Recreation
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
5 ½ Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-2281 • Fax: 607-746-3571
E-mail: info@delawarecounty.org
Web: www.delawarecounty.org
Provides publications covering history and recreation. Provides referrals to member organizations and relocation guides.
Delaware County Historical Society
46549 St Hwy 10, Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-3849 • Fax: 607-746-7326
E-mail: dcha@delhi.net
Web: www.dcha-ny.org
The Delaware County Historical Association was founded in 1945 to preserve and present the rich history of Delaware County. In the early 1960s, the Association purchased property, originally settled by Gideon Frisbee. Today, DCHA has over 600 members and presents the history and folk life of this county through the site’s historic buildings, exhibits, programs and publications. DCHA is home to 7 historic buildings including the 1797 Frisbee House and barn, blacksmith shop, nineteenth-century gun shop, school house, turnpike tollgate house, Christian Church at Fitch’s Bridge a well as two exhibit galleries, research library and archives, gift/book shop, nature trail and much more. DCHA’s Church and spacious exhibit space are both available to rent for private functions.
Delaware Area Retirees
CSEA Local 813
2 Court Street, Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-3404 • Fax: 607-746-8404
E-mail: info@csea813.org
Web: www.csea813.org
Meets four times a year (including two functions).
Delaware County Office for the Aging
6 Court St., Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-6333 • Fax: 607-746-6227
E-mail: ofa@co.delaware.ny.us
Web: www.co.delaware.ny.us/departments/ofa/ofa.htm
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
(closed for lunch 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.)
Promotes wellness and social activities of seniors through recreational and educational programs located primarily at neighborhood-based senior dining centers throughout the county. Programs include fitness and exercise classes and more.
Delaware County Senior Council
6 Court St., Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-6433 • Fax: 607-746-6227
Meets 2nd Monday of each month at above address or at 35430 St Hwy 10, Hamden, NY. Serves as a clearing house for information pertinent to senior citizens in Delaware County. They advocate and raise funds to support services that improve the quality of life for older Americans in Delaware County.
Hanford Mills Museum
PO Box 99, East Meredith, NY 13757
607-278-5744 • Fax: 607-278-6299
E-mail: hanford1@hanfordmills.org
Web: www.hanfordmills.org
The Museum has over 70 acres, and 16 historic buildings. There is a working water powered sawmill, gristmill, and woodworking shop, a 15 minute orientation video and many different exhibits including the John Hanford Farmstead complex and nature trails. They also offer educational programs and workshops.
John Burroughs Homestead & Memorial
PO Box 492, Roxbury, NY 12474
607-326-3722
E-mail: peg@catskill.net
Known as Woodchuck Lodge, it is a registered National Historic Landmark that was the summer home of John Burroughs, America’s most prominent and adored naturalist-essayist in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries. Woodchuck Lodge Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the historic Lodge and to promoting the ideas and legacy of John Burroughs through events and activities that encourage people to live, work and prosper in harmony with nature.
Sidney Historical Museum
21 Liberty Street - 2nd Fl Rm 218, Sidney, NY 13838
607-563-1617 • Contact: Larry
Web: www.sidneyonline.com/sha.htm
Hours: Tues. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.,
Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Information dated back from 1882 to present time on
Microfilm. There is a genealogy section, old yearbooks,
maps and posters, history books, vintage photos, arrowhead
artifacts, military uniforms and other items on display.
Group tours are available.
Special Olympics
8 Moss Street, New Berlin, NY 13411
607-847-6397 • Area Coordinator: Robert Baker
Web: www.nyso.org
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including mental retardation giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of skills and friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community. Through their participation in Special Olympics New York athletes gain confidence and build a positive self-image,
which carries into the classroom, the home, the workplace and the community.
SUNY Delhi
Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-4546 • Web: www.delhi.edu
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Offers online education courses on topics such as writing, painting, gardening, language, and much more.
West Kortright Centre, Inc.
49 West Kortright Church Road
East Meredith, NY 13757
607-278-5454 • Fax: 607-278-5454
E-mail: Martha@westkc.org
Web: www.westkc.org
This Greek Revival Church was built in 1850 and served
the community until 1971. In 1971 the church closed its doors and in 1975 it became the West Kortright Centre, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to excellence in arts
programming and presentation. From Bach to Bluegrass, fiction to fashion, Roches to Rockabilly, the West Kortright Centre sponsors performances, workshops, gallery exhibits, and community gatherings in a historic country church in the rural valley of Delaware County.
Senior Clubs
(Contact Office for the Aging for current contact
information, 607-746-6333)Andes Senior Club
Andes Methodist Church
328 Lower Main Street,
Andes, NY 13731
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Bovina Senior Club
Bovina Presbyterian Church
Bovina Center, NY 13740
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Charlotte Valley Senior Club-Davenport
Davenport Presbyterian Church
Main Street, Davenport, NY 13750
Meets 1st Tuesday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Colchester Senior Club
Downsville Fire Hall
Main Street,
Downsville, NY 13755
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Delhi Social Club
Delhi Senior Community
7 Main St.,
Delhi, NY 13753
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month at 12:30 p.m.
Fleischmanns' Senior Club
527 Main Street, Fleischmanns, NY 12430
Meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 11:45 a.m.
Franklin/Treadwell Senior Club
Franklin Methodist Church
99 Main Street, Franklin, NY 13775
Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Grand Gorge Senior Social Club
Grand Gorge Senior Dining Center
Grand Gorge Civic Center,
Grand Gorge, NY 12434
Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
Hamden Senior Club
Hamden Town Hall
Rte 10,
Hamden, NY 13782
Meets 4th Wednesday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Hancock Senior Club
Hancock Legion Hall,
Hancock, NY 13783
Meets the 4th Friday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Meredith Senior Club
Meridale Community Church
PO Box 51, Meridale, NY 13806
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Roxbury Senior Club
Roxbury Fire Hall
Main Street,
Roxbury, NY 12474
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 12:00 p.m.
Stamford/Harpersfield Senior Club
Hobart Community Hall
River Street,
Hobart, NY 13788
Meets every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
Walton Senior Club
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
15 Benton Avenue,
Walton, NY 13856
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 12:30 p.m.
Senior Community Centers
Senior Centers promote
wellness and social activity for seniors through programs such as:
exercise classes, crafts, games, dancing, computer education, tax and
benefits counseling, dinner events, and lunches. Area Senior Centers may
be sponsored by local government, Catholic Charities Association or
other agencies
Deposit Senior Community Center
Broome County Office for the Aging
14 Monument Street, Deposit, NY 13750
607-467-3953
Hours: Tues., Thurs., 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sponsored by BCOFA Hot Meal Program: 12:30 p.m.
reservation required (see Senior Community Centers
section for description).
Neighborhood Senior Center at North Sanford
859 N. Sanford Road, Deposit, NY 13754
607-467-3173
An independent senior community center not affiliated with any government or religious organization. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. Guest speaker or entertainment is included. Lunch is served for a $3 fee.
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