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1. Research Request (SCHSIRR1): (Request Research); Open a request for Research; Created on 31 December 2015
2. SULLIVAN COUNTY (NY): A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY IN IMAGES (1596296461): Written by County Historian John Conway; Created on 21 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); ... 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
8. End of Segregation at University of Alabama (2020-06-11): (Events Calendar/End of Segregation at University of Alabama); End of Segregation at University of Alabama June 11, 1963 Despite the efforts by Governor George Wallace to stand in the doorway at Fostor Auditorium, Wallace steps aside to federal marshals and the Alabama ...; Created on 27 December 2015
9. Battle of Gettysburg (2020-07-01): (Events Calendar/Battle of Gettysburg); Battle of Gettysburg July 1 to July 3, 1863, one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ...; Created on 27 December 2015
10. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan (2020-08-06): (Events Calendar/Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan); Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945 140,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Hiroshima. Approximately 70,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by ...; Created on 27 December 2015
11. Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan (2020-08-09): (Events Calendar/Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan); Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan August 9, 1945 80,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Nagasaki. Approximately 40,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by the ...; Created on 27 December 2015
12. 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (2020-09-15): (Events Calendar/16th Street Baptist Church bombing); 16th Street Baptist Church bombing September 15, 1963 - The bombing of this African-American church resulted in the deaths of four girls and increased support for the civil rights movement. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
13. Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module (2020-01-27): (Events Calendar/Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module); ... tragedy brought about changes in the Apollo program to improve safety. The AS-204 mission was redesignated Apollo I in honor of the crew. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida ...; Created on 27 December 2015
14. Tusten: (Category); The Information in the listed Tusten Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
15. Thompson: (Category); The Information in the listed Thompson Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
16. Thompson: (Category); The first settlers to the Town of Thompson in 1749 were farmers David Gray and Z. Hatch, who put down roots in the vicinity of Dutch Pond. The Town of Thompson was named after William A. Thompson, a ...; Created on 30 November -0001
17. Rockland: (Category); ... were in the majority. Although defeated by the Iroquois, they remained active under the leadership of their chief Nanismos and continued to enjoy the protective preserve with an abundance of fish and game ...; Created on 30 November -0001
18. Rockland: (Category); The Information in the listed Rockland Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
19. Neversink: (Category); The Information in the listed Neversink Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
20. Neversink: (Category); ... 1947 and is still being published today. When we began this century – there were those five communities where the two reservoirs are and Grahamsville was located in the middle. School age students ...; Created on 30 November -0001
21. Mamakating: (Category); ... historic places in Mamakating one of the most important is the grave of Manual Gonsalus, the first non-Indian settler. His tombstone is dated April 18,1752 and is one of the oldest tombstones in the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
22. Mamakating: (Category); The Information in the listed Mamakating Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
23. Lumberland: (Category); The Information in the listed Lumberland Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
24. 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
25. Liberty: (Category); ... making it the fourth oldest of Sullivan County’s fifteen townships. The area is credited with providing 303 men who fought in the Revolution. Liberty was originally carved from the then large townships ...; Created on 30 November -0001
26. Liberty: (Category); The Information in the listed Liberty Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
27. Letters to the Editor: (Category); ... on display brief excerpts from some letters published in the Sullivan County Democrat, Republican Watchman and Liberty Register. More complete versions of these letters will be placed here. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
28. Highland: (Category); The Information in the listed Highland Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
29. Highland: (Category); On December 17, 1853, by an act of the Sullivan County Supervisors, the towns of Highand and Tusten were taken from the Town of Lumberland and each made an independent town. Both towns are in the southwestern ...; Created on 30 November -0001
