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1. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (2020-08-28): (Events Calendar/March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ); March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom On August 28, 1963, this political rally took place in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of th ...; Created on 27 December 2015
2. Video: (Category); Make sure to give a decent sized description for what the Video is about here.Be sure to replace the Picture with your Preview Picture and set the folowing Dimensions 1st Box to 250 Proportionate checked. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Tusten: (Category); ... Arch Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Neversink: (Category); ... on hill roads and made a stopping place for a tired team with a load.” Radio was the way folks learned about the world. TV’s and satellite dishes were the stuff that make-believe was made of. Movies ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Mamakating: (Category); ... a good place to settle down and raise a family. In 1788 Mamakating was reduced to its present size with the forming of Deerpark, Orange County in 1788. Lumberland was formed from Mamakating in 1798, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Liberty: (Category); ... and some of the oldest remains left in the Town are some laid up stones in the outlet of Revonah Lake, which were probably placed there in 1797 for the purpose of building the first saw mill in the area. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. 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
8. Highland: (Category); ... places in this town. the town is sparsely populated and made up of woodland, streams and small lakes. Highland was not settled until after the Revolutionary War, although one of the bloodiest battle ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. 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
10. Fremont: (Category); ... some size it is well to call attention to the old cemeteries at both these places. I had assumed that Benjamin Misner was the earliest settler to come into the Long Pond section where he built a saw ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Fallsburg: (Category); ... depot opened in nearby Hurleyville. The area of Denniston�s Ford was one of the first places to be settled in the Town of Fallsburg. There were settlers already there in the 1790�s when the influx of ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. County History: (Category); ... already made it a very special place to a group of Native Americans who revered such features. Some archaeologists believe the Lenape (their name is pronounced len-ahh’-pay and is most often translated ...; Created on 30 November -0001
13. Cochecton: (Category); ... Eddy, which was located above what is now known as “Old Town” near County Road 114. The inn was used for many years as a chief meeting place for political caucuses, town meetings, elections and was also ...; Created on 30 November -0001
14. Bethel: (Category); ... of these hamlets. In 1910, the old covered bridge, which had been built in 1830, was replaced with an iron bridge. This bridge is located in Mongaup Valley and you might wonder why this is ...; Created on 30 November -0001
15. Announcements: (Category); A place to post announcements not directly related to the Museum or the Society but are important to their functions. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
16. Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum Closed: (News); The Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum will be closed until further notice as per regulations to help prevent the spread of the corona virus. All research requests will be placed on hold until ...; Created on 18 March 2020
17. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909: (Thompson); $1,000,000 FIRE IN MONTICELLO BUSINESS SECTION GUTTED Seventy-Four Places of Business and Residence Go Up in Smoke-—A Sorry Spectacle—But Monticello Will Build Again. The larger part of the business ...; Created on 16 February 2018
18. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... n County to reside on during the warmer months. While some used that land to build a hotel, others turned it into a bungalow colony. “Every road, every place had some resort, and it’s interesting, you c ...; Created on 06 July 2017
19. 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
20. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... O&W. His purchases along the Beaverkill included portions of the Butler place. Perhaps even more popular, were the wild piney woods of Forestburgh. Here, wealthy bankers, lawyers and playwrights from New York ...; Created on 17 January 2016
21. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... place. My father, Harold Gold, has never held political office, invented transformative devices, or revolutionized science, but he has made local history through his business and community service in Sullivan ...; Created on 17 January 2016
22. 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
23. Monticello: (Thompson); ... the planned village. The brothers were ardent admirers of Thomas Jefferson, who invented the word from two Latin words meaning heavenly mountain, which Mr. Jefferson gave to his home place. ...; Created on 26 December 2015
24. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... k was replaced by Robert Mann, Clerk;' Otto S. Bollenbach, Treasurer and William H. Lawrence, Superintendent of Public Works. Their first public meeting was held November 17, 1924. As Jeffersonville gre ...; Created on 26 December 2015
25. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Pictures); ... was born in Hortonville, NY in 1865 and died in New Rochelle, NY in 1940. State historical markers are at his birthplace and near his remains in Forest Lawn, Buffalo, NY. The Sullivan County Museum has ...; Created on 18 December 2015
26. Frederick A. Cook: (Now Showing); ... was born in Hortonville, NY in 1865 and died in New Rochelle, NY in 1940. State historical markers are at his birthplace and near his remains in Forest Lawn, Buffalo, NY. The Sullivan County Museum has ...; Created on 18 December 2015
27. Family Histories: (Genealogy Department); ... family searches by the volunteers. Some have been donated just because they thought it would be a good place to share their history.They are a wonderful asset when others are searching their families ...; Created on 13 March 2015
28. 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
29. 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
30. General Store: (Now Showing); The General Store was the commercial center of town and the primary place you would sell/purchase goods and collect your mail. Much like a Walmart of the 1800's, just about anything you needed was availabl ...; Created on 18 December 2014
31. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... Scholarships to local graduating seniors in SullivanCounty. This year, our first place winner also received second place at the NYS Chapter level. Habitat programs; As a benefit of NWTF membership, ...; Created on 18 October 2014
32. 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
33. The Fallsburgh Tunnel: (Fallsburg); ... steel plates to help keep rock and dirt in place, and to prevent water from dripping onto the tracks below. Earlier, during the winter of ’29 – ’30, pools of water dripping from the leaky ceilings had ...; Created on 25 November 2012
34. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... Center. The increase in space provided by the large, roomy structure served the Society well, but also placed a large financial burden on the organization. The Historical Society immediately began tak ...; Created on 04 April 2012
35. 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
36. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); ... of Youngs and was named in his honor. This took place about the year 1840. Mr. Young was an enterprising man; he built the first saw mill of the place and established the first store which was lovated ...; Created on 03 November 2011
37. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... k was replaced by Robert Mann, Clerk;' Otto S. Bollenbach, Treasurer and William H. Lawrence, Superintendent of Public Works. Their first public meeting was held November 17, 1924. As Jeffersonville gre ...; Created on 03 November 2011
38. The Hamlet of Lava: (Tusten); ... area Blumenthal. However the postal authorities thought the name was too similar to the already existing town of Bloomingburg. The eruption of Vesuvius in Italy was taking place at this time and the newspaper ...; Created on 20 October 2011
39. 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
40. Civilian Conservation Corps: (Tusten); ... the 12,000 acre tract on several different occasions of late and now decided that a winter camp will be located here. "Perhaps few places in the US are better suited for the establishment of a camp th ...; Created on 07 October 2011
41. Searching For Gillette: (Neversink); ... in 1804, in the Town of Neversink, and dying at Kansas in 1854, but the researcher wanted to find information concerning his ancestor's life; place of residence, what was the reason for the move out wes ...; Created on 07 October 2011
42. Trunk Line 4: (Rockland); ... e to eliminate the section of road at Old Morsston from the trunk line. "Two surveys have been made one beginning at the Ross place now occupied by E O Van Wagner and the other starting near the home ...; Created on 23 September 2011
43. Erect Historic Marker on Site of first House in Monticello: (Thompson); ... rs room in the bank. "The marker, which was paid for by the village of Monticello and erected by its Department of Public Works, differs from the usual historical sign in that in place of the name of ...; Created on 22 September 2011
44. 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
45. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); SCHS Observer; January 25, 1965 - Vol. 1 No. 5 "One of Sullivan County's oldest relics is back on "duty." Milestone "47" of the old Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike has been placed in a stone shelter and re-erec ...; Created on 22 September 2011
46. Mystery of Missing Marker: (Thompson); ... July, 1963, the familiar NYS blue and gold sign, which indicated the site of Camp Holly, encampment of the 143rd NYVI during the Civil War vanished from its usual place. "Repeated inquiries by Mrs. Glad ...; Created on 22 September 2011
47. Old Mansion House: (Bethel); ... s are gutted by fire, but it would not take many thousands to make it a most presentable hotel, and under proper management, with a less conspicuous place for the bar, it would quickly take its place ...; Created on 15 September 2011
48. Searching For Gillette: (Research Department); ... in 1804, in the Town of Neversink, and dying at Kansas in 1854, but the researcher wanted to find information concerning his ancestor's life; place of residence, what was the reason for the move out wes ...; Created on 20 August 2011
49. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... charges to loosen the strata, dirt and stone were blasted out from beneath the base. The excavated section was then replaced by a pier made of wooden cribbing, supporting the weight of the smokestack. ...; