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1. Barry Wallenstein A Poetry Music Performance (2017-05-20) ...: (Events Calendar/Barry Wallenstein A Poetry Music Performance ); Barry Wallenstein A Poetry Music Performance 3 (845) 434-8044 ...; Created on 04 May 2017
2. Van Manakas (2018-10-07) ...: (Events Calendar/Van Manakas); Van Manakas 3 845 434-8044 ...; Created on 29 September 2018
3. Emancipation Proclamation (2020-01-01) ...: (Events Calendar/Emancipation Proclamation); Emancipation Proclamation On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Washington, D.C. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
4. Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman (2019-04-26) ...: (Events Calendar/Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman); Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman April 26, 1865 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Durham, North Carolina ...; Created on 27 December 2015
5. Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe (2019-05-07) ...: (Events Calendar/Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe); Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe May 7, 1945 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Reims, France ...; Created on 27 December 2015
6. Invasion of Normandy (2019-06-06) ...: (Events Calendar/Invasion of Normandy); Invasion of Normandy June 6, 1944 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Normandy, France ...; Created on 27 December 2015
7. George Washington named Commander in Chief (2019-06-15) ...: (Events Calendar/George Washington named Commander in Chief); George Washington named Commander in Chief June 15, 1775 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
8. Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi (2019-06-21): (Events Calendar/Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi); Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi June 21, 1964 Three civil-rights workers, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, were working to register black voters in Mississippi, ...; Created on 27 December 2015
9. First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (2019-07-21) ...: (Events Calendar/First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas); First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas July 21, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Manassas, Virginia ...; Created on 27 December 2015
10. British troops enter Washington, D.C. (2019-08-24): (Events Calendar/British troops enter Washington, D.C.); British troops enter Washington, D.C. On August 24, 1814, British troops under General Robert Ross enter Washington, D.C. to destroy many government buildings, including the White House, the Treasury building ...; Created on 27 December 2015
11. Second Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (2019-08-28) ...: (Events Calendar/Second Battle of Bull Run/Manassas); Second Battle of Bull Run/Manassas August 28 to August 30, 1862 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Manassas, Virginia ...; Created on 27 December 2015
12. Birth of the U.S. Navy (2019-10-13): (Events Calendar/Birth of the U.S. Navy); Birth of the U.S. Navy On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to search for munitions ships supplying the British ...; Created on 27 December 2015
13. Man flies faster than the speed of sound (2019-10-14) ...: (Events Calendar/Man flies faster than the speed of sound); Man flies faster than the speed of sound October 14, 1947 Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
14. Washington resigns as Commander in Chief (2019-12-23) ...: (Events Calendar/Washington resigns as Commander in Chief); Washington resigns as Commander in Chief December 23, 1783 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
15. John Wilkes Boothe Killed (2019-04-26): (Events Calendar/John Wilkes Boothe Killed); John Wilkes Boothe Killed April 26, 1865 - The 12 day manhunt for Lincoln's assassin comes to an end when John Wilkes Booth is shot by Union soldiers while hiding in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
16. 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); Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module January 27, 1967 Three NASA astronauts were killed from a flash fire while onboard the command module during a launch pad test. The ...; Created on 27 December 2015
17. Tusten: (Category); The town was previously part of the Towns of Mamakating and Lumberland in 1853. Benjamin Homans was the first settler, setting himself up by Narrowsburg. The Ten Mile River Baptist Church and Tusten Stone ...; Created on 30 November -0001
18. Rockland: (Category); ... near Pepaction. Although Tunis was refused the hand of a white girl; he continued to be a friend of the white man. On one occasion he crept into an Indian camp and freed John Osterhout and Silas Bowker, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
19. Neversink: (Category); ... the fishing. The hotel was called either Lackawack Hotel or Shield’s Hotel and Tammany Hall politicians and their families were an important part of the clientele. In the valley along the Neversink ...; Created on 30 November -0001
20. Mamakating: (Category); ... Another fort was built on the east side of the Bloomingburgh Mountain. It was called Fort Roosa and was built in 1731. It is still standing and is considered the oldest building in Sullivan County. Many ...; Created on 30 November -0001
21. Lumberland: (Category); ... of the Old Cochecton Turnpike and the North, or High Road from Pond Eddy. The original Proctor Manor, “Loch Ada”, was built in 1879 on the east shore of Haiggais Pond (now Loch Ada) by William E. Proctor, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
22. 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
23. 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
24. General History: (Category); ... to the county history despite not actually taking place in Sullivan County. Many Excepts will be taken from Copyrighted books (With full permission and credit) or from the Historical Society's own Observ ...; Created on 30 November -0001
