Constructing Catskill Reservoirs - DCHA Exhibit Opening, Wine & Cheese Reception Sept. 12

Pepacton Reservoir, circa 1954. Walt Dette photo

DELHI — Visit the Delaware County Historical Association on Friday afternoon, September 12 when we unveil a new exhibit: With That Shadow Over Them: Constructing Catskill Reservoirs, Remembering Home Friday, September 12 at 4pm. The exhibit is on loan from the Yager Museum at Hartwick College.

Through photographs, oral history and memorabilia, this exhibit tells the story of how the Pepacton and Cannonsville Reservoirs were built during the mid-twentieth century and how the dislocation they wrought has been remembered. Drawing heavily on materials from DCHA’s own collections, the exhibit highlights moments captured by well-known local figures such as photographers Bob Wyer and noted fly-tier and photographer Walter Dette. Audio displays include excerpts of newly digitized interviews with Dette conducted in 1985, in which he recalls working on tunnel and dam construction. The exhibit invites visitors to learn about Hartwick College's connection as a repository for the original transcripts from the eminent domain hearings that document experiences and memories of more than 1,400 claimants.

Constructing Catskill Reservoirs will remain on display at DCHA through December 31, 2025. For our fall/winter hours visit: www.dcha-ny.org

Admission to the opening reception and to the exhibit is free.

For more information call DCHA at (607) 746-3849, e-mail dchadelhi@gmail.com or on the web at: www.dcha-ny.org .

DCHA is located 2.5 miles north of the village of Delhi on State Hwy. 10.