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1. Museum Reopening (2021-07-11): (Events Calendar/Museum Reopening); ... archives and hundreds of items related to local history, including the Woodstock festival, the Borscht Belt resorts, North Pole explorer and native Frederick A. Cook, and more. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ...; Created on 11 July 2021
2. Johnston surrenders troops to Sherman (2020-04-26): (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
3. North Carolina secedes from the Union (2020-05-20) ...: (Events Calendar/North Carolina secedes from the Union); North Carolina secedes from the Union On May 20, 1861, North Carolina is the tenth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com North Carolina ...; Created on 27 December 2015
4. North Dakota, the thirty-ninth state (2020-11-02) ...: (Events Calendar/North Dakota, the thirty-ninth state); North Dakota, the thirty-ninth state Nov. 2, 1889 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Bismarck, North Dakota ...; Created on 27 December 2015
5. North Carolina, the twelfth state (2020-11-21) ...: (Events Calendar/North Carolina, the twelfth state); North Carolina, the twelfth state November 21, 1789 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Raleigh, North Carolina ...; Created on 27 December 2015
6. Wright Brothers fly first airplane (2019-12-17): (Events Calendar/Wright Brothers fly first airplane); Wright Brothers fly first airplane December 17, 1903 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ...; Created on 27 December 2015
7. Rockland: (Category); ... of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc river basins. This region was the borderland between the Iroquois nations to the North and the Algonquin of the South. The Lenni-Lenapes, a branch of the Delaware tribes, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Mamakating: (Category); ... north of the village of Wurtsboro and it was called Fort Devans. A building was later added to make it larger and it is now the home of the Barone family, the owners and operators of the Wurtsboro airport. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Lumberland: (Category); ... what is now the Town of Deerpark in Orange County, on the south and west by the Delaware River, on the on the north-west by Delaware County and on the north-east by what is now the Towns of Rockland and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Liberty: (Category); ... then known as the Blue Mountain Country, they settled to the north west of the present Village of Liberty near to Revonah Lake, formerly known as the Broadhead Pond. Our early settlers came from Connecticut ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Fremont: (Category); ... was over that route. The road built in 1833 from Liberty to the Delaware River opened up that portion near North Branch. A road known as the Cannon road was built over the hill to reach the Hankins settlement. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. Fallsburg: (Category); ... settlers established a small settlement near the ford while others continued north, crossing the Sheldrake Creek, and settleing on a ridge east of Kiameshia Lake and Lake Anawana. This settlement was primarily ...; Created on 30 November -0001
13. Cochecton: (Category); ... reconstruction of the oldest railroad station in New York State has been completed. This railroad station was dismantled from its original site in the hamlet of Cochecton and relocated to the norther ...; Created on 30 November -0001
14. 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
15. Bethel: (Category); ... cial and economic life of the town. 1969 was a very important year in the life of our town. First, it saw the construction of the Sullivan County International Airport in the northeast section of White ...; Created on 30 November -0001
16. North Branch Cemetery ...: (Callicoon); LOCATION: County Road 121, Alien Rd and Buck Brook, North Branch, NY FAMILY: Information on burials at this cemetery can be found at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 03 June 2010
17. First Sunday Concert April 5 - The Dirty Stay Out Skifflers: (News); ... folks throughout the Northeast. The band features Grammy winner Rick Nestler on 12 string guitar and vocals, Dan Berger on harmonica, and Donna Nestler on banjolele and vocals. In 2017 The Skifflers ...; Created on 12 March 2020
18. Alan Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016: (Society News); ... for over 21 years before he retired. Survivors include his sister, Margaret Edwards of North Carolina; one niece, Elizabeth Brett and her husband John of Port Chester, NY; and one nephew, Wayne Allen ...; Created on 16 October 2016
19. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... for historic preservation throughout the town and county. Elsie’s ancestors were amongst the earliest settlers of the northern portion of Sullivan County; Revolutionary War veterans carving out clearings ...; Created on 17 January 2016
20. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... i Pop Festival. For Woodstock, he was coordinator of campgrounds. "They wanted me to design a sound system for 50,000 or so people," said Markoff, who owned the only stereo store in Middletown, the Audio ...; Created on 04 January 2016
21. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Pictures); ... geographical North Pole in 1908. He was the first American to spend forced winters in both the Antarctic and the Arctic and is credited with saving the "Belgica" expedition to the South Polar regions i ...; Created on 18 December 2015
22. Frederick A. Cook: (Now Showing); ... geographical North Pole in 1908. He was the first American to spend forced winters in both the Antarctic and the Arctic and is credited with saving the "Belgica" expedition to the South Polar regions i ...; Created on 18 December 2015
23. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... work, they moved to northern New Jersey. In addition to raising a family of two sons and a daughter, Pat pursued her interest in fashion by working and volunteering at many of the historic houses and landmarks ...; Created on 18 October 2014
24. The Fallsburgh Tunnel: (Fallsburg); ... causing serious problems for the railroad company. Throughout the spring of 1930, railroad workers worked at the tunnel below South Fallsburgh, relining the northern portal with a new ceiling of curved ...; Created on 25 November 2012
25. 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
26. Mutton Hill Burying Ground...cont: (Neversink); "....But let us get back to our little burying ground which is bordered on two sides by dense woods, on the northwest by the Mutton Hill road, and on the southwest by broad sheep pastures. There are about ...; Created on 27 October 2011
