- 1. Duets (2016-02-21)
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- 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
- 2. SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 (2020-01-29)
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- SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 Sullivan County Historical Society’s First Sunday Concert will feature Little Sparrow! For nearly ten years, the Americana band Little Sparrow (Aldo Troiani and ...
- Created on 29 January 2020
- 3. Emancipation Proclamation (2020-01-01)
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- 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
- 4. Georgia, the fourth state (2020-01-02)
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- Georgia, the fourth state January 2, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Atlanta, Georgia ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 5. Washington wins the Battle of Princeton (2020-01-03)
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- Washington wins the Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 6. 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
- 7. Utah, the forty-fifth state (2020-01-04)
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- Utah, the forty-fifth state January 4, 1896 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Salt Lake City, Utah ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 8. New Mexico, the forty-seventh state (2020-01-06)
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- New Mexico, the forty-seventh state January 6, 1912 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Santa Fe, New Mexico ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 9. Battle of New Orleans (2020-01-08)
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- Battle of New Orleans January 8, 1815 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com New Orleans, Louisiana ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 10. Connecticut, the fifth state (2020-01-09)
- (Events Calendar/Connecticut, the fifth state)
- Connecticut, the fifth state January 9, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Hartford, Connecticut ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 11. 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
- 12. Florida secedes from the Union (2020-01-10)
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- 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
- 13. Alabama secedes from the Union (2020-01-11)
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- Alabama secedes from the Union On January 11, 1861, Alabama is the fourth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Alabama ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 14. Treaty of Paris Ratified (2020-01-14)
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- 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
- 15. Georgia secedes from the Union (2020-01-19)
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- Georgia secedes from the Union On January 19, 1861, Georgia is the fifth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Georgia ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 16. The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax (2020-01-23)
- (Events Calendar/The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax)
- ... make it difficult for poor blacks to vote. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 17. Michigan, the twenty-sixth state (2020-01-26)
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- Michigan, the twenty-sixth state January 26, 1837 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Lansing, Michigan ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 18. Louisiana secedes from the Union (2020-01-26)
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- Louisiana secedes from the Union On January 26, 1861, Louisiana is the sixth of eleven states to secede from the Union http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Louisiana ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 19. Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch (2020-01-28)
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- Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch January 28, 1986 Seven crew members died on what would have been Challenger's 10th mission into space. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cap ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 20. Kansas, the thirty-fourth state (2020-01-29)
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- Kansas, the thirty-fourth state January 29, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Topeka, Kansas ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 21. First U.S. Satellite Launched (2020-01-31)
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- 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
- 22. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry (2020-02-01)
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- 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
- 23. Texas secedes from the Union (2020-02-01)
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- 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
- 24. Massachusetts, the sixth state (2020-02-06)
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- Massachusetts, the sixth state February 6, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 25. Arizona, the forty-eighth state (2020-02-14)
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- Arizona, the forty-eighth state February 14, 1912 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Phoenix, Arizona ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 26. Oregon, the thirty-third state (2020-02-14)
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- Oregon, the thirty-third state February 14, 1859 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Salem, Oregon ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 27. Jefferson Davis becomes President of the Confederate States (2020-02-18)
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- Jefferson Davis becomes President of the Confederate States February 18, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 28. John Glenn orbits the Earth (2020-02-20)
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- 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
- 29. Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state (2020-03-01)
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- Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state March 1, 1867 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Lincoln, Nebraska ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 30. Ohio, the seventeenth state (2020-03-01)
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- Ohio, the seventeenth state March 1, 1803 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Columbus, Ohio ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 31. Florida, the twenty-seventh state (2020-03-03)
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- Florida, the twenty-seventh state March 3, 1845 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Tallahassee, Florida ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 32. Inauguration Day (until 1933) (2020-03-04)
- (Events Calendar/Inauguration Day (until 1933))
- ... http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Washington, D.C. ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 33. Maine, the twenty-third state (2020-03-15)
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- Maine, the twenty-third state March 15, 1820 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Augusta, Maine ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 34. 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
- 35. Patrick Henry gives his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech (2020-03-23)
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- 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
- 36. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination (2020-04-04)
- (Events Calendar/Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination)
- ... riots in cities nationwide, prompting several cities to impose curfews. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Memphis, Tennessee ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 37. Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing (2020-04-06)
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- Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing April 6 to 7, 1862 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 38. Lee surrenders army to Grant (2020-04-09)
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- Lee surrenders army to Grant April 9, 1865 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Appomattox, Virginia ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 39. Battle of Fort Sumter (2020-04-12)
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- 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)
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- 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. Virginia secedes from the Union (2020-04-17)
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- Virginia secedes from the Union On April 17, 1861, Virginia is the eighth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Virginia ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 42. Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes (2020-04-18)
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- Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes April 18, 1775 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 43. Battles of Lexington and Concord (2020-04-19)
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- Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 The first battles of the Revolutionary War http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 44. Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman (2020-04-26)
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- Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman April 26, 1865 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Durham, North Carolina ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 45. Maryland, the seventh state (2020-04-28)
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- Maryland, the seventh state April 28, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Annapolis, Maryland ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 46. Louisiana, the eighteenth state (2020-04-30)
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- Louisiana, the eighteenth state April 30, 1812 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Baton Rouge, Louisiana ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 47. Battle of Chancellorsville (2020-05-01)
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- Battle of Chancellorsville May 1 to 4, 1863 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Chancellorsville, Virginia ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 48. Vermont, the fourteenth state (2020-05-04)
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- Vermont, the fourteenth state May 4, 1791 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Montpelier, Vermont ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 49. Arkansas secedes from the Union (2020-05-06)
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- 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
- 50. Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe (2020-05-07)
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- Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe May 7, 1945 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Reims, France ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 51. Liberty
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- The History of the The Town Of Liberty By Del VanEtten The Town of Liberty, fittingly named, from the sentiment which is so dear to the American people, was officially formed on March 31, 1807, ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 52. Highland
- (Category)
- ... The bridge was built in 1848 and designed by John A. Roebling, who later designed the Brooklyn Bridge. It is America's oldest wire rope suspension bridge and is listed by the Historic American Engineer ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 53. 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
- 54. Fallsburg
- (Category)
- ... major American railroad company to be abandoned. Like the railroads, the resort industry in Sullivan County was also doomed by progress. With the development of air conditioners and the advancement ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 55. County History
- (Category)
- ... already made it a very special place to a group of Native Americans who revered such features. Some archaeologists believe the Lenape (their name is pronounced len-ahh’-pay and is most often translated ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 56. William "Bill" Burns Memorial
- (News)
- ... n affectionately by his son and our member Matt Burns was 93 years old and was married to the love of his life Pat for 66 years. Bill was a WW II veteran of the Army Air Corps and a member of the Americ ...
