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1. Additional Hours (SCHSIRR1AH): (Request Research); Add Additional Hours to Extend Research time ...; Created on 03 January 2016
2. Research Request (SCHSIRR1) ...: (Request Research); Open a request for Research ...; Created on 31 December 2015
3. Heritage Club 100 (SCHSHC100): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
4. Heritage Club 50 (SCHSHC50): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
5. Family Membership (SCHSFM1): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
6. Individual Membership (SCHSIM1): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 20 December 2015
7. 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
8. Museum Reopening (2021-07-11): (Events Calendar/Museum Reopening); ... archives and hundreds of items related to local history, including the Woodstock festival, the Borscht Belt resorts, North Pole explorer and native Frederick A. Cook, and more. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ...; Created on 11 July 2021
9. 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
10. Ohio, the seventeenth state (2020-03-01): (Events Calendar/Ohio, the seventeenth state); Ohio, the seventeenth state March 1, 1803 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Columbus, Ohio ...; Created on 27 December 2015
11. 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
12. 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
13. Maine, the twenty-third state (2020-03-15): (Events Calendar/Maine, the twenty-third state); Maine, the twenty-third state March 15, 1820 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Augusta, Maine ...; Created on 27 December 2015
14. 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
15. 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
16. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (2020-08-28) ...: (Events Calendar/March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ); March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom On August 28, 1963, this political rally took place in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of th ...; Created on 27 December 2015
17. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream Speech" (2020-08-28): (Events Calendar/Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream Speech"); Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream Speech" August 28, 1963 King delivers his famous speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
18. Birth of the U.S. Navy (2020-10-13): (Events Calendar/Birth of the U.S. Navy); Birth of the U.S. Navy On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to search for munitions ships supplying the British ...; Created on 27 December 2015
19. Tusten: (Category); ... Arch Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...; Created on 30 November -0001
20. Research Department ...: (Category); Sullivan County Historical Society Research Department Department Head: Fred Fries Email Address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: (845) 434 - 8044 Our organization is a small, all volunteer organization ...; Created on 30 November -0001
21. Railroads: (Category); History of the Railroads in Sullivan County Reports and News clippings from the Museum Archives. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
22. Mamakating: (Category); The History of the Town of Mamakating The town of Mamakating was organized on March 7th, 1788 and was the first township of Sullivan County. The first county seat was Bloomingburgh; incorporated in 1833. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
23. 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
24. Liberty: (Category); 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
25. Genealogy Department: (Category); ... that has a limited amount of resources and funds. Consequently, we are not in a position to answer detailed genealogical requests free. If you like, we will review the materials in our archives ...; Created on 30 November -0001
26. Forestburgh: (Category); ... in 1700's when it was a pioneer schoolhouse. Title search indicated Abe Cuddeback as owner, before the town was even established. It is now relocated at the Town Hall site. A marker plaque dedicate ...; Created on 30 November -0001
27. Fallsburg: (Category); ... to the evolution in the town after the trains began running through its territory. This is part one of this story, the early settlement of the town. On March 9, 1826, the New York State ...; Created on 30 November -0001
28. Delaware: (Category); ... in London about 1750. The buyer was a New York distiller name Joseph Griswold, who had traveled to England in search of a second wife. In 1755 or 1756, Griswold hired Joseph Ross of Bound Brook, New ...; Created on 30 November -0001
29. 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 origina ...; Created on 30 November -0001
30. County History: (Category); ... from Ulster County on March 27, 1809, it was a heavily forested, rocky and rugged region largely inaccessible to the rest of the world. But the natural beauty of its many lakes and streams and rivers had ...; Created on 30 November -0001