30. General History: (Category); The Following articles fall under general or (County Wide) historical significance. They can include articles that either take place and/or effect "multiple towns" in the county, and/or are somehow significan ...; Created on 30 November -0001
31. Fremont: (Category); The Information in the listed Fremont Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
32. Fremont: (Category); ... of Fremont, had been active in the town affairs of Liberty. When Callicoon had its first town meeting at the home of George G. DeWitt, Hankins was present and took a leading part in the organization meeting ...; Created on 30 November -0001
33. Forestburgh: (Category); Forestburgh is one of the smallest of the fifteen towns of Sullivan County bordered by Thompson, Lumberland and Mamakating. Early inhabitants in the 1780's were of Celtic, German and Sweedish ancestry. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
34. Forestburg: (Category); The Information in the listed Forestburg Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
35. 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
36. Fallsburg: (Category); The Information in the listed Fallsburg Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
37. Departments: (Category); ... efficiently, please try to address your questions to the appropriate departments. we answer all requests in the order they are recieved. When available please make use of the online forms and provide all ...; Created on 30 November -0001
38. Delaware: (Category); A Brief History of the Town of Delaware By Mary E. Curtis Practically all of the land now within the boundaries of the Town of Delaware was a part of the tract of the Hardenburgh patent purchased ...; Created on 30 November -0001
39. Delaware: (Category); The Information in the listed Delaware Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
40. 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 original ...; Created on 30 November -0001
41. County History: (Category); ... They held great council fires in the Mamakating valley and annual corn harvest festivals along the Delaware River at what is today Cochecton. With the arrival of the Europeans—Swedish, Dutch and then ...; Created on 30 November -0001
42. Cochecton: (Category); ... claimed control of some 30,000 acres in the region. The Six Nation Indian Confederation also claimed ownership, as did the Lenape and the Delawares, who asserted their rights over the Six Nations. It is ...; Created on 30 November -0001
43. Cochecton: (Category); The Information in the listed Cochecton Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
44. Cemeteries: (Category); There are over 200 cemeteries located in the county. Some of the cemeteries are known by other names. These other names are noted (when possible) inside the article. If you do not see the name listed please ...; Created on 30 November -0001
45. Callicoon: (Category); The Information in the listed Callicoon Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
46. 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
47. Bethel: (Category); The Town of Bethel was founded in 1809, and is located in the heart of Sullivan County. It is comprised of many small hamlets. In this brief history I will try to include a little something about each ...; Created on 30 November -0001
48. Bethel: (Category); The Information in the listed Bethel Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
49. Along The Neversink in the Seventies ...: (Category); Monroe Wright moved to Livingston Manor from the Town of Neversink late in the nineteenth century, teaching in area one-room schools. He later would become principal for the Livingston Manor high school. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
50. Along the Neversink in the Seventies ...: (Neversink); Monroe Wright moved to Livingston Manor from the Town of Neversink late in the nineteenth century, teaching in area one-room schools. He later would become principal for the Livingston Manor high school. ...; Created on 07 October 2011
51. Sullivan County Historical Society 2020 Election: (News); ... household to make their choices for those positions. The ballots are included in the current Observer newsletter along with a return envelope. All ballots must be returned by December 31, 2020. Thank ...; Created on 01 December 2020
52. William "Bill" Burns Memorial: (News); ... . Due to the current crisis affecting our country there will be no services at this time. A celebration memorializing Bill's life will be held during the summer and will be announced on this page in ...; Created on 29 March 2020
53. Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum Closed: (News); ... we are able to reopen. The First Sunday Concert scheduled for Sunday April 5 has been cancelled and may be rescheduled in the future. Pictures of the BOCES Elementary Student Art Exhibit currently at ...; Created on 18 March 2020
54. John Conway Book Talk and Signing: (News); ... in the Times Herald-Record and since 2004 every Friday in the Sullivan County Democrat. “In Further Retrospect” will be available for purchase. Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville at 6 p.m. ...; Created on 11 March 2020