- Created on 29 March 2020
- 57. How Woodstock Happened...
- (General History)
- ... nt his time filming on the urban streets, the main battlefield for the cultural skirmishes of the 1960s. He'd filmed Martin Luther King Jr. He'd filmed Bobby Kennedy and George McGovern talking to middl ...
- Created on 04 January 2016
- 58. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit
- (Pictures)
- A pioneer American Polar explorer, Dr. Cook spent two decades in expeditions to both Polar regions and subarctic Alaska between 1891 and 1909. Many authorities acknowledge him as the discoverer of the ...
- Created on 18 December 2015
- 59. Frederick A. Cook
- (Now Showing)
- A pioneer American Polar explorer, Dr. Cook spent two decades in expeditions to both Polar regions and subarctic Alaska between 1891 and 1909. Many authorities acknowledge him as the discoverer of the ...
- Created on 18 December 2015
- 60. Mutton Hill Burying Ground; II
- (Neversink)
- ... all trees do, and I doubt whether an American flag has graced this little spot in more decades than one." ...
- Created on 01 September 2011
- 61. The Kutsher Family
- (History Makers)
- ... degrees from St. Francis University in Pennsylvania. In 1988 Milton and Helen were honored by the Anti Defamation League with its prestigious Americanism Award, Mark and Carla were the League’s honorees ...
- Created on 11 August 2008
- 62. Daniel Skinner
- (History Makers)
- ... side of some main-stream eddies. Logs could then be brought to the mill, sawed into planks and repackaged for rafting. By the end of the American Revolution these lumber rafts were becoming more common ...
- Created on 11 August 2005
- 63. Max Yasgur
- (History Makers)
- ... agree, Max brought the most famous concert event in American history to Sullivan County and thereby dramatically influenced the County’s self-perception and future. The son of ...
- Created on 01 June 2004
- 64. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge
- (History Makers)
- ... 100 Yard Dash: 9.3 seconds Long Jump: 25' 4 ½" Shot Put: 61' (American Decathlon Record) High Jump: 6' 5" 400-meter Run: 47.8 seconds 110-meter High Hurdles: 14.5 seconds Discus: 175' Pole ...
- Created on 11 August 2003
- 65. Jennie Grossinger
- (History Makers)
- ... of her new country. At first her energy was consumed in learning to survive and assimilate American ways, but later in life her imagination and strength of character enabled her to take the raw materials ...
- Created on 11 August 2002
- 66. Francis S. Currey
- (History Makers)
- ... ed a shot which knocked down half of 1 wall. While in this forward position, he observed 5 Americans who had been pinned down for hours by fire from the house and 3 tanks. Realizing that they could not esc ...
- Created on 01 June 2000
- 67. Walter A. Rhulen
- (History Makers)
- ... Frontier has some 1,500 employees: about 650 in Rock Hill and the remainder in various offices across the country. Walter’s ability was widely appreciated. He was a director of the American Insurance Association, ...
- Created on 11 August 1999
- 68. Lawrence H. Cooke
- (History Makers)
- ... the northeast where they received awards. He also raised beagles and a picture of two of his hounds which had won prizes in American Kennel Club championships appeared on the cover of a hunting magazine. ...
- Created on 01 June 1998
- 69. John Raleigh Mott
- (History Makers)
- ... honorary degrees from colleges and universities, was given awards by eight countries and was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946. The National Enyclopedia of American Biography ...
- Created on 11 August 1997
- 70. Judge Robert C. Williams
- (History Makers)
- ... of pungent wit and earnestness has delighted many a dinner and made him a popular speaker throughout the county. He has been honored by the Salvation Army, the American Legion and served one term as Elder ...
- Created on 11 August 1996
- 71. Marjorie Durland Smith
- (History Preserver)
- ... developed and presented training seminars for Sullivan County BOCES teachers on the construction of period clothing. She is proud that she was responsible for bringing the first Afro-American speaker to ...
- Created on 11 August 1994
- 72. Frederick A. Cooke
- (History Makers)
- ... Though controversy continues a half century after his death, the man some termed the “American Dreyfus of the North” now has advocates in science as well as in polar history. ...
- Created on 01 June 1994