GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The Time and the Valleys Museum has received a $2,000 Make a Difference Fund grant from the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan. At the foundation’s annual reception, Richard Coombe, president of the Time and the Valleys Museum and his wife, Phyllis Coombe, chairperson of the museum’s program committee, received a check from foundation president and CEO Elizabeth Rowley. 

The grant will be used to fund the cost of field trips for schools in Sullivan County to one of the museum’s two educational programs. In “Tunnels, Toil and Trouble: Upstate Water and NYC,” students explore the interactive exhibition on New York City’s Water supply system, see water contaminants, make water dirty and then clean it again, understand the importance of watersheds and experience the losses of those who had their lands taken to build the water system. In “Water Through History,” students identify fossils, discover the importance of waterwheels for early industries, handle native artifacts and learn about the importance of clean water through history.

The cost of each program is $3 per student, with teachers and chaperones admitted free. The grant will enable 666 students from around Sullivan County to visit the museum for free. For more information visit

www.timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.