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1. Heritage Club 100 (SCHSHC100): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
2. Heritage Club 50 (SCHSHC50): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
3. Family Membership (SCHSFM1) ...: (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
4. Individual Membership (SCHSIM1) ...: (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 20 December 2015
5. Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch (2020-01-28): (Events Calendar/Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch); Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch January 28, 1986 Seven crew members died on what would have been Challenger's 10th mission into space. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cap ...; Created on 27 December 2015
6. Neversink: (Category); ... reservoirs took their homesteads, their businesses, their farms, their cemeteries; their cherished swimming holes. Like all pioneers, folks picked up and moved on. Carl Carlsen remembers as a young boy ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. Mamakating: (Category); ... I eagerly accepted the offer and today we have an archive room, a great meeting room with many pictures and histories of all the areas of Mamakating and many artifacts of our area. We have165 members and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Lumberland: (Category); ... and appropriate appurtenances, were built by and occupied by members of the family. From the September 1986 issue of the Observer ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. County History: (Category); ... d racing course open only to club members. A six-figure initiation fee and pricey annual dues insure an exclusive membership. Harkening back to the environmental stewardship of the Lenape, and tr ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. 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
11. Bethel: (Category); ... nderful celebration attended by hundreds of people. It truly showed the spirit of small town life, bringing together all the members of the community. The Town of Bethel continues to grow ea ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. Sullivan County Historical Society 2020 Election: (News); ... did not happen. While it may not be the best way to conduct the election for officers and board members it was decided to hav3e a mail in vote. All SCHS members of record will be receiving one ballot per ...; Created on 01 December 2020
13. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... tunes from the early 1800's through the mid 1900's. Admission is free, donations and Sullivan County Historical Society memberships are always welcome. For Information: 845-434-8044 ...; Created on 22 May 2016
14. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... and New Jersey purchased large tracts of land, forming a private game preserve for the exclusive clientele that became known as the Hartwood Club. In 1898, one of the club members commissioned Gilbert to ...; Created on 17 January 2016
15. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... I grew up in South Fallsburg, too, but I never saw a muskrat.) Harold graduated from Fallsburgh High School in a class of twenty-six students. He is now one of three surviving members of the class of ...; Created on 17 January 2016
16. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... "Summer In The City." But in 1967, after the Lovin' Spoonful appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show", things began to go wrong. Two band members were busted for pot possession and left the group. Their re ...; Created on 04 January 2016
17. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... and preservation of habitat and promoting our hunting heritage. The volunteers of the Sullivan County Long Beards are a small group of active, dedicated members that have the youth, women and veterans ...; 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. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... nk committee as chairperson. Due to his work, along with that of Peter Osborne, from the Minisink Valley Historical Society and other committee members, the ceremonial program has been expanded to include othe ...; Created on 04 April 2012
20. Stone Arch Bridge Saved For Posterity: (General History); ... yn Bridge. The bridge has been declared a national monument and a plaque is to be placed on it. However, nothing else is to be done to save the bridge. Some members of the local historical group have mumb ...; Created on 22 September 2011
21. About the Museum: (Sullivan County Museum); ... members of the Sullivan County Historical Society. Museum Hours are: Tues.- Sat. - 10 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday - 1PM to 4:30PM Monday - Closed For info call (845) 434 - 8044 ...; Created on 01 June 2010
22. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... our lives. Edward Van Put remembers the influence that a commonplace event had on his life when he was twelve years old. His uncle took him fly fishing and Ed found the experience so fascinating that he ...; Created on 11 August 2009
23. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... a shy person and not at ease in meeting the numbers of people involved in the life of a hotel. Gradually, this changed and today she is routinely perceived as the hotel’s Matriarch. She still remembers ...; Created on 11 August 2008
24. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... High School. A special kind of mind, curiosity and the gift of an exceptional memory are required for genealogical work and Glenn remembers that even as a boy he was impressed with his mother’s ability ...; Created on 11 August 2008
25. The Archives Gang: (History Preserver); ... Barner The Sullivan County Historical Society is honored to present the 2004 History Preserver Award to all the members of The Archives Gang and by extension to all those dedicated volunteers ...; Created on 11 August 2004
26. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... shaven farmer, he was initially turned off by the appearance and some of the political views, of the members of the Hog Farmers commune and others who came to build the facilities. But he fervently believed ...; Created on 01 June 2004
27. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... to the Town of Bethel website. As time passed, she developed close relationships with members of the Sullivan County Historical Society and eventually was asked to join the staff in the ...; Created on 11 August 2003
28. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... of his knowledge, the Board of Supervisors appointed him to be the County Historian. In that position, he joins a number of former Historical Society members – James Burbank, Manville Wakefield and William ...; Created on 11 August 2002
29. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); ... Hector, had a farm in White Sulphur Springs and as a boy Del remembers riding into Liberty while his grandfather entertained him (or himself) with stories of the families who lived along the road. Thus ...; Created on 11 August 2000
30. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... purchased a small insurance agency which he called the Rhulen Insurance Agency. They also had a third child, Peter, who was born in Monticello. Walter’s sister Joan remembers their home in the 1930’s and ...; Created on 11 August 1999
31. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... Marge became active in the Presbyterian Church in Monticello. Bill served on the Session, the Budget Committee and with the Boy Scouts. He quietly helped countless friends, family members, neighbors and ...; Created on 11 August 1998
32. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... the essence of rectitude and my mother the essence of refinement,” he recalls. His father’s advice continues to guide him. When he faces difficult decisions, he remembers his father’s words, “If in doubt, ...; Created on 01 June 1998
33. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... and in 1895 he organized, with Karl Fries of Sweden, the World’s Student Christian Federation. By the time that Mott resigned from the Student Federation in 1925 it had a membership of over three hundred ...; Created on 11 August 1997
34. Judge Robert C. Williams: (History Makers); ... was taught by a woman, Lydia Calkin, who had taught his father and whom he remembers as one of the finest teachers he ever had. One of his memories of those days was that of being excused from school to ...; Created on 11 August 1996
35. World War I Comes to the Museum June 16th: (Past Exhibits); ... June 16 and 17. At 2 p.m. both days, there will be a special performance by the Catskill Readers Theatre. Members of the theater group will perform music of the era and read archival ...; Created on 09 June 2018

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