55. 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
56. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909: (Thompson); ... g in the rear of tile Strong Block, caught on fire and with it went W. C. Oddo’s tailoring and furnishing store, Preston’s bar-J her shop, and Frank Ray’s household goods Court Room Burned. , A hi ...; Created on 16 February 2018
57. New Book Available at the Gift Shop about Judge Cooke: (Announcements); ... in the Gift Shop for $12 or by mail $12 plus $3 s/h. ...; Created on 04 August 2017
58. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); 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
59. High School Yearbook Request: (Announcements); ... yearbooks. At this time, the SCHS would like to fill in the gaps of our yearbook collections. We are need of the following: Fallsburg High School, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1968, 1972, ...; Created on 21 February 2017
60. Alan Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016: (Society News); ... served Our Country in the US Navy during World War II; he was a member of the Youngsville Reformed Church; and enjoyed his work with the Sullivan County Historical Society. He had worked at the college ...; Created on 16 October 2016
61. History of Farms: (Now Showing); ... addition to the farm display is a display of assorted creamery pictures from the various places in the county. “Early Horsepower” shows the role horses played back in the day. Please take time to see ...; Created on 13 October 2016
62. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); ... in the 1980s the growth of air travel made the Catskills less attractive. Most Borscht Belt resorts hosted traveling Jewish comedians and musicians, and many who later became famous began their career ...; Created on 17 June 2016
63. Sullivan Life: (Now Showing); ... In the late 19th century, the Industrial Revolution and the advent of factories driven by water power along the streams and rivers led to an increase in population attracted to the jobs. Hamlets enlarged ...; Created on 11 June 2016
64. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... tanneries that developed in the region. When, during the middle to latter part of the nineteenth century, the Beaverkill section became a popular destination for visiting sportsmen, many of the farmers ...; Created on 17 January 2016
65. 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
66. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... llion-dollar trust fund, a University of Pennsylvania degree and a lieutenant's commission in the Army. He had seen exactly one rock concert, by the Beach Boys. Robert's slightly hipper friend, Joel Ro ...; Created on 04 January 2016
67. Hats off to Spring: (Past Exhibits); In celebration of spring, 2013, the Sullivan County Historical Society has on display in the downstairs foyer glass case a collection of ladies' hats. Each of these ladies' head-dressea represents different ...; Created on 27 December 2015
68. Monticello: (Thompson); ... dreams. Returning home, Samuel related his predictions and vision to his younger brother, John. John joined his brother in his enthusiasm and in the early part of 1803, they bought two tracts of wilderness ...; Created on 26 December 2015
69. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); The original white settlers came into the area, which was later named Jeffersonville, in the 1830's. The names DeWitt, Quick, Schermerhorn, Ward, Frederick Scheidell who established a grist mill in 1841 ...; Created on 26 December 2015
70. Hurleyville: (Fallsburg); Hurleyville, New York is a hamlet in the Town of Fallsburg, New York in Sullivan County, New York. The town lies along County Road 104 and was originally developed because it was on the main route between ...; Created on 26 December 2015
71. 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
72. Genalogy September 2015: (News); ... many visitors have been coming to the museum to see the wonderful Concord Exhibit. Be sure you don't miss that exhibit.. As always we can use volunteers to help in the genealogy and archives areas. W ...; Created on 03 September 2015
73. Genealogy News: (Genealogy Department); ... has now been corrected. We are always in need of volunteers to help in the genealogy department. Of course there is the never ending chore of filing obituary cards. Another task is we have many duplicate ...; Created on 24 July 2015
74. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); ... service resort in the world! The exhibit will explore the hotel's history from a modest 35 room building in the mid 1930s through its closing in 1998. Featured will be photos, memorabilia, lecture ...; Created on 01 July 2015
75. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); ... service resort in the world! The exhibit will explore the hotel's history from a modest 35 room building in the mid 1930s through its closing in 1998. Featured will be photos, memorabilia, lecture ...; Created on 01 July 2015
76. Beismer Family History: (Genealogy Department); A recent acquisition in the Geneaolgy Department is a family history of the Beismer Family donated by Lorraine O'Dell. We appleciate her generosity. It, as well as other family histories that have bee ...; Created on 02 May 2015