31. Cochecton: (Category); ... the Town of Cochecton was established. The Town of Delaware separated from the Town of Cochecton in 1869. The first town meeting was held in March 1829 and reportedly was held at an inn/tavern at Taylor’s ...; Created on 30 November -0001
32. Civil War: (Category); Sullivan County during the Civil War Articles and News clippings that appeared in local Newspapers during the Civil War. These newspapers and Microfilm Archives are available at the Sullivan County ...; Created on 30 November -0001
33. Cemeteries: (Category); ... use the search feature. The following data is listed where possible: LOCATION: Location or proximity of the cemetery FAMILY: surnames of the families known to be buried there AKA: (Also known ...; Created on 30 November -0001
34. Recent Searches ...: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that the SCHS Genealogy Department does searches for people looking for information about their family? Recently I have requests from individuals looking for information about the Kolansky-Hodes ...; Created on 11 March 2015
35. The Stone Arch Bridge ...: (Cochecton); The Stone Arch Bridge, near Kenoza Lake was built in the 1870s by Swiss-German settlers who had brought their skills in stone masonry with them from the old country. It was built to replace a wooden bridge ...; Created on 03 November 2011
36. Searching For Gillette ...: (Neversink); A researcher from Utah visited the museum this morning [August 20, 2011] to find information concerning his ancestor, Horace Gillette. The statistical particulars were known as to Horace's life; bor ...; Created on 07 October 2011
37. Stone Arch Bridge Saved For Posterity ...: (General History); From the Observer; May 1969 "The Sullivan County Historical Society, long a champion for the rights of the handlaid bridge to live on in the history of the county, has succeeded in preserving the bridge. ...; Created on 22 September 2011
38. Searching For Gillette ...: (Research Department); A researcher from Utah visited the museum this morning [August 20, 2011] to find information concerning his ancestor, Horace Gillette. The statistical particulars were known as to Horace's life; bor ...; Created on 20 August 2011
39. The Archives Gang ...: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2004 The Archives Gang The History Preserver Award is given each year to a person who has done significant work in preserving Sullivan ...; Created on 11 August 2004
40. Sullivan County Historical Society 2020 Election: (News); As you know the Sullivan County Historical Society museum building in Hurleyville has been closed to the public since last March because of the pandemic. Our programs have been impacted by the closure ...; Created on 01 December 2020
41. William "Bill" Burns Memorial: (News); ... archivist, officer, and a person to go to when a historical question comes upon. He will be greatly missed. The following is taken from a Smallwood-White Lake Fire Company posting on Facebook. ...; Created on 29 March 2020
42. Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum Closed: (News); The Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum will be closed until further notice as per regulations to help prevent the spread of the corona virus. All research requests will be placed on hold until ...; Created on 18 March 2020
43. John Conway Book Signing: (News); John Conway's book signing, for Wednesday, March 18 at the museum in Hurleyville has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at a later date. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. ...; Created on 15 March 2020
44. John Conway Book Talk and Signing: (News); John Conway Book Talk and Book Signing March 18 6 PM COUNTY HISTORIAN HAS NEW BOOK “In Further Retrospect” Available Now BARRYVILLE—The non-profit history education group, The Delaware Company ...; Created on 11 March 2020
45. Our Digitized Newspaper collection is now available to the public!: (Museum News); ... some from the Sullivan County Record All of these newspapers are searchable and indexed for ease of finding information and subjects that appear in them. We have the following years and ...; Created on 17 February 2018
46. Please donate to help us preserve the Republican Watchman!: (Announcements); ... help in preserving this collection and also making this collection of newspapers usable for researchers. We would like to purchase archival books at a cost of approximately $21 each for proper storage ...; Created on 14 September 2016
47. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... Railway purchased farms and large tracts of land. Among these railroad dignitaries was Bradford Gilbert, the noted architect, who designed many of the stone and rustic railroad station houses along the ...; Created on 17 January 2016
48. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... r sitcom, Roberts and Rosenman put a classified ad in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times in March 1968: "Young Men With Unlimited Capital looking for interesting, legitimate investment opportu ...; Created on 04 January 2016
