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1. SULLIVAN COUNTY (NY): A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY IN IMAGES (1596296461): Written by County Historian John Conway ...; Created on 21 December 2015
2. Rockland: (Category); The History of the Town of Rockland By Wilmer Sipple Town of Rockland Historian The Indian & Colonial Period The History of the Town of Rockland is largely a history of the surroundings ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Neversink: (Category); THE TOWN OF NEVERSINK By: Carol Smyth, Town of Neversink Historian In 1905, the Board of Water Supply was created. This was the beginning of plans to obtain 500,000,000 gallons per day of water from ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Mamakating: (Category); ... we are growing fast. I hope to someday have a web page for Mamakating keep tuned. John Masten Co-Historian Written by John Masten Co-historian Town of Mamakating ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Fremont: (Category); THE TOWN OF FREMONT By: Charles S. Hick, Historian The Town of Fremont came into existence on November 1, 1851 by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Sullivan County. It was created by dividing ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Forestburgh: (Category); ... futhre and flavor. Contributed by Margaret Abdoo, Town of Forestburgh Historian ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. County History: (Category); ... Delaware River to Philadelphia for use in the burgeoning ship building industry in that city. Timber rafting, the first of the county’s three great industries—historians today call them the three Ts-- ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Cochecton: (Category); The History of the Town of Cochecton Sal Indelicato, Supervisor/Historian for the Town of Cochecton, has compiled this information from various publications, writings, articles and news sources. Previous ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. 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
10. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... of probably between 40,000 - 50,000," said John Conway, Sullivan County Historian. "We’ve seen estimates in terms of number of visitors throughout the summer from 750,000 to 2.5 million.” The era was know ...; Created on 06 July 2017
11. High School Yearbook Request: (Announcements); ... Allan Wolkoff, historian for the Town of Thompson, donated his collection of Monticello high School yearbooks and the Callicoon Library donated their duplicate copies of the Delaware Valley High School ...; Created on 21 February 2017
12. 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
13. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... NY. Sullivan County Historian, John Conway, will speak on “Transitions: The Major Changes in Early Sullivan County History .” A musical presentation will follow by “Dirty Stay Out Skifflers” performin ...; Created on 22 May 2016
14. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... were the conduit that bridged the experiences from her youth to the historical crusades that made up her later years. “I grew up in an era that is now nearing its end, and my job as historian gives me ...; Created on 17 January 2016
15. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... rloo stands for ignominious defeat, Woodstock has become an instant adjective denoting youthful hedonism and 60's excess. "What we had here was a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence," said Bethel town histori ...; Created on 04 January 2016
16. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... t all records and documents, until 1866, were written in German. According to the Historian Quinlan, Charles J. Langhorn built the first hotel in the village and being an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, ...; Created on 26 December 2015
17. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... Historian, John Conway. Among the numerous sportsmen’s clubs throughout the county that share in this heritage, the Sullivan County Long Beards are true representatives. Chartered with the National Wild ...; Created on 18 October 2014
18. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... Sullivan County Beekeepers Association and the Ruddick Trowbridge VFW Post No. 73. The latter he serves as post historian. Both Bill and Pat became members of Bethel First, doing beautification work in ...; Created on 18 October 2014
19. John B. (Jack) Niflot: (History Preserver); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY PRESERVER AWARD 2013 JOHN B. (Jack) NIFLOT (2/10/35 - 6/22/13) Town of Fremont Board Member and Historian, whose dedication and advocacy for understanding ...; Created on 25 November 2013
20. Darling Tales: (Callicoon); Johnny Darling tales, compiled by Charlie Hick, past Town of Callicoon Historian "One day Johnny Darling came to Thumansville to call on "Squire Harding," who is in addition to being justice of t ...; Created on 28 December 2011
21. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); According to historians of Sullivan County, the present village of Youngsville, situated in the Township of Callicoon, was formally settled by Samuel M. Young, a member of the respectable Liberty family ...; Created on 03 November 2011
22. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... t all records and documents, until 1866, were written in German. According to the Historian Quinlan, Charles J. Langhorn built the first hotel in the village and being an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, ...; Created on 03 November 2011
23. Mystery of Missing Marker: (Thompson); ... s Durland and Bert Feldman at the NYS Highway Department offices from Monticello to Binghamton to Albany drew a blank look and no information at the county and township level. Acting State Historian Willi ...; Created on 22 September 2011
24. About the Society: (Historical Society); ... caused primarily by the great depression and WWII, the organization became alive once more through the efforts of James W. Burbank, the Sullivan County Historian. Newspaper articles appeared inviting all ...; Created on 05 April 2010
25. 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
26. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... which she was held by the Society, for by this decision, the Directors permanently included Charlotte with that outstanding group of county historians such as James Burbank, Manville Wakefield and John ...; Created on 11 August 2008
27. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... the sources of which have almost all vanished with the passage of time.” Thus did Manville Wakefield, an outstanding county historian of the twentieth century, salute James Quinlan, his ...; Created on 11 August 2006
28. Andrew Neiderman: (History Makers); ... director of dramatics and wrestling coach. He was appointed historian for the Town of Fallsburg and wrote the Sesquicentennial History of Fallsburg Township. Also, during this time, he married the former ...; Created on 01 June 2006
29. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2005 Wilmer Sipple The History Preserver Award for 2005 is presented to Wilmer Sipple who is both the Town of Rockland Historian and Director ...; Created on 11 August 2005
30. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); ... es. At that time she was also one of the top female broad jumpers in the country and attracting a lot of attention. Sullivan County Historian John Conway notes, "It didn't hurt that she was a tall slender, good-l ...; Created on 11 August 2003
31. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... (Mimi) and Robert, six grand-children and six great grand-children. Because Bethel was Bee’s home, she began her historical career with a ten year stint as Historian for the Town ...; Created on 11 August 2003
32. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... for providing exceptional service to summer visitors and had land on which to expand, they embarked on the great adventure of developing their own brand of Catskill hospitality. County Historian John C ...; Created on 11 August 2002
33. 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
34. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... Town of Delaware historian. About the same time Tom and Elaine DeGaetani with their great vision of the region’s potential were bringing together various organizations to form the Delaware Valley Arts ...; Created on 11 August 2001
35. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); ... Rotfeld. In 1962 he married Rita Stewart and they had two children, Sarah and John, who have twice made Del and Rita grandparents. What is the source of a local historian’s interest ...; Created on 11 August 2000
36. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... its preservation took Marge and Bill prisoners. They caught the history bug in the late 1960’s and Bill’s second life in Sullivan County had begun. In 1969 Bill became the first historian ...; Created on 11 August 1998
37. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1998 The Hon. Lawrence H. Cooke When future historians look back on Sullivan County in the twentieth century, they will ...; Created on 01 June 1998
38. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... Another area of interest was the Sullivan County Historical Society. After retiring from the Navy, he settled in Narrowsburg. He was appointed Sullivan County Historian September 16, 1948 ...; Created on 11 August 1997
39. 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
40. Marjorie Durland Smith: (History Preserver); ... be hinted at in this brief sketch. Early in her career as a local historian she realized the importance of serious study and training in providing a foundation for any work in the field and the need ...; Created on 11 August 1994
41. Historian ...: (Tags); Historian ...; Created on 17 January 2016
42. Elsie Winterberger: (Article tagged with: Historian); ... were the conduit that bridged the experiences from her youth to the historical crusades that made up her later years. “I grew up in an era that is now nearing its end, and my job as historian gives me ...; Created on 17 January 2016

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