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1. SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020); ... history and antidotes from the resort era and the fifties and sixties. Many of their guests performed in the Catskill Hotels, including Mickey Barnett, The Allen Brothers, Larry Ravdin, and Freddie Jacobs. ...; Created on 29 January 2020
2. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination (2020-04-04): (Events Calendar/Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination); Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing outside his hotel room on the second floor balcony. He was 39 years old. His assassination sparked ...; Created on 27 December 2015
3. Neversink: (Category); ... tended to be more active. In the Rondout Valley where the Lackawack Reservoir is, there was a spectacular hotel (for its day) and businesses clustered along the stream. Visitors and local people enjoyed ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Highland: (Category); ... e boarding houses and small summer hotels built in the Town of Highland catered mostly to German and Irish guests. Today much of Highland is still undeveloped. The main industry in the town is touri ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Fallsburg: (Category); ... many hotels had been built to accommodate the growing number of visitors each summer. The fastest growing type of lodging was the farm/boardinghouse. In the 1899 issue of the O&W publication, �Summer ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Delaware: (Category); ... chwoods and vacationers from the New York metropolitan area to summer at local boarding houses and hotels. Although it too became a favorite spot for vacationers, Kenoza Lake (Pike Pond) had begun to ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. County History: (Category); ... to tourism (the third “T”) as its principal industry. Beginning in the 1840s, entrepreneurs were building summer hotels to accommodate visitors who, having learned of the great recreational opportunities ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Cochecton: (Category); ... was formed in Cochecton. Mr. Irvine later became a hotelkeeper—”Irvine’s Hotel”— catering to travelers, raftsmen and lumbermen. Mr. Irvine later moved to the west branch of the Susquehanna where he died ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Callicoon: (Category); ... stumps of trees had yet to be removed from the streets. Charles P. Laugborn built the first hotel in the village when it was little better than a rude clearing in the woods. He greatly admired Thomas ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Bethel: (Category); ... a great economic boost for the area at this time. The mid 1800’s saw the beginning of the hotel construction. The very first ones were started as wayside inns and most were developed from ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. The Rich History of one Catskills hotel ...: (Video); ... peak in the 1950's, there were nearly 1000 hotels operating in the region. In this video -- originally produced in 2007 on the 100th anniversary of the hotel -- Sullivan County Editor Barry Lewis intervie ...; Created on 18 December 2015
12. White Lake, Sullivan County, New York Hotel History ...: (Video); Published on Aug 21, 2015 Narrated by Cy Plotkin whose parents bought the original Woodlawn Villa in 1920. A brief history of hotels around White Lake and Kauneonga Lake, Sullivan County, New York. ...; Created on 18 December 2015
13. Demolition of Concord Hotel ...: (Video); Slideshow of Demolition work being done to the Concord Hotel. This media was produced by one of the contractors who got the contract. hMaRHyO8vKY ...; Created on 05 June 2010
14. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909: (Thompson); ... a mass of flames. The Palatine, P. C. Murray’s fine hotel, stands directly in front of the Casino, and that was the next building to go up in smoke and flames, and a sorry sight it was indeed. It swep ...; Created on 16 February 2018
15. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... n County to reside on during the warmer months. While some used that land to build a hotel, others turned it into a bungalow colony. “Every road, every place had some resort, and it’s interesting, you c ...; Created on 06 July 2017
16. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... of what was once the Hotel Ryan on Main Street. It was a world very different from the one we now inhabit, a world without computers, televisions, or even refrigerators. Children would bolt from their ...; Created on 17 January 2016
17. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... music festival. That's it." The permit was for the White Lake Music and Arts Festival, a very, very small event that Tiber had dreamed up to increase business at the hotel. "We had a chamber music quar ...; Created on 04 January 2016
18. Monticello: (Thompson); ... h shop and Miles Curtis put up a house. Sometime that summer Curtis Lindsley commenced building a hotel, where later the county court would be held until a courthouse was built. On March 27, 1809, ...; Created on 26 December 2015
19. 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
20. Hurleyville: (Fallsburg); ... During its heyday as a resort Hurleyville was home to many popular summer hotels, bungalow colonies and boarding houses, the biggest and best known was the rather grand Colombia Hotel located atop Colombia ...; Created on 26 December 2015
21. Postcards from Bethel: (Bethel); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
22. Postcards from Bethel: (Pictures); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
23. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); The Sullivan County Historical Society is opening in July an exhibit of "The Concord Hotel" at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. At its peak, the hotel, with 1,200 rooms, was the largest ful ...; Created on 01 July 2015
24. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); The Sullivan County Historical Society is opening in July an exhibit of "The Concord Hotel" at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. At its peak, the hotel, with 1,200 rooms, was the largest ful ...; Created on 01 July 2015
25. 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
26. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); ... long and 22 feet in width. In 1840, Abraham Cuddeback built the Narrowsburg Hotel, which helped make the new name, Narrowsburg, familiar. The Erie Railroad reached Narrowsburg in 1848, opening up the Town ...; Created on 20 October 2011
27. 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
28. Along the Neversink.....: (Neversink); ... hotel, afterwards owned and managed for many years by Henry Dean. This afterwards became a very important boarding hotel, and was lately burned. "Adam Cross, grandfather of Guernsey and Eugene, was ...; Created on 07 October 2011
29. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); ... way to the tanneries, milk on the way to the pasteurization plant and tourists on the way to the hotels have passed by in review. "It is hoped that the Sullivan County Historical Society will erect ...; Created on 22 September 2011
30. Old Mansion House: (Bethel); ... s are gutted by fire, but it would not take many thousands to make it a most presentable hotel, and under proper management, with a less conspicuous place for the bar, it would quickly take its place ...; Created on 15 September 2011
31. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... up Dewitt Knapp’s hotel at Cochecton. Railroad yard sidings were stockpiled with carload after carload of pipe, along with poles and wire needed for the telegraph line designed to follow the pipeline route. ...; Created on 28 June 2011
32. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... recently observed his or her 100th birthday. However, such longevity is not common among the local hotels. In fact, when in 2007 the Kutsher’s Country Club celebrated its 100th birthday, it was the only ...; Created on 11 August 2008
33. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... Hotels. His most famous photograph, one which received worldwide distribution, was that of the wedding of the youthful Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher at nearby Grossinger’s Hotel. His aerial photographs ...; Created on 11 August 2007
34. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... In fact, special trout cars were built to make this distribution of young trout easier. Next the railroad increased its business by printing an annual book entitled Summer Homes which listed all the hotels ...; Created on 11 August 2005
35. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... Sam and Bella Yasgur, Max was raised in Maplewood. He initially went to a one room school on 17-B and then to the Monticello school. His parents ran a small hotel and farm. In January, 1937, when Max was ...; Created on 01 June 2004
36. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... ow known as Longbrook House. However, the life was exhausting for Jennie, because in addition to her hotel responsibilities she and Harry had two children: Paul born September 17, 1915 and Elaine born Decem ...; Created on 11 August 2002
37. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... years ago with some partners, they purchased Eddy Farm on the Delaware River above Port Jervis. The hotel traced its history back to the days of the rafters and with his strong commitment to historical ...; Created on 11 August 2002
38. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... worked with her friend, Mother Polycarpi, at St. Joseph’s to help the school meet the NYS Education Department’s rules and regulations. She worked very hard with “Grandma Grossinger” (Grossinger’s Hotel ...; Created on 11 August 2001
39. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... to the county to work in the family business. In 1959 Judith Schmid, brought up in Switzerland, came to this country to work as a ski instructor at the Concord Resort Hotel. Her first evening in the county ...; Created on 11 August 1999
40. Lodging - Hotels - Resorts ...: (Tags); Lodging - Hotels - Resorts ...; Created on 26 December 2015
41. Concord Remembered: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); The Sullivan County Historical Society is opening in July an exhibit of "The Concord Hotel" at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. At its peak, the hotel, with 1,200 rooms, was the largest ful ...; Created on 01 July 2015
42. Demolition of Concord Hotel ...: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); Slideshow of Demolition work being done to the Concord Hotel. This media was produced by one of the contractors who got the contract. ...; Created on 05 June 2010
43. Interview: Mark Kutsher: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); Interview with Mark Kutsher; Created on 28 May 2014
44. Jennie Grossinger: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2002 Jennie Grossinger 1892-1972 Jennie Grossinger, like so many immigrants, had a great love of America and worked very hard to be worthy ...; Created on 11 September 2011
45. Old Mansion House: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); ... s are gutted by fire, but it would not take many thousands to make it a most presentable hotel, and under proper management, with a less conspicuous place for the bar, it would quickly take its place ...; Created on 14 September 2011
46. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); This Content is reposted from and is Property of Spectrum News During the 1940s and 1950s, the Catskills was one of the top tourist destinations in the world. In the summer months, it was home to more ...; Created on 06 July 2017
47. The Kutsher Family: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); ... recently observed his or her 100th birthday. However, such longevity is not common among the local hotels. In fact, when in 2007 the Kutsher’s Country Club celebrated its 100th birthday, it was the only ...; Created on 11 August 2008
48. The Rich History of one Catskills hotel ...: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); ... peak in the 1950's, there were nearly 1000 hotels operating in the region. In this video -- originally produced in 2007 on the 100th anniversary of the hotel -- Sullivan County Editor Barry Lewis intervie ...; Created on 18 December 2015
49. White Lake, Sullivan County, New York Hotel History ...: (Article tagged with: Lodging - Hotels - Resorts); Published on Aug 21, 2015 Narrated by Cy Plotkin whose parents bought the original Woodlawn Villa in 1920. A brief history of hotels around White Lake and Kauneonga Lake, Sullivan County, New York. ...; Created on 18 December 2015

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