GRAHAMSVILLE – Ice Age Origins of the Hudson River School of Art by Robert and Johanna Titus will be held on Sunday, April 27 at 2pm. at the Time and the Valleys Museum on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville and virtually through Zoom.

Retired professor of geology Robert Titus and his wife Johanna will speak on their latest book, Hudson River Schools of Art and their Ice Age Origins.  During the 19th century there was something of a cultural Renaissance in the Hudson Valley region. This, they argue, would never have happened if the Hudson Valley and Catskills had not been so heavily glaciated. The presentation shows how the glaciers created the landscapes that so inspired the great artists of that time.

This program is FREE for Museum Members and $5 for non-members. In person admission includes light refreshments and Museum admission.  To join virtually, please register by email at info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org and put Ice Age Origins in the subject line, or call 845-985-7700. A link will be sent to you closer to the program date.  Non-members are asked to please first make a donation on the Museum’s website:  www.timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.

About the speakers:  Robert and Johanna Titus are, respectively, retired professors of Geology and Biology. They are best known in the Catskills as popular science writers. Over the years they have written for several regional magazines, including Kaatskill Life and Tri-County Historical Reviews. They currently write for local newspapers as well: the Mountain Eagle and the Columbia Paper. They are the authors of five books on Catskills and Hudson Valley geology. The Titus’s are frequently invited to present PowerPoint lectures on their research and have been seen on television and heard on radio. They have a facebook page (“The Catskill Geologist”), a blog site (“thecatskillgeologist.com”) and can be contacted at randjtitus@prodigy.net. 

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 $10, children under 16 $5, 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 20th 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.