and topic at 7:pm TBA

26 Board meeting, 1:00

May 2023
04 Family private Tour-on Call and fossil hunt in Schoharie Creek

17 At 6 pm, General Membership bus. mtg; refreshments; speaker and topic at 7:pm TBA

18 G-CCS 5th grade class Tour-on Call

24 Board meeting, 1:00

27 Opening of the regular Gilboa Museum season with a live performance with Reggie Harris

June 2023
10 Gilboafest & Catskill Conquest Rally. Daylong festival, please keep tuned!

21 General Membership meeting, 6 p.m. Shopping Bag Auction, refreshments.

28 Board meeting, 1:00

July 2023
16 19 At 6 pm, Field trip to the C.S. Best House and Medical Museum.

16 Psychic Fair I (Rain Date 7/23)

19 General Membership program: Field trip to Best House, 6 p.m.

22 Artist Clover Archer’s presentation at 1:00 on her genealogical display of the Stryker Family.

26 Board meeting, 1:00

August 2023
16 General Membership meeting, 6 p.m. Ice Cream Social and FisherCats, refreshments by Stewart Shops

23 Board meeting, 1:00

September 2023
10 Psychic Fair II (Rain Date 9/17)

12 Conesville Historical Society private Tour-on Call

20 General Membership meeting, 6 p.m. Canal Street Strings, refreshments

27 Board meeting, 1:00

October 2023
8 End of regular season of open weekends at the Gilboa Museum

11 National Fossil Day

18 At 6 pm, General Membership bus. mtg and election of board members; refreshments; speaker and topic at 7:pm TBA

25 Board meeting, 1:00

November 2023
12 Holiday Fair and Boutique, 11–4:

15 At 6 pm, General Membership bus. mtg; refreshments; speaker and topic at 7:pm TBA

29 Board meeting, 1:00 (5th Wednesday to clear Thanksgiving week)

December 2023
13 At 6 pm, Raffle & Bottle Auction, refreshments (2nd Wednesday to clear pre-Christmas)

27 Board meeting, 1:00 p.m.

Unlinked pages are under construction.√

Gilboa Museum Gift Shop

GHS Facebook page

Gilboa Fossils, a site of the Gilboa Historical Society
A full featured long playing video of the Gilboa Museum by Kristen Wyckoff.

Gilboa Historical Society
GHS Home Page
GHS History
GHS Founders
GHS Support
Our First Decade
Plans for Expansion
 History Center Displays I
History Center Displays II
History Center South Wall
Cultural & Natural History
Our Tri-County Community
GHS in the 2020s
GHS Activities
 GHS Psychic Fair I
GHS Ice Cream Social & FisherCats
GHS Boutique with Psychics
GHS Facilities
Who We Are, our organization
GHS Board of Directors
 GHS By-Laws
GHS Board Minutes
GHS Committees
 GHS Endowment
 Map to the GHS Complex

Our Publications
GHS Quarterlies
Tri-County Historical Views
Podcasts from Historical Views
GHS YouTube Channel

Gilboa geography in 1915
Valley and Village
Gilboa Valley
Gilboa Village
Retail stores
Retail services
Residences and small farms
Iron bridge area west of creek
Iron bridge area east of creek
Church Hill
Gilboa property database (photos and information on properties searchable by individual, family, or neighborhood) under construction.

Schoharie Reservoir, 1904–
Plans leading to Gilboa Reservoir
Why Gilboa?
Construction Infrastructure
Materials
Stream Control
Shandaken Tunnel
Intake House
Scrubbing the Valley
Dam and berm
Maintenance 1927–2000
Board of Water Supply resources

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Our annual membership is based on an anniversary date established when we process your check. A renewal would simply add 12 months to the projected expiration date, while lapsed memberships are seen as new ones without penalty for the lapse.

Member benefits

  • All GHS Newsletters and mailings.
  • Gift shop discounts of 10% on all sales.