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1. Sponsor Listing (SCHS-JASL): (Journal Advertising); Sponsor Listing; Created on 15 August 2016
2. Quarter Page Journal Ad (SCHS-JAQP): (Journal Advertising); Quarter Page Journal Ad; Created on 15 August 2016
3. Half Page Journal Ad (SCHS-JAHP): (Journal Advertising); Half Page Journal Ad; Created on 15 August 2016
4. Full Page Journal Ad (SCHS-JAFP): (Journal Advertising); Full Page Journal Ad; Created on 15 August 2016
5. Additional Hours (SCHSIRR1AH): (Request Research); Add Additional Hours to Extend Research time; Created on 03 January 2016
6. Research Request (SCHSIRR1): (Request Research); Open a request for Research; Created on 31 December 2015
7. SULLIVAN COUNTY (NY): A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY IN IMAGES (1596296461): Written by County Historian John Conway; Created on 21 December 2015
8. Duets (2016-02-21): (Events Calendar/Duets); Duets A special afternoon of acoustic Folk, Americana and Bluegrass music performed by musicians from Sullivan, Orange and Ulster counties. 3 (845) 434-8044; Created on 10 February 2016
9. Celebration of Rose Barr (2016-08-07): (Events Calendar/Celebration of Rose Barr); Celebration of Rose Barr Please RSVP via Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 3 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Created on 28 July 2016
10. Van Manakas (2018-10-07): (Events Calendar/Van Manakas); Van Manakas 3 845 434-8044; Created on 29 September 2018
11. Oxford Depot Bluegrass Band (2019-01-06): (Events Calendar/Oxford Depot Bluegrass Band); Oxford Depot Bluegrass Band 3 (845) 484-8044; Created on 30 December 2018
12. Walking Tour Kenoza Lake Cemetery (2017-06-17): (Events Calendar/Walking Tour Kenoza Lake Cemetery); Walking Tour Kenoza Lake Cemetery 5 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Created on 02 June 2017
13. Christmas Eve (2023-12-24): (Events Calendar/Christmas Eve); Christmas Eve Museum will be closed Today; Created on 21 December 2015
14. Last Day for Tree Decoration (2016-12-02): (Events Calendar/Last Day for Tree Decoration); Last Day for Tree Decoration; Created on 23 October 2016
15. SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020); ... at the Monticello High School, and Bob is a new resident in the County, relocated from ? The concert is free, but we will be asking for donations to help fund our March First Sunday concert, when ...; Created on 29 January 2020
16. Museum Reopening (2021-07-11): (Events Calendar/Museum Reopening); ... Main Street in downtown Hurleyville, the Sullivan County Cultural Center (commonly known as the County’s museum) is home to the Sullivan County Historical Society and houses multiple exhibits, genealogical ...; Created on 11 July 2021
17. Easter Sunday (2015-04-05): (Events Calendar/Easter Sunday); Easter Sunday Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/easter.php to know more about Easter Sunday. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
18. Christmas (2015-12-25): (Events Calendar/Christmas); Christmas Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/christmas.php to know more about Christmas. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
19. Easter Sunday (2016-03-27): (Events Calendar/Easter Sunday); Easter Sunday The Museum will be closed On Easter Sunday.; Created on 27 December 2015
20. Christmas (2023-12-25): (Events Calendar/Christmas); Christmas The Museum will be Closed; Created on 27 December 2015
21. Emancipation Proclamation (2020-01-01): (Events Calendar/Emancipation Proclamation); Emancipation Proclamation On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Washington, D.C. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
22. Washington wins the Battle of Princeton (2020-01-03): (Events Calendar/Washington wins the Battle of Princeton); Washington wins the Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com; Created on 27 December 2015
23. Alaska, the forty-ninth state (2020-01-03): (Events Calendar/Alaska, the forty-ninth state); Alaska, the forty-ninth state January 3, 1959 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Juneau, Alaska; Created on 27 December 2015
24. Mississippi secedes from the Union (2020-01-09): (Events Calendar/Mississippi secedes from the Union); Mississippi secedes from the Union On January 9, 1861, Mississippi was the second of eleven states to secede from the Union http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Mississippi; Created on 27 December 2015
25. Florida secedes from the Union (2020-01-10): (Events Calendar/Florida secedes from the Union); Florida secedes from the Union On January 10, 1861, Florida was the third of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
26. Treaty of Paris Ratified (2020-01-14): (Events Calendar/Treaty of Paris Ratified); Treaty of Paris Ratified The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
27. Kansas, the thirty-fourth state (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/Kansas, the thirty-fourth state); Kansas, the thirty-fourth state January 29, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Topeka, Kansas; Created on 27 December 2015
28. First U.S. Satellite Launched (2020-01-31): (Events Calendar/First U.S. Satellite Launched); First U.S. Satellite Launched Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, was launched into orbit on January 31, 1958. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
29. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry (2020-02-01): (Events Calendar/Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry); Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry February 1, 2003 All seven crewmen perished after Columbia disintegrates during re-entry over Texas. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Texas; Created on 27 December 2015
