Join us at the Rail Trail Cafe for a presentation about the D& H canal with Bill Merchant. 

Bill Merchant is the Deputy Director for Collections, Historian and Curator (as well as past president) of the D&H Canal Historical Society, president of the D&H Transportation Heritage Council, vice president of the Ulster County Historical Society, and chair of collections at the Century House Historical Society. He has presented on the subject of the D&H Canal extensively at the Canal Museum as well as many other local cultural institutions. His presentations feature many wonderful period photographs of the Canal from the Society’s extensive collections. He is currently working on a book on the subject. Bill is also a double bass luthier, with shops in High Falls and Manhattan. In his career as a luthier he has worked for many national and international bassists, covering the full spectrum of musical styles, as well as many orchestras and museums.

This program is begin held at the Rail Trail Cafe at Stone Mountain Farm in New Paltz. 310 River Road Ext.
New Paltz, NY. Click here for Directions!