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1. SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020); ... calendars! And if you enjoy live music, Aldo also hosts a radio show on Sullivan County’s community station WJFF. Saturday, February 1st at 1:PM. the bluegrass band Oxford Depot will perform ...; Created on 29 January 2020
2. Neversink: (Category); ... in existence for over 100 years; a delightful playground built by volunteers; a covered bridge built by volunteers; a library that has grown by leaps and bounds and a community newspaper that began in ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Fallsburg: (Category); ... the first part of the 1800�s, the region was primarily a farming community. Life at the time must have been a frugal. The long haul over the mountains to Kingston prevented a lot trade and it sometimes ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Delaware: (Category); ... busy and prosperous community, with the railroad station as the center of the community. At one time, it boasted five hotels, as well as a harness maker, livery stables, a dry goods store, two grocery ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Cochecton: (Category); ... nded on Lake Huntington transforming this old resort community into a home for learning and cultural events. Fosterdale lies at the crossroads of Route 17B and Route 52. This historical hamlet features K ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Callicoon: (Category); ... a grist mill. Abraham Schneider arrived in 1842 and constructed a saw mill. Victor Hofer and others settled in the neighborhood and in a few years Jeffersonville was a thriving community, although the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. 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
8. High School Yearbook Request: (Announcements); ... 1958 Delaware Valley High School 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1963 and any after 1968 or before 1945 Sullivan County Community College- we have 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 any others would ...; Created on 21 February 2017
9. Alan Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016: (Society News); May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016 Liberty, NY Allan W. Dampman of Liberty, NY, a retired Associate Dean of Community Services at Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY died Friday October ...; Created on 16 October 2016
10. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); ... mns, given frequent local talks (including including teaching of history at Sullivan County Community College). John has a passion for local history and shares that so well in an entertaining way with his audi ...; Created on 17 June 2016
11. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... from teaching, the driving force to her second career as historian for the Town of Forestburg, or rather Forestburgh. Known as a strong-minded individual within the Forestburgh community, local citizens ...; Created on 17 January 2016
12. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... and peace, invent machines that reshape the economy, or solve mysteries of the galaxies. Or a person can do ordinary things to an extraordinary degree and through dedication make the community a better ...; Created on 17 January 2016
13. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... There were some accusations. Someone made some references to the Chicago convention. That it was young people, and this is the way the youth reacted, and that's what we could expect in our community. ...; Created on 04 January 2016
14. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... o continued working to meet the community's needs. They met at such places as Bill Lieb's office, the Mansion House, the Dolly Madison Shoppe, Ed Weber's Office, back of Segar's store and upstairs in the Fireh ...; Created on 26 December 2015
15. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... chartered with the National Wild Turkey Federation [NWTF] in 2002. The chapter works with the community as well as several local and state organizations to achieve the NWTF mission and goals of the improvement ...; Created on 18 October 2014
16. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... along with a deep sense of volunteerism, has benefited not only the Society, but our entire community. Though Bill’s ancestors were amongst the earliest settlers who migrated to SullivanCounty, both ...; Created on 18 October 2014
17. 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
18. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... o continued working to meet the community's needs. They met at such places as Bill Lieb's office, the Mansion House, the Dolly Madison Shoppe, Ed Weber's Office, back of Segar's store and upstairs in the Fireh ...; Created on 03 November 2011
19. The Hamlet of Swamp Mills: (Tusten); ... However, this community was important in the early days of the Town of Tusten. The first town meeting was held here in 1853 and the small community was an important industrial area. At one time a sawmill, ...; Created on 20 October 2011
20. The Hamlet of Beaver Brook: (Tusten); Beaver Brook is another community in Tusten that had a school, but was not named on the 1875 Beer's map. The early people who owned land here prior to the Civil Waar were primarily engaged in lumbering ...; Created on 20 October 2011
21. The Hamlet of Lava: (Tusten); Another community in the Town of Tusten is Lava. The area was not named on the 1875 Beer's map although a school was shown. When applying for a post office, an early group of residents wanted to call th ...; Created on 20 October 2011
22. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); ... Bridge Company the right to erect the first bridge “across the Delaware River at the Narrows, in the Big Eddy,” and to collect tolls. This was a huge step forward for the small community. Quinlan, in his ...; Created on 20 October 2011
23. The Town of Tusten: (Tusten); ... ferry scow. The community that formed here was named Tusten, in honor of Colonel Benjamin Tusten, Jr., who had two claims to fame. He was among the first doctors in this country to introduce inoculation ...; Created on 20 October 2011
24. Erect Historic Marker on Site of first House in Monticello: (Thompson); ... built in that community. "Constructed by the Jones brothers, Monticello's first structure was put up in December, 1804. Planking from the original house has been employed to panel the Board of Direct ...; Created on 22 September 2011
25. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... be located approximately every thirty miles. One mile below the little river community of Cochecton, where the mountain stream of Mitchell Creek enters the Delaware River valley, on the lands purchased ...; Created on 28 June 2011
26. Sullivan County Veterans: (History Makers); ... seeking freedom and liberty. They have created a safe community by their unselfish dedication to duty and through their courage and sacrifice, have enabled us to realize our historical destiny. ...; Created on 11 August 2010
27. Veterans: (History Preserver); ... are those thousands of men and women from Sullivan County who served in our armed forces. These citizens in uniform, through their courage and sacrifice, have enabled this nation and community to survive ...; Created on 11 August 2010
28. About the Museum: (Sullivan County Museum); ... eliminating the need for small community schools. After a series of owners, the building was acquired by the county. The Society moved into the building in November of 1972 and except for the addition ...; Created on 01 June 2010
29. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he met his future wife, Carla. They were married in 1971 and together they have carried on the family’s traditions. As leaders in the community, involved ...; Created on 11 August 2008
30. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); ... Regional Medical Center in Sullivan County and to the Sullivan County Community College. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Syracuse University and has served for many years as a Trustee of the ...; Created on 11 August 2007
31. Maurice Gerry: (History Preserver); ... calls home. Maurice has also been active in other community matters. At present, he is serving his fourteenth year on the Liberty Town Board. He is a charter member of the Liberty Museum ...; Created on 11 August 2007
32. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... in Sullivan County as it made its way from Roscoe to Mi8ddletown in 1957. Paul was active in many community activities. He was a member of the Liberty Chamber of Commerce, President for ...; Created on 11 August 2007
33. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... y an immigrant family, but the relations of Selig and his family with the community were so honorable that these negative feelings soon died out. Now that the Grossinger family had acquired a reputatio ...; Created on 11 August 2002
34. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... struggle during the years 1963-1967 to determine the permanent location of the community college. As a historian, John has also had the fun of rediscovering people who were famous in ...; Created on 11 August 2002
35. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... today’s students. She helped found the Women’s Club which was a community minded association. One of Mrs. Chase’s projects within that organization was the Milk Fund for underprivileged children. She organized ...; Created on 11 August 2001
36. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... learning about responsibility to the community. Walter’s grandfather Lewis Margolin, had broken ground for the new Monticello Hospital and his father Max served as its President for sixteen years. ...; Created on 11 August 1999
37. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... (Michael, Katherine, Judy and Virginia) and contributed to community life from their home base on Ann Street in Monticello for over forty years. Bill worked for New York Telephone for ...; Created on 11 August 1998
38. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... impressive artistic talents. He left behind a diverse legacy which includes Fort Delaware, the official seal of the Sullivan County Community College and a reinvigorated Historical Society. ...; Created on 11 August 1997
39. Judge Robert C. Williams: (History Makers); ... to his community and to his profession; and in return is honored and respected across the county and state. ...; Created on 11 August 1996

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