30. Texas secedes from the Union (2020-02-01): (Events Calendar/Texas secedes from the Union); Texas secedes from the Union On February 1, 1861, Texas is the seventh of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Texas; Created on 27 December 2015
31. Massachusetts, the sixth state (2020-02-06): (Events Calendar/Massachusetts, the sixth state); Massachusetts, the sixth state February 6, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts; Created on 27 December 2015
32. John Glenn orbits the Earth (2020-02-20): (Events Calendar/John Glenn orbits the Earth); John Glenn orbits the Earth On February 20, 1962, John Glenn becomes the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida ...; Created on 27 December 2015
33. Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state (2020-03-01): (Events Calendar/Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state); Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state March 1, 1867 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Lincoln, Nebraska; Created on 27 December 2015
34. Florida, the twenty-seventh state (2020-03-03): (Events Calendar/Florida, the twenty-seventh state); Florida, the twenty-seventh state March 3, 1845 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Tallahassee, Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
35. Inauguration Day (until 1933) (2020-03-04): (Events Calendar/Inauguration Day (until 1933)); Inauguration Day (until 1933) The day when the new President of the United States is sworn in. Originally held on March 4, Inauguration Day was changed to January 20 by the Twentieth Amendment in 1933. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
36. Evacuation Day (2020-03-17): (Events Calendar/Evacuation Day); Evacuation Day March 17, 1776 Evacuation day is the day the British ended their 11 month seige of Boston. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts; Created on 27 December 2015
37. Patrick Henry gives his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech (2020-03-23): (Events Calendar/Patrick Henry gives his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech); Patrick Henry gives his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech March 23, 1775 Speech was given at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Richmond, Virginia; Created on 27 December 2015
38. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination (2020-04-04) ...: (Events Calendar/Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination); Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing outside his hotel room on the second floor balcony. He was 39 years old. His assassination sparked ...; Created on 27 December 2015
39. Battle of Fort Sumter (2020-04-12): (Events Calendar/Battle of Fort Sumter); Battle of Fort Sumter The Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 was the first battle of the Civil War. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Charleston, South Carolina; Created on 27 December 2015
40. Abraham Lincoln shot at Ford's Theatre (2020-04-14): (Events Calendar/Abraham Lincoln shot at Ford's Theatre); Abraham Lincoln shot at Ford's Theatre Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 and died the following day. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Washington, D.C.; Created on 27 December 2015
41. Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes (2020-04-18): (Events Calendar/Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes); Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes April 18, 1775 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts; Created on 27 December 2015
42. Arkansas secedes from the Union (2020-05-06): (Events Calendar/Arkansas secedes from the Union); Arkansas secedes from the Union On May 6, 1861, Arkansas is the ninth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Arkansas; Created on 27 December 2015
43. Jefferson Davis is captured (2020-05-10): (Events Calendar/Jefferson Davis is captured); Jefferson Davis is captured Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, was captured when the Union Army caught up to him on May 10, 1865, in Irwinville, Georgia. He would spend 2 years in prison ...; Created on 27 December 2015
44. Brown vs. Board of Education (2020-05-17): (Events Calendar/Brown vs. Board of Education); Brown vs. Board of Education May 17, 1954 The Supreme Court rules the segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, and orders segregation to be phased out. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
45. Tennessee, the sixteenth state (2020-06-01): (Events Calendar/Tennessee, the sixteenth state); Tennessee, the sixteenth state June 1, 1796 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Nashville, Tennessee; Created on 27 December 2015
46. Invasion of Normandy (2020-06-06): (Events Calendar/Invasion of Normandy); Invasion of Normandy June 6, 1944 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Normandy, France; Created on 27 December 2015
47. End of Segregation at University of Alabama (2020-06-11): (Events Calendar/End of Segregation at University of Alabama); End of Segregation at University of Alabama June 11, 1963 Despite the efforts by Governor George Wallace to stand in the doorway at Fostor Auditorium, Wallace steps aside to federal marshals and the Alabama ...; Created on 27 December 2015
48. National Flag Day (2020-06-14): (Events Calendar/National Flag Day); National Flag Day On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the U.S. flag. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially declared June 14 as National Flag Day. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
49. George Washington named Commander in Chief (2020-06-15): (Events Calendar/George Washington named Commander in Chief); George Washington named Commander in Chief June 15, 1775 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com; Created on 27 December 2015
50. Arkansas, the twenty-fifth state (2020-06-15): (Events Calendar/Arkansas, the twenty-fifth state); Arkansas, the twenty-fifth state June 15, 1836 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Little Rock, Arkansas; Created on 27 December 2015
