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1. County History: (Category); ... was born. Brothers Samuel F. and John P. Jones founded the village of Monticello in 1804 and Samuel was instrumental in the construction of the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike, the first improved road ...; Created on 30 November -0001
2. Callicoon: (Category); ... River. Callicoon continued in relative isolation until it was relatively certain the railroad would be built through in the mid-1800s. John DeWitt, born in Dutches County and later a long time merchant ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Alan Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016: (Society News); ... 14, 2016 at the Middletown Park Manor Rehabilitation. Middletown, NY. He was 90. The son of the late Harry Herbert and Ethel May Thomson Dampman, he was born May 26, 1926 in Summit, NJ. Allan proudly ...; Created on 16 October 2016
4. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); ... , Sullivan County Historian John Conway and Song Stylist Patti Greco. Patti was born and raised in Sullivan County. Her performances have consistently brought rave reviews: "powerhouse performer" , "G ...; Created on 17 June 2016
5. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... stone, and continued serving the Hartwood members as the club’s superintendent for nearly the next fifty years. Elsie Winterberger was born at Hartwood in 1910. With her mother serving as railroad agent ...; Created on 17 January 2016
6. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... and serve in the army, but he was born in South Fallsburg and never called anyplace else home. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Harold entered the world on September 20, 1923, in a second-floor apartment ...; Created on 17 January 2016
7. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Pictures); ... was born in Hortonville, NY in 1865 and died in New Rochelle, NY in 1940. State historical markers are at his birthplace and near his remains in Forest Lawn, Buffalo, NY. The Sullivan County Museum has ...; Created on 18 December 2015
8. Frederick A. Cook: (Now Showing); ... was born in Hortonville, NY in 1865 and died in New Rochelle, NY in 1940. State historical markers are at his birthplace and near his remains in Forest Lawn, Buffalo, NY. The Sullivan County Museum has ...; Created on 18 December 2015
9. From the Genealogist: (Genealogy Department); Looking for information on Martin and Elizabeth Duttweiller who owned a farm on Swiss Hill Road in Jeffersonville, NY between 1859 to 1892. They were born in Switzerland in 1827 and 1824. Martin was a ...; Created on 11 May 2012
10. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... county community and the significance his contributions have made. Allan was born on May 26th, 1926, in Summit, New Jersey, the son of Harry and Ethel Dampman. His parents' lives appear to have bee ...; Created on 04 April 2012
11. Mutton Hill Burying Ground....cont: (Neversink); ... "Henry Reynolds. Born at Peekskill, N.Y. 1742. Died at Neversink, N.Y. 1827. Mary Fowler, his wife. Born 1743. Died 1825." On the northeast side of this same monument are inscribed the words: "For loyal ...; Created on 27 October 2011
12. 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
13. Salmon Steele: (Rockland); ... which was then transferred to Woodbourne tanners, Henry Osborn and Medad Morss [hence the name Morsston] in 1852. The precise location of the Salmon Steele homestead has not been determined, but according ...; Created on 07 October 2011
14. Fulton Settlement: (Bethel); ... , and has ever since borne the name of "Fulton Settlement." ...; Created on 23 September 2011
15. Mutton Hill Burying Ground; II: (Neversink); ... and in 1805 he was a member of the Assembly. "As we look around at the smaller markers we see such inscriptions as the following; "Mary, wife of Benjamin Gillett. Died 1808. Born 1765. "Betsy, w ...; Created on 01 September 2011
16. Mutton Hill Burying Ground: (Neversink); ... inscription; "Henry Reynolds. Born at Peeksville, N.Y. 1742. Died at Neversink, N.Y. 1827. Mary Fowler, his wife. Born 1743. died 1825." On the northeast side of this same monument are inscribed the word ...; Created on 31 August 2011
17. 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
18. Salmon Steele and the Morsston Tannery: (Rockland); ... which was then transferred to Woodbourne tanners, Henry Osborn and Medad Morss [hence the name Morsston] in 1852. The precise location of the Salmon Steele homestead has not been determined, but according ...; Created on 16 August 2011
19. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... of Louis’s son, Milton, who was born in 1916. Today, looking back over the achievements of his parents and grand-parents, Mark Kutsher sums up their approach in a few words, “Hospitality ...; Created on 11 August 2008
20. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... county and beyond. Adult achievement is prefigured in youth and Charlotte’s upbringing prepared her for her later work. Her roots in the county ran deep. Born in 1928 she grew up ...; Created on 11 August 2008
21. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2007 Paul Gerry Paul Gerry was born April 1, 1926 in New York City, the son of the late William and Naomi Gorowitz. He attended ...; Created on 11 August 2007
22. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... records. We can only share a few biographical facts which do poor justice to such an active and valuable life. James Quinlan was born in 1818 and died in 1874; the year after his work ...; Created on 11 August 2006
23. Andrew Neiderman: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2006 Andrew Neiderman Novelist and Screen Writer Andrew Neiderman was born in Brooklyn, but at an early age his family moved ...; Created on 01 June 2006
24. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... the man we are honoring today. Wilmer Sipple was born August 27, 1924 into a family with strong roots in the county. His great-grandfather, Henry Sipple, had left Germany in the middle of the 19th cen ...; Created on 11 August 2005
25. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... New York University, studying real estate and business, Max returned to the farm and the life he loved. In 1942 Max and Mimi’s son Sam was born and in 1944 they had a daughter Lois. ...; Created on 01 June 2004
26. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); ... combination in American Olympics history. Now that's something for Sullivan County to cheer about. Let's begin with Mother. Born in 1914 Alice Arden showed remarkable athletic ability at an ear ...; Created on 11 August 2003
27. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... Town of Bethel. She was born in 1923 in Mongaup Valley. Her father was a carpenter and there were scores of friends and relatives to pass on the stories, handed down from generation to generation, to an ...; Created on 11 August 2003
28. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... Eastern Europe, but her success in turn helped to transform the resort traditions of the very country which had welcomed her. Jennie was born on June 16, 1892 in the area known as Galatia in th ...; Created on 11 August 2002
29. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... Mr. and Mrs. Cooke made their home in Cooperstown Junction for the next 13 years. Emma kept their home and raised their daughter Gladys Emma Chase, who was born on May 29, 1894. The Railroad ...; Created on 11 August 2001
30. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... She feels their history in her bones and her ancestors do not seem that far away. She speaks affectionately of her great-grandfather, Charles T. Curtis (1834-1922), who died decades before she was born. ...; Created on 11 August 2001
31. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2000 Delbert Van Etten Delbert Van Etten was born in 1927, attended Liberty schools and graduated from Liberty High School ...; Created on 11 August 2000
32. Francis S. Currey: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2000 Francis S. Currey Congressional Medal of Honor - WWII Currey was born in Loch Sheldrake, New York, on June 29, 1925. After being orphaned ...; Created on 01 June 2000
33. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... City. He had been born in Russia, but his father Harry decided to move the family to America to escape the poverty and prejudice of Russia and the threat of having his sons drafted into the Czarist army. ...; Created on 11 August 1999
34. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 1998 William Galbraith Smith (1920-1998) William Galbraith Smith was born in 1920 in Kings Park, New York. The family moved ...; Created on 11 August 1998
35. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... probably never heard of John R. Mott who was born in Livingston Manor in 1865, but in his day he had an international reputation, was asked by President Wilson to be our ambassador to China, received seven ...; Created on 11 August 1997
36. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... He was born April 22, 1900 in New York City, but when his mother died he and his brother were sent to Sullivan County to live with their grandparents in Fosterdale. From these early years developed his ...; Created on 11 August 1997
37. Otto Hillig: (History Preserver); ... and Village Historian of Liberty. Otto Hillig was born in Steinbruechen, Germany in 1874 and when sixteen years of age came to the United States as a poor German immigrant. He first worked as a street ...; Created on 11 August 1996
38. Frederick A. Cooke: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1994 Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) Artic Explorer Frederick Albert Cook was born in Hortonville, Sullivan County on June 10, 1865, the ...; Created on 01 June 1994

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