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1. History Makers ...: (Category); The History Maker Award is given to a person who has had a significant and positive influence on the life of Sullivan County or, more broadly, on the life of the nation or the world. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
2. Forestburgh: (Category); ... David handy and wife were the first known white settlers. His occupation was shiolglemaker due to virgin hemlocks and unusual springs. He died about 1814, a historical marker in Oakland Valley indicate ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Fallsburg: (Category); ... Schoonmaker arrived in Divine Corners as early as 1805. Shortly after, he bought property at Sheldrake and became so well known for his developments there that the area was first called Schoonmaker Settlement. ...; 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. Callicoon: (Category); ... a grist mill. The mill proved to be a money-maker as before then settlers had to cart their grain as far away as Liberty of Pike Pond (now Kenoza Lake) to have it ground. In the hamlet of North Branch, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Awards: (Category); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AND HISTORY PRESERVER AWARDS The individual biographies are original script from the Award Ceremony Programs, which were distributed at the time the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. Harold Gold: (History Makers); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2015 Harold Gold (09/20/1923 - ) There are many ways to make history. A person can hold political office and decide vital matters of war ...; Created on 17 January 2016
8. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... Michael Lang gunned a shiny BSA motorcycle across a field of grass. He wore a leather vest on his shirtless back, and a fringed purse hung at his hip. A lit cigarette hung out of his mouth as he popped down ...; Created on 04 January 2016
9. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2014 Sullivan County Long Beards Since the very earliest days of Sullivan County history, the county’s forests and streams have provided both ...; Created on 18 October 2014
10. Gladys Olmsted: (History Makers); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2013 Gladys Olmsted, RN (10/19/1924 - 8/10/1997) a pioneer in public health nursing in Sullivan County began her career as the county’s first ...; Created on 25 November 2013
11. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... ciety long have enjoyed working with Allan. Through his leadership he helped to keep the Society focused on its goal of assisting those persons interested in the history of the county. Since the inception ...; Created on 04 April 2012
12. Salmon Steele: (Rockland); ... built by Henry Schoonmaker, but according to deed research, it was located on the Steele property. In 1851, Steele sold the tannery property and rights to the hemlock bark on his other lots to William ...; Created on 07 October 2011
13. Along the Neversink.....: (Neversink); "...John R Tompkins, father of Ross, was a drover and a great maple sugar maker. So much so that he was known in Monticello and Ellenville as Sugar John. John Low, Phoebe Low, and Vick Chamblin ran the ...; Created on 07 October 2011
14. Along the Neversink...: (Neversink); ... Sam Barnes was a neighborhood tramp of 60 years ago - a cat-licking shoemaker and a fisherman who promptly spent for whiskey the money he received from his fishing and shoe repairing. He used to explain ...; Created on 07 October 2011
15. Salmon Steele and the Morsston Tannery: (Rockland); ... built by Henry Schoonmaker, but according to deed research, it was located on the Steele property. In 1851, Steele sold the tannery property and rights to the hemlock bark on his other lots to William ...; Created on 16 August 2011
16. Sullivan County Veterans: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2010 Sullivan County Veterans The History Maker Award is given to a person who has had a significant and positive influence ...; Created on 11 August 2010
17. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2008 The Kutsher Family It has become commonplace to read in a newspaper that a Sullivan County resident has ...; Created on 11 August 2008
18. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2007 Alan Gerry Alan Gerry was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cablevision Industries Corporation (“CVI”). ...; Created on 11 August 2007
19. 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
20. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2005 Daniel Skinner Lord High Admiral of the Delaware When the pioneers first entered the lower Delaware valley, they found a land covered ...; Created on 11 August 2005
21. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2004 Max Yasgur (12/15/19~02/09/73) A history maker is hard to define. Some earn that reputation after a lifetime of dedicated service. Others ...; Created on 01 June 2004
22. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2003 Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge Olympians Let us think back to our youthful days when our bodies had reached their peaks of strength ...; Created on 11 August 2003
23. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); 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 August 2002
24. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2001 Emma Cooke Chase (1869 – 1944) Educator & Child Advocate An Oneonta, New York native, Emma ...; Created on 11 August 2001
25. 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
26. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1999 Walter A. Rhulen (1931~1998) Early in this century, Max Rhulen found himself at age four in the strange world of New York ...; Created on 11 August 1999
27. 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
28. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1997 John Raleigh Mott (1865~1955) Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 Ambassador to China The typical Sullivan County resident has ...; Created on 11 August 1997
29. Judge Robert C. Williams: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1996 Judge Robert C. Williams Judge Robert Williams shared the simple upbringing of many young people who grew up in western ...; Created on 11 August 1996
30. 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
31. HistoryMaker ...: (Tags); HistoryMaker ...; Created on 26 December 2015
32. Alan Gerry: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2007 Alan Gerry Alan Gerry was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cablevision Industries Corporation (“CVI”). ...; Created on 11 August 2007
33. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2003 Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge Olympians Let us think back to our youthful days when our bodies had reached their peaks of strength ...; Created on 11 August 2003
34. Andrew Neiderman: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); 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 2004
35. Daniel Skinner: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2005 Daniel Skinner Lord High Admiral of the Delaware When the pioneers first entered the lower Delaware valley, they found a land covered ...; Created on 11 August 2005
36. Emma Cooke Chase: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2001 Emma Cooke Chase (1869 – 1944) Educator & Child Advocate An Oneonta, New York native, Emma ...; Created on 11 August 2001
37. Francis S. Currey: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); 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
38. Frederick A. Cook: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); A pioneer American Polar explorer, Dr. Cook spent two decades in expeditions to both Polar regions and subarctic Alaska between 1891 and 1909. Many authorities acknowledge him as the discoverer of the ...; Created on 18 December 2015
39. Frederick A. Cooke: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); 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
40. Gladys Olmsted: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2013 Gladys Olmsted, RN (10/19/1924 - 8/10/1997) a pioneer in public health nursing in Sullivan County began her career as the county’s first ...; Created on 01 February 2014
41. Harold Gold: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2015 Harold Gold (09/20/1923 - ) There are many ways to make history. A person can hold political office and decide vital matters of war ...; Created on 17 January 2016
42. History Makers ...: (Article Category tagged with: HistoryMaker); The History Maker Award is given to a person who has had a significant and positive influence on the life of Sullivan County or, more broadly, on the life of the nation or the world. ...; Created on 16 January 2016
43. Jennie Grossinger: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); 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
44. John Raleigh Mott: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1997 John Raleigh Mott (1865~1955) Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 Ambassador to China The typical Sullivan County resident has ...; Created on 11 August 1997
45. Judge Robert C. Williams: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1996 Judge Robert C. Williams Judge Robert Williams shared the simple upbringing of many young people who grew up in western ...; Created on 11 August 1996
46. Lawrence H. Cooke: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); 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
47. Max Yasgur: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2004 Max Yasgur (12/15/19~02/09/73) A history maker is hard to define. Some earn that reputation after a lifetime of dedicated service. Others ...; Created on 01 June 2004
48. Sullivan County Long Beards: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2014 Sullivan County Long Beards Since the very earliest days of Sullivan County history, the county’s forests and streams have provided both ...; Created on 10 October 2014
49. Sullivan County Veterans: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2010 Sullivan County Veterans The History Maker Award is given to a person who has had a significant and positive influence ...; Created on 11 August 2010
50. The Kutsher Family: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2008 The Kutsher Family It has become commonplace to read in a newspaper that a Sullivan County resident has ...; Created on 11 August 2008
51. Walter A. Rhulen: (Article tagged with: HistoryMaker); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1999 Walter A. Rhulen (1931~1998) Early in this century, Max Rhulen found himself at age four in the strange world of New York ...; Created on 11 August 1999

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