51. The Battle of Bunker Hill (2020-06-17): (Events Calendar/The Battle of Bunker Hill); The Battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts; Created on 27 December 2015
52. Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi (2020-06-21): (Events Calendar/Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi); Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi June 21, 1964 Three civil-rights workers, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, were working to register black voters in Mississippi, ...; Created on 27 December 2015
53. James Garfield shot (2020-07-02): (Events Calendar/James Garfield shot); James Garfield shot President James Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881, just 4 months after taking office. He died on September 19, 1881 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com; Created on 27 December 2015
54. President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act (2020-07-02): (Events Calendar/President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act); President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act Signed by President Johnson on July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
55. Declaration of Independence adopted (2020-07-04): (Events Calendar/Declaration of Independence adopted); Declaration of Independence adopted The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Created on 27 December 2015
56. First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (2020-07-21): (Events Calendar/First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas); First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas July 21, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Manassas, Virginia; Created on 27 December 2015
57. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan (2020-08-06): (Events Calendar/Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan); Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945 140,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Hiroshima. Approximately 70,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by ...; Created on 27 December 2015
58. Video: (Category); Make sure to give a decent sized description for what the Video is about here.Be sure to replace the Picture with your Preview Picture and set the folowing Dimensions 1st Box to 250 Proportionate checked. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
59. Tusten: (Category); The town was previously part of the Towns of Mamakating and Lumberland in 1853. Benjamin Homans was the first settler, setting himself up by Narrowsburg. The Ten Mile River Baptist Church and Tusten Stone ...; Created on 30 November -0001
60. Treasures From Our Attic: (Category); Created on 30 November -0001
61. Thompson: (Category); ... native of Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was a miller who arrived in the area in 1794. Thompson bought land and built a settlement near what was then known as Albion. Thompson, who later became a judge, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
62. Rockland: (Category); ... mine still remains a mystery to this day. Tunis acted as a guide for the Marquis de Lafayette on a hunting trip into the Beaverkill valley. Lafayette presented him with a gun for his services. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
63. Research Department: (Category); ... for up to two hours for $40.00 and will report our findings to you in as concise a form as possible. Please be aware that a search of our files and records may reveal nothing of value to ...; Created on 30 November -0001
64. Past Exhibits: (Category); Previous Exhibits; Created on 30 November -0001
65. Neversink: (Category); ... reservoirs took their homesteads, their businesses, their farms, their cemeteries; their cherished swimming holes. Like all pioneers, folks picked up and moved on. Carl Carlsen remembers as a young boy ...; Created on 30 November -0001
66. Mamakating: (Category); ... According to historical records Johanis Hardenburgh, a resident of Kingston, N.Y., purchased a large tract of land known as the Hardenburgh patent. This land and another patent known as the Minisink patent ...; Created on 30 November -0001
67. Lumberland: (Category); A BIT OF LUMBERLAND HISTORY By an act of the State Legislature, Lumberland came into existence as a township on March 16, 1798, taking in an area that was bounded in the east by the Mongaup River and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
68. Liberty: (Category); ... then known as the Blue Mountain Country, they settled to the north west of the present Village of Liberty near to Revonah Lake, formerly known as the Broadhead Pond. Our early settlers came from Connecticut ...; Created on 30 November -0001
69. Letters to the Editor: (Category); ... the letters were critical either about the concert, the crowd, local law enforcement, politicians, or anything else that was felt to be associated with the festival. The new Woodstock exhibit will have ...; Created on 30 November -0001
70. History Preserver: (Category); The History Preserver Award is given to a person who has done significant work in preserving and interpreting Sullivan County history.; Created on 30 November -0001
71. History Makers: (Category); The History Maker Award is given to a person who has had a significant and positive influence on the life of Sullivan County or, more broadly, on the life of the nation or the world.; Created on 30 November -0001
72. Highland: (Category); The Information in the listed Highland Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747; Created on 30 November -0001
73. Highland: (Category); ... a monument stands on the wooded hill above the Delaware as s tribute to those brave soldiers who lost their lives. Interestingly, it was not until 43 years after the battle that the remains of those slai ...; Created on 30 November -0001