77. Cemetery Interrment Records: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that there are over 200 cemeteries in Sullivan County? The SCHS has many volumes of Cemetery Interrments by cemetery name. In the past, several people have gone to visit the various cemeteries ...; Created on 12 March 2015
78. Recent Searches: (Genealogy Department); ... always welcome new materials to the archives for people to use in their family searches. Suzanne Cecil ...; Created on 11 March 2015
79. Genealogy Department: (Genealogy Department); As the genalogy replacement for Barbara Viele at the Sullivan County Historical Society, I would like to make contributions to the SCHS webpage with information of what we have and do in the Genealogy ...; Created on 11 March 2015
80. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... in the forefront of the chapter’s agenda and have worked diligently to become one of the most active and recognized chapters in New York State. The Long Beards promote involvement and education in the ...; Created on 18 October 2014
81. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... the endeavors of “Pat” and “Bill” Burns. Through their historical knowledge and organizational skills, the Society has developed an excellence in the preservation of Sullivan County history, from the management ...; Created on 18 October 2014
82. Gladys Olmsted: (History Makers); ... Public Health Nurse in 1951, in an “office” with a dirt floor in the basement of the courthouse and retired 34 years later as the Director of the Sullivan County Public Health Nursing Service. She saw ...; Created on 25 November 2013
83. Woodstock: (Now Showing); The words of Max Yasgur, on whose farm the Woodstock Festival took place during three steamy August days during the summer of 1969, delighted the hundreds of thousands of young people who had gathered ...; Created on 12 April 2013
84. The Fallsburgh Tunnel: (Fallsburg); ... vent. The escaping steam and hot water from the engine combined with the cool air in the tunnel, filling the rocky interior with a thick cloud. Even though it was quickly losing its energy and pulling ...; Created on 25 November 2012
85. From the Genealogist: (Genealogy Department); ... farmer and worked in a tannery in Great Bend, Pa. Elizabeth is buried in the First Lutheran Church Cemetery in Jeffersonville. Their daughter Josephine, one of five children, was born in 1859 in Jeffersonville ...; Created on 11 May 2012
86. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... the important work that he has performed for the Society and his involvement in commemorating the Revolutionary War battle above Minisink Ford, but also his long tenure of involvement within the whol ...; Created on 04 April 2012
87. Grist Mill Burned Saturday: (Callicoon); ... to $8,000 with only $2,500 insurance. “The fire supposed to be from spontaneous combustion or mice, was discovered about midnight in its early stages, but the firemen were seriously impeded in their ...; Created on 06 March 2012
88. Darling Tales: (Callicoon); ... e peace was post master and druggist, too, for he needed some medicine for his wife who had been ailing. A crowd soon gathered around the stove in the Harding store and post office to listen to the yar ...; Created on 28 December 2011
89. 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
90. The Cochecton Bridge Company, Inc.: (Cochecton); ... contract for building the bridge. It was completed in 1819, but was so unsubstantial that it was never used and fell of its own weight. It had only one pier. in the spring of 1820, Major Wheat moved ...; Created on 03 November 2011
91. 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
92. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); The original white settlers came into the area, which was later named Jeffersonville, in the 1830's. The names DeWitt, Quick, Schermerhorn, Ward, Frederick Scheidell who established a grist mill in 1841 ...; Created on 03 November 2011
93. Mutton Hill Burying Ground....cont: (Neversink); "...In the southwest section is a monument over 12 feet high on a three-foot base standing like a sentinel guarding his little encampment. On its northwest side, facing the road, is the following inscription; ...; Created on 27 October 2011
94. The Mutton Hill Burying Ground: (Neversink); August 11, 1938, Liberty Register "In the northeastern section of Sullivan County and in the southwestern corner of the township of Neversink on the north bank of the famous trout stream from which i ...; Created on 27 October 2011
95. 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
96. 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
97. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); The village of Narrowsburg is located within the Town of Tusten. Benjamin Homan, a companion of the noted Indian fighter Tom Quick, settled near the big eddy around 1763. Most of the places along the Delaware ...; Created on 20 October 2011
98. The Town of Tusten: (Tusten); ... Tusten broke away and each became a town of its own. Tusten was one of the first areas in the county to be settled. The first settlement originated around 1757, founded by the Delaware Company under the ...; Created on 20 October 2011
99. 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

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