49. Monticello: (Thompson); The Village of Monticello On March 20, 1801, an act was passed authorizing the building of a new turnpike road from the Hudson River to the Delaware through what was then Ulster and Orange Counties. ...; Created on 26 December 2015
50. The Rich History of one Catskills hotel: (Video); ... s hotel matriarch Helen Kutsher and her son Mark. Til8q0tI9Co ...; Created on 18 December 2015
51. Genalogy September 2015: (News); The summer has been quite busy at the Sullivan County Historical Society. Not only have we had many visitors from all over the country looking for their Sullivan County roots in our genealogy archives, ...; Created on 03 September 2015
52. Genealogy News: (Genealogy Department); The archives and genealogy department has been quite busy with visitors looking for their roots this summer. If you have received error messages when emailing me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., that glitch ...; Created on 24 July 2015
53. Where requests are from: (Genealogy Department); I recently did a search request for someone who lives in Canada. I also had one from Utah. And most recently had one from Norway. It is interesting to see how far reaching our requests are from. Yes, we ...; Created on 17 April 2015
54. Commemorative journals: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that a good source of family history can be found in commemorative journals created by schools, religioius groups, or other organizations. A recent family search included information obtained ...; Created on 13 March 2015
55. Family Histories: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that the SCHS has a large collection of family histories and family trees? These have been graciously donated to the SCHS by people who may have used the genealogy archives or have requested ...; Created on 13 March 2015
56. Cemetery Interrment Records: (Genealogy Department); ... findagrave.com and to also create an index where needed. These volumes are available for your use in the genealogy department at the museum. They are also invaluable when fulfilling search requests. We ...; Created on 12 March 2015
57. Sullivan County: (Genealogy Department); ... When researching your family be sure to choose the correct state. We have received calls from people looking for Tennessee and are surprised to find out they reached the SCHS in New York. ...; Created on 12 March 2015
58. Genealogy Volunteers Wanted: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that the SCHS Genealogy Department has an extensive obituary file? I have been involved with catching up with the backlog of obituaries that have been in our archives. The obituaries are ...; Created on 11 March 2015
59. Genealogy Department: (Genealogy Department); ... d "Forms" where a genealogy search request form can be downloaded. Fees for searches are on the form. I will also give a quick response by email if it doesn't require an extensive search. I can be rea ...; Created on 11 March 2015
60. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... outdoors by hosting and assisting in programs such as hunting, archery and trapping education, handgun safety, as well as conducting educational and training seminars for clubs and other organizations. ...; Created on 18 October 2014
61. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... of archival material to the day-to-day tasks of operating the County Museum. Because of their stewardship, the Society continues to remain viable, even in these days of economical and technological challenges. ...; Created on 18 October 2014
62. VOLUNTEERS WANTED: (Announcements); VOLUNTEERS WANTED Do you like history? Do you like genealogy? The Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville (the Museum and Research Center) is looking for volunteers in many areas, especially ...; Created on 28 September 2014
63. John B. (Jack) Niflot: (History Preserver); ... heritage” and also served as an officer and board member of the Upper Delaware Council for nearly two decades. Jack’s photographs, research records, postcard collections, poetry and other writings have ...; Created on 25 November 2013
64. Fifteen Thousand Dollar Boarding House Sold: (Mamakating); March 7, 1912, Livingston Manor Times “J P Bennett, proprietor of the well known Shawangunk Mountain House at Highview, overlooking the village of Bloomingburgh, has sold the property for $15,000 ...; Created on 06 March 2012
65. The Cochecton Bridge Company, Inc.: (Cochecton); ... by the Major across the Neversink river at Bridgeville on the line of the Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike in the year 1807. It was known as the arch plan. The arches consisted of massive white pine timbers. ...; Created on 03 November 2011
66. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); ... was March 13, 1868. The first issue of that paper was secured by George G. DeWitt and presented, through his son William, to Mrs. Abigail Spielman of this village. It is now owned by William Spielma ...; Created on 03 November 2011