74. General History: (Category); ... r Journal. We happily accept submissions from our users as well.! Call us to find out how you can contribute! ...; Created on 30 November -0001
75. Genealogy Department: (Category); ... for up to two hours for $40.00 and will report our findings to you in as concise a form as possible. Please be aware that a search of our files and records may reveal nothing of value to ...; Created on 30 November -0001
76. Fremont: (Category); ... before there was any extensive settlement in the town. There existed a trading post at Equinunk as early as 1750 and rafts of timber starting as far up stream as Rockland came past its shores before ...; Created on 30 November -0001
77. Forestburgh: (Category); ... d came from a distinguished patriotic and political family. He served from 1837-40 and was twice a member of the Assembly from Sullivan County. After the American Revolution, tanneries, quarries, fishin ...; Created on 30 November -0001
78. Fallsburg: (Category); ... in the Neversink River. One month later, on April 4, the first town meeting was held in the schoolhouse where the hamlet of Fallsburg is today. The settlement was then known as Neversink Falls. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
79. Departments: (Category); ... requested information asked in those forms to help us to quickly meet your request. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
80. Delaware: (Category); ... Jersey, to settle at the confluence of Callicoon Creek and the Delaware River. Acting as Griswold's land agent, he built a house near what is now Upper Delaware Campgrounds. When Ross came to what cam ...; Created on 30 November -0001
81. Curious Bits: (Category); Curious Bits in Sullivan County History News from Century Old Archival Newspapers Amongst the Sullivan County Historical Society's archival collection are historical local newspapers, both original ...; Created on 30 November -0001
82. County History: (Category); ... was abuzz with industry. Timber was abundant and in great demand. As early as 1764, a man named Daniel Skinner conceived the idea of floating the tall, sturdy pine trees that grew along the banks of the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
83. Cochecton: (Category); ... the Delaware River in either 1638 or 1639 where the hamlet of Cochecton presently exists. Cochecton’s fertile flats (“Cushetunk” as it was called by the Indians meaning “low lands”) were abounding in ...; Created on 30 November -0001
84. Cemeteries: (Category); ... listings on. We may however make exceptions if the documentation of the submission is complete and verified. As an example, several Cemetery listings obtained from Joan Sholl Francis had been posted and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
85. Callicoon: (Category); The Information in the listed Callicoon Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747; Created on 30 November -0001
86. Callicoon: (Category); ... Farm to the former Leo Hemmer and John Royce farms. Eventually, as others moved into the area, a church was built near the present curve in the road beyond John Bargfrede’s farm going toward Youngsville. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
87. Bethel: (Category); ... came to town. He started a community that he called “Mountain Lakes". It was not long before it became known as Smallwood. Mr. Smallwood employed about 100 men during the time of the depression. This was ...; Created on 30 November -0001
88. Awards: (Category); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AND HISTORY PRESERVER AWARDS The individual biographies are original script from the Award Ceremony Programs, which were distributed at the time the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
89. 1938 Hurricane: (Category); News from the 1938 Hurricane As the tropical storm named Ilene made landform east of New York City, the local media made many comparisons with this recent storm to the hurricane that struck the southern ...; Created on 30 November -0001
90. Please donate to help us preserve the Republican Watchman!: (Announcements); ... was donated by Susan Schock and her family who were the long time publishers of the Republican Watchman. Many of the newspapers have been bound in books and many are loose. The SCHS is asking for your ...; Created on 14 September 2016
91. Gas Station Slot Machine: (Liberty); September 3, 1931; Livingston Manor Times "After visiting more than a dozen hotels in their search for slot machines without results, Constable Howard Denton and Deputy Sheriff Ben Gerow decided to return ...; Created on 07 October 2011
92. Casino Burns: (Liberty); October 19, 1911; Sullivan County Review "Clark's Pavillion at Lake Ophelia, near Liberty, burned to the ground early this morning. When help arrived it was too late, as the whole front of the buildi ...; Created on 07 October 2011
93. Rock Hill Association Cemetery ...: (Thompson); REF: by CMO; Created on 03 June 2010
94. Masten Lake Burial Grounds: (Thompson); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
95. Brasington Property Cemetery: (Thompson); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
96. Old Fulton or Fraser Cemetery: (Liberty); LOCATION: Ferndale REF: 1929 by GAB; Created on 03 June 2010
97. Basket Cemetery: (Fremont); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
98. St. Thomas Aquinas Church Cemetery: (Forestburg); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
99. Fallsburg Hebrew Asso & Congregation Anshe Centerville ...: (Fallsburg); AKA: Glen Wild Cemetery; Created on 03 June 2010
100. Presbyterian Church of Damascus Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton NY, by bridge to PA. AKA: Baptist Church of Cochecton Cemetery FAMILY: Information on burials at this cemetery is not available at this time. REF:; Created on 03 June 2010

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