Middletown Thrall Library is 125!

Share your story with us! We are looking for your memories of Middletown Thrall Library. Send your stories and pictures to us at mid.reference@rcls.org with the subject "125th Memories" or drop-off at the Reference Desk. Responses will be displayed as part of our 125th anniversary celebration.

*If you do not want your story or images to be shared publicly, either electronically or as part of a physical display, please note DO NOT SHARE in your communication.

250th Anniversary of the American Revolution

• Orange County Historian Revolutionary Roots - watch a video created by the office of the Historian, download the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Field Guide, and look for local events around the county!
• Commemorate America's 250 in New York State - events and activities across New York State
• New York State 250th Commemoration Commission - from the New York State Museum
• USA @ 250 and New York: Discovering Local Stories - Organizing for Discovery - compiled by Sue Gardner. A guide to finding primary source documents that reveal local true stories about the experience and events of the Revolutionary War era in New York State communities.

NEW! Middletown Thrall Library Local History Libguide

Local History Room

• For local history reference assistance please call ahead or e-mail to schedule an appointment. Appointments are strongly recommended. If you visit without an appointment, we may not be able to accommodate your request at that time. Please call 845-341-5483 to schedule.
• Collections include books on Orange County and neighboring counties, city directories, genealogies, railroads, canals, the Catskills, church records, cemetery records, folklore, and more.
• Serials include the Middletown and New Jersey Railway Historical Society Newsletter, O & W Railway Historical Society Observer, Orange County Genealogical Society Quarterly, Orange County Historical Society Journal, Middletown Historical Society publications, and more.
• Special Collections include the records of Elizabeth Stivers Mills (includes historical and genealogical information about many Orange County people, places and events), Orange County Landfill studies, Stewart Airport, and more.
• Some local history books are kept at our Reference Department.