27. 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
28. Salmon Steele: (Rockland); Family researchers from Tennesee visited the archival room at the Museum on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, in search of Steele ancestry, a family who located in the northern portion of Sullivan County early ...; Created on 07 October 2011
29. Along the Neversink..: (Neversink); ... and chaff, and when the unsuspecting birds alighted to feed after their long trip from the south and were enjoying their first northern meal, an ingenious net was sprung, and they were table fowls. ...; Created on 07 October 2011
30. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); ... tle west of the Black Lake Road junction on the north side of Route 17-B, near White Lake. Mr. Robert Schlicting, New York State Department of Highways engineer on the reconstruction of 17-B, has placed ...; Created on 22 September 2011
31. Mutton Hill Burying Ground; II: (Neversink); ... overgrown with weeds and briars, while in the northeast section stands decaying a century old hemlock endangering these historical and fragile markers. For surely some day this tree is doomed to fall as ...; Created on 01 September 2011
32. Mutton Hill Burying Ground: (Neversink); ... on two sides by dense woods, on the northwest by the Mutton Hill road, and on the southwest by the broad sheep pastures. There are about 35 graves with headstones or markers bearing inscriptions. While ...; Created on 31 August 2011
33. Salmon Steele and the Morsston Tannery: (Rockland); Family researchers from Tennesee visited the archival room at the Museum on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, in search of Steele ancestry, a family who located in the northern portion of Sullivan County early ...; Created on 16 August 2011
34. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... poses particular problems due to its location. To the west lie the railroad tracks and Western Union’s telegraph line. To the east is the new State Highway. North of the smokestack stands the remaining ...; Created on 28 June 2011
35. D&H Canal: (General History); ... anthracite coal along river valleys from Honesdale in northeastern Pennsylvania to Eddyville on the Rondout Creek near the villages of Kingston and Rondout. From here, it was shipped on barges down the ...; Created on 04 June 2010
36. Smith Family Cemetery: (Thompson); AKA: North Settlement Cemetery LOCATION: between Harris and Old Liberty Rd FAMILY: Smith REF: by CMO ...; Created on 03 June 2010
37. Hortonville Church Cemetery: (Delaware); LOCATION: North Branch Road, Hortonvillle, NY, behind church. AKA: FAMILY: Information on the burials at this cemetery can be found at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY. ...; Created on 03 June 2010
38. M. E. Church Society Cemetery: (Callicoon); LOCATION: North Branch, NY FAMILY: Information on burials at this cemetery is not yet available. AKA: None REF: None Note: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
39. Heavenly Rest Cemetery: (Callicoon); LOCATION: County Road 121, North Branch, NY FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery can be found at Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY AKA: None REF: 1991 partial ...; Created on 03 June 2010
40. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... and whenever a weekend was available, he would leave his home in northern New Jersey to come up to the Catskills to be close to streams such as the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. At first his fishing days ...; Created on 11 August 2009
41. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); ... e main river below Hancock, but as demand for Catskill timber increased rafts were constructed up the east and west branches of the Delaware as far north as Margaretville. Quinlan's History of Sulli ...; Created on 11 August 2005
42. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... the construction of new railroads to facilitate business and agriculture. This need for a railroad was particularly keen in the area in New York State between the New York Central which crossed the northern ...; Created on 11 August 2005
43. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... h sufficient money to enable Malke and the two girls to travel to Hamburg and from there board a ship for America. The voyage was a difficult one, especially during the North Atlantic storms when all t ...; Created on 11 August 2002
44. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... the northeast where they received awards. He also raised beagles and a picture of two of his hounds which had won prizes in American Kennel Club championships appeared on the cover of a hunting magazine. ...; Created on 01 June 1998
45. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... to settle in the county and the land on the north side of the Quickway past Exit 96 is still known as Mott’s Flats. The family achieved a position of respect in the county and John Stitt Mott was elected ...; Created on 11 August 1997
46. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... he observed that the Catskill Game Farm and the North Pole were effective in attracting visitors to their areas. He believed that the colonial history of this area would be of similar interest and decided ...; Created on 11 August 1997
47. Otto Hillig: (History Preserver); ... a studio at 84 North Main Street in Liberty. The building, though modified over the years, is still in use and lies within the bounds of the Liberty historic district. Besides being a highly successful ...; Created on 11 August 1996
48. Frederick A. Cooke: (History Makers); ... an advertisement placed by a young naval civil engineer, Robert E. Peary, who needed a surgeon for his North Greenland Expedition in 1891. This exploration was the first of eight expeditions “Poleward” ...; Created on 01 June 1994
49. North Pole, ...: (Tags); North Pole, ...; Created on 26 December 2015
50. Frederick A. Cook: (Article tagged with: North Pole,); ... geographical North Pole in 1908. He was the first American to spend forced winters in both the Antarctic and the Arctic and is credited with saving the "Belgica" expedition to the South Polar regions i ...; Created on 18 December 2015
51. Frederick A. Cooke: (Article tagged with: North Pole,); ... an advertisement placed by a young naval civil engineer, Robert E. Peary, who needed a surgeon for his North Greenland Expedition in 1891. This exploration was the first of eight expeditions “Poleward” ...; Created on 01 June 1994

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