Goin' to Town...A Celebration of the Woodstock Village
2023-08-05 - 2023-09-17 | Historical Society of Woodstock, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
The Historical Society of Woodstock announces the opening of a new exhibition
Goin’ to Town… a Celebration of the Woodstock Village
Saturdays & Sundays, August 5 through September 17, 1–5 p.m.
Opening reception
Saturday, August 5, 3–5 p.m.
20 Comeau Drive Woodstock, N.Y.
Admission: Free
The Historical Society of Woodstock announces the opening of a new exhibition Goin’ to Town…a Celebration of the Woodstock Village on Saturday August 5, 2023, at 20 Comeau Drive Woodstock, N.Y. with an opening reception on August 5 at 3 pm. The exhibition includes images and reminiscences of Woodstock’s Town Center from the 1800s to present times. The exhibition will run through September 17, and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission is free.
“I’m goin’ to town.” For generations Woodstockers from all over the township have said these words as they set off by foot, horseback, wagon, bike, or car…to the Woodstock Village…for supplies, for work, for entertainment, to worship, to watch a parade, to protest, to trick or treat, to wait for Santa. Woodstock’s original Town Center was located at the intersection of what is now Route 212 and Mink Hollow Rd. in Lake Hill. By 1805 this hub of activity had relocated itself to its present site. At that time “town” was made up of a store, a church, several taverns, and small farms. This exhibition will celebrate the Town Center, so vibrant and well-loved.

Arriving at Rose’s Store on Tinker Street – circa, 1900. (Historical Society of Woodstock Archives/Town Center Collection)

On Mill Hill Road – circa, 1970. (Historical Society of Woodstock Archives/Town Center Collection)

Also open to visitors is the new permanent exhibit Remembering Woodstock and the newly renovated The Tool Shed.
The Historical Society of Woodstock is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 and admission is free.
