Exhibiting the Pride of Esopus

To Preserve, Interpret and Disseminate
the History of The Town of Esopus

The Klyne Esopus Museum, located in Ulster Park, New York, is housed in a former Dutch country church built in 1827. The museum offers a variety of exhibits about the culture, commerce and history of The Town of Esopus.

The 2006 Annual Exhibit


The Port Ewen Fire Department's Original
1928 Sanford

Joe Sills (c), long time member of the St. Remy Fire Department and former Town Supervisor, examines firefighting artifacts with Museum member Rosane Balistreri (l) and Trustee Vivian Wadlin .

Joe and friend Clark Mains, former chief of the Port Ewen Fire Department, used their considerable charm and powers of persuasion to gather photos and artifacts for the Museum's 2006 exhibit, First Responders of Esopus. All five fire companies in the Town of Esopus and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps have loaned items to the exhibit which opened May 21st.