25. Fremont: (Category); ... by blazed trees or crossed the Delaware, passed over a road on the Pennsylvania side to Cochecton and then to Liberty by way of Bethel. This gives an indication of this man’s interest in public affairs. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
26. 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
27. Fallsburg: (Category); ... river. A number of sawmills and gristmills were built there in the 1790�s further establishing the area. Hasbrouck was named in honor of Anthony Hasbrouck, a wealthy and prominent man who settled there ...; Created on 30 November -0001
28. Delaware: (Category); ... to be known as Callicoon, there were few settlers in the area, none within a mile of his new home. Many years before, hunters from the Hudson Valley had ventured into the valley of the Callicoon Creek ...; Created on 30 November -0001
29. Curious Bits: (Category); ... these weekly newspapers, which represented many of the county's communities. Thanks to the editors of these papers, the history of Sullivan County during this period has been well recorded. Now, a centu ...; Created on 30 November -0001
30. County History: (Category); ... from Ulster County on March 27, 1809, it was a heavily forested, rocky and rugged region largely inaccessible to the rest of the world. But the natural beauty of its many lakes and streams and rivers had ...; Created on 30 November -0001
31. Cochecton: (Category); ... writings indicate that Cochecton was either the first or the second permanent settlement in Sullivan County. Records show that a group of exploring Swedes, who traveled from Connecticut, settled along ...; Created on 30 November -0001
32. Cemeteries: (Category); ... they remain on our web site. Joan Sholl Francis has listed many cemeteries in our area, some are in New York and some are in Pennsylvania. Contact Joan at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~now1/eldred.html ...; Created on 30 November -0001
33. Callicoon: (Category); ... today are called Rt. 17K in Orange County Rt. 17B in Sullivan County. The first permanent white settlers to come to the Town of Callicoon – on May 19, 1814- were members of the William Wood family. They ...; Created on 30 November -0001
34. 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
35. 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
36. 1938 Hurricane: (Category); News from the 1938 Hurricane As the tropical storm named Ilene made landform east of New York City, the local media made many comparisons with this recent storm to the hurricane that struck the southern ...; Created on 30 November -0001
37. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909 ...: (Thompson); ... n Watchman 1909. To read the rest this story and see even more from of our Newspaper collection, Please visit the Sullivan County Museum. ...; Created on 16 February 2018
38. 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
39. Please donate to help us preserve the Republican Watchman! ...: (Announcements); We Need Your Support! The Sullivan County Historical Society is fortunate to be the recipient of a complete collection of Republican Watchman newspapers dating back to the 1820s. This wonderful collection ...; Created on 14 September 2016
40. St. George's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Callicoon ...: (Callicoon); LOCATION: Callicoon Township FAMILY: AKA: REF: NOTES: 1843; Created on 13 April 2012
41. Allan Wayne Dampman ...: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2011 Allan Wayne Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016 Allan Dampman, a modest and gentle man, is a person of ideas with an imaginative, ...; Created on 04 April 2012
42. The Methodist Cemetery; Livingston Manor ...: (Rockland); November 6, 1930; Liberty Register "A task for which there has long been a need has been undertaken by those interested in the old cemetery on the Methodist Church grounds in Livingston Manor. "Mr ...; Created on 07 October 2011
43. Old Mansion House ...: (Bethel); September 15, 1911 Liberty Register "There is much discussion of a plan to rehabiliate the Old Mansion House at Monticello, and again make it the center of life in that village. "The upper floo ...; Created on 15 September 2011
44. Workman’s Circle Cemetery ...: (Thompson); LOCATION: Glen Wild NOTE: Jewish REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
45. Livingston Manor Methodist Episcopal Cemetery ...: (Rockland); AKA: Upper Westfield M.E. Society, Purvis M.E. Ch. Cemetery, Smith hill Cemetery REF: 1930 by GAB; Created on 03 June 2010
46. Workman’s Circle Brotherhood 281 of Woodridge NY ...: (Fallsburg); LOCATION: Goodwin Road, Mountaindale, NY AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
47. Workman’s Circle Brotherhood of Centerville ...: (Fallsburg); LOCATION: Goodwin road, Centerville Station, NY AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
48. St. Tammany Flat Cemetery ...: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton Township AKA: None FAMILY: Information on families buried in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
49. St. George’s Roman Catholic Cemetery -Jeffersonville ...: (Callicoon); Location: Jeffersonville, NY (below school) Families: Information on the families buried in this cemetary is not yet available. AKA: None REF: None NOTE: Came into ...; Created on 03 June 2010
50. 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
51. Register Now - Sullivan County History Course: (Museum News); ... Cushetunk, the first permanent European settlement in the Upper Delaware River Valley. The Delaware Company's mission is to promote and support the history and historic landmarks of the Upper Delaware Rive ...; Created on 07 February 2019
52. Oxford Depot Bluegrass band Sun Jan 6th 1:30PM: (Museum News); Bluegrass guitarist Roy Streever was born in the old Callicoon Hospital and grew up in Western Sullivan County listening to the folk music of the sixties. He has been performing for many years, and is ...; Created on 30 December 2018
53. Our Digitized Newspaper collection is now available to the public!: (Museum News); We recently undertook the project of digitizing our collection of the Republican Watchman Newspapers from 1909 and 1910. These are now available for viewing at the Sullivan County Museum. We also have ...; Created on 17 February 2018
54. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... packed with people,” said Allen Frishman, Catskill Mountain preservationist. “It was paradise. Coming out of the city was paradise.” “Sullivan County during that time would have a year-round population ...; Created on 06 July 2017
55. High School Yearbook Request: (Announcements); ... 1994 from Livingston Manor High School, and 1961 and 1964 from Narrowsburg High School. Any yearbooks from these last five schools would really be welcome. All donations would be appreciated. If any ...; Created on 21 February 2017
56. The Military Room: (Past Exhibits); A new permanent exhibit “The Military Room” is opening at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville on Saturday, November 19th from 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m. Uniforms from the Civil War through Desert Storm ...; Created on 31 October 2016
57. History of Farms: (Now Showing); A current exhibit at the Sullivan County Historical Society is “A History of Sullivan County Farms” created by SCHS board member and volunteer, Fred Fries. The exhibits contain many farm artifacts ...; Created on 13 October 2016
58. 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
59. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... has volunteered at the Sullivan County Historical Society for many years creating exhibits in different areas of interest. The current work is a loving effort to put forward vignettes of times of long ...; Created on 22 May 2016
60. 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
61. 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
62. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... ago. That's when the debate began about Woodstock's historical significance. True believers still call Woodstock the capstone of an era devoted to human advancement. Cynics say it was a fitting, ridicul ...; Created on 04 January 2016
63. Monticello: (Thompson); ... for the new turnpike. While so engaged, Mr. Jones foresaw that Ulster County would undergo many changes and growth when the new turnpike was completed, He also realized that because of this growth a ...; Created on 26 December 2015
64. 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
65. 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
66. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Pictures); 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
67. Frederick A. Cook: (Now Showing); 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
68. Genalogy September 2015: (News); The summer has been quite busy at the Sullivan County Historical Society. Not only have we had many visitors from all over the country looking for their Sullivan County roots in our genealogy archives, ...; Created on 03 September 2015
69. 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
70. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); ... 4th of July week end. More than seventy visitors, many of them former employees of the hotel, attended at the Sullivan County Museum, Main St., Hurleyville. The Concord, at its peak, was the world's la ...; Created on 01 July 2015
71. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); ... 4th of July week end. More than seventy visitors, many of them former employees of the hotel, attended at the Sullivan County Museum, Main St., Hurleyville. The Concord, at its peak, was the world's la ...; Created on 01 July 2015
72. Where requests are from: (Genealogy Department); ... also have people who are local that stop by the museum for help with their family search requests. I have tried to respond in some form to all requests in a timely manner. ...; Created on 17 April 2015
73. 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
74. Genealogy Volunteers Wanted: (Genealogy Department); ... placed on index cards and cross-referenced by spouse and parents so each obituary takes at least four cards. Now I have many, many cards to be filed and would welcome any volunteers willing to give a few ...; Created on 11 March 2015
75. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... Ethic and Sportsmanship] event consists of many shooting and archery activities. The chapter has been recognized for several years for signing up the most JAKES at an event, breaking their own New YorkState ...; Created on 18 October 2014
76. 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
77. VOLUNTEERS WANTED: (Announcements); VOLUNTEERS WANTED Do you like history? Do you like genealogy? The Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville (the Museum and Research Center) is looking for volunteers in many areas, especially ...; Created on 28 September 2014
78. FABULOUS FOOTWEAR: (Past Exhibits); The Sullivan County Historical Society has a new exhibit displaying footwear from great-grandma’s era (pre 1900) to the 1960’s. Many styles of today resemble shoes of the past. ...; Created on 30 July 2014
79. Gladys Olmsted: (History Makers); ... in Sullivan County. “She was the right woman at the right time to build an amazing foundation for Sullivan County Public Health Nursing” ...; Created on 25 November 2013
80. John B. (Jack) Niflot: (History Preserver); ... inspired so many to appreciate and enjoy the Upper Delaware and help secure its future by fostering an appreciation of its past. ...; Created on 25 November 2013
81. Fifteen Thousand Dollar Boarding House Sold: (Mamakating); March 7, 1912, Livingston Manor Times “J P Bennett, proprietor of the well known Shawangunk Mountain House at Highview, overlooking the village of Bloomingburgh, has sold the property for $15,000 ...; Created on 06 March 2012
82. Hebrews To Lay Corner Stone: (Liberty); February 29, 1912, Livingston Manor Times “The congregation Tiffereth Israel of Parksville are busily occupied in forming plans for the ceremonies at the laying of the cornerstone of the Synagogue ...; Created on 06 March 2012
83. Grist Mill Burned Saturday: (Callicoon); February 22, 1912; Livingston Manor Times “The grist mill at Jeffersonville owned by Wm. Bollenback was entirely destroyed by fire Saturday morning, entailing the destruction of property amounting ...; Created on 06 March 2012
84. 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

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