History – Town of Ghent, NY

Celebrate a Local Legend Turning 100!

April 16, 2026

Stephen A. Gitto, Sr Celebration 🎺 Chatham’s own music man and WWII U.S. Navy veteran, Stephen A. Gitto, Sr., is turning 100—and you’re invited to celebrate! 📍 Location: Ghent VFW📅 Date: Saturday, April 18🕐 Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m. Join us for an open house in honor of a remarkable life filled with music and service. No

Ghent Town Historian Presents: Golden Age of Town Life: Ghent, NY 1900-1925, to benefit the Ghent Playhouse, Nov 1st and 2nd

October 15, 2025

Ghent Town Historian Gregg Berninger will bring to life the “Golden Age of Town Life: Ghent, NY 1900-1925”. In this one-hour illustrated talk, he will bring the audience to a time when people worked together, sang together, gossiped together, and knew one another far better than we do today.

Mastodons, Mohicans, and More!

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

An Illustrated Talk by Ghent Town Historian Gregg Berninger to be held at the Ghent Playhouse: Saturday, November 4, 4:00-5:00pm and again on Sunday, November 5, 2:00-3:00pm. Tickets are $10, available at the door or you can buy tickets online.

Ghent Town Hall Under Restoration

August 21, 2023July 31, 2023

A restoration project which began in the Spring of 2023 has been underway to renovate both entrances and repoint the bricks and mortar. It is anticipated that the full project will be complete by March of 2024.