67. 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 retur ...; Created on 07 October 2011
68. Salmon Steele: (Rockland); Family researchers from Tennesee visited the archival room at the Museum on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, in search of Steele ancestry, a family who located in the northern portion of Sullivan County early ...; Created on 07 October 2011
69. A Sketch of Mongaup Valley -By Alice Tillotson: (Bethel); SCHS Observer - March 8, 1965 "One of the first houses built in what was then called Mongaup Mill, was the dwelling of Squire William Gillespie (my grandmother's father) built in 1800. In June 18 ...; Created on 29 September 2011
70. Salmon Steele and the Morsston Tannery: (Rockland); Family researchers from Tennesee visited the archival room at the Museum on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, in search of Steele ancestry, a family who located in the northern portion of Sullivan County early ...; Created on 16 August 2011
71. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... the roof, the brickwork presented a decorative design. Arches graced the appearance of all the windows and entryways, while the windowsills were made of massive pieces of bluestone. A short distance away, ...; Created on 28 June 2011
72. Contact Us: (Historical Society); ... - 4:30 Sunday 1:00 - 4:30 Research- Wednesday 10:00 - 4:30 Other days by appointment ...; Created on 29 March 2011
73. Directors and Officers: (Historical Society); ... of Directors for Year 2020 Position Name Email President: Arthur Hessinger Vice President: Suzanne Cecil This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Secretary: N. Fred Fries Research@scnyhistpry.org ...; Created on 04 November 2010
74. D&H Canal: (General History); The D & H Canal: An Engineering and Entrepreneurial Challenge Excerpted from D&H Canal Historical Society Website. Pictures: Taken from the SCHS Archives The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 108-mile, ...; Created on 04 June 2010
75. Mission Statement: (Historical Society); ... historical questions, the careful preservation of records and artifacts, the maintenance of museum exhibits, the scheduling of educational tours, the encouragement of research, and the assisting of individual ...; Created on 01 June 2010
76. About the Museum: (Sullivan County Museum); ... Society The Frederick A. Cook Society The Dramatic Workshop The Judge Lawrence Cook Room The displays, library, archives and historical rooms are designed, constructed, decorated and maintained by volunteer ...; Created on 01 June 2010
77. About the Society: (Historical Society); ... On February 18, 1892, the Society received a provisional charter and a permanent charter and certificate of incorporation were issued on March 19, 1929. In early 1949, after a period of inactivity ...; Created on 05 April 2010
78. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... a friendship with Liberty historian Del Van Etten who helped him to find his way amidst local archives. The invention of the electronic copier enabled Ed to begin accumulating lots of material ...; Created on 11 August 2009
79. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... a shy person and not at ease in meeting the numbers of people involved in the life of a hotel. Gradually, this changed and today she is routinely perceived as the hotel’s Matriarch. She still remembers ...; Created on 11 August 2008
80. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... for future reference. She spent hours exploring these records of the past and they became another source of family connections, which she could share. If you visit the archives of the ...; Created on 11 August 2008
81. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... for another reprinting. In a Preface to his history, Quinlan speaks of “long years of patient research” made more difficult by recurrent illness. As a news editor for many years, he would ...; Created on 11 August 2006
82. Andrew Neiderman: (History Makers); ... should be available in March of 2007. At present, “Finding Satan” is being offered to producers in Hollywood for feature film development and Mr. Neiderman has become a consultant with Lifetime for the ...; Created on 01 June 2006
83. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... chasing Agent in Philadelphia and soon received invitations to bid. His first bid was too low, but in March 1984 he was successful in bidding on two Erie cabooses which were similar to the O&W 8300 ser ...; Created on 11 August 2005
84. Research ...: (Tags); Research ...; Created on 26 December 2015
85. Research Department ...: (Article Category tagged with: Research); Sullivan County Historical Society Research Department Department Head: Fred Fries Email Address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: (845) 434 - 8044 Our organization is a small, all volunteer organization ...; Created on 26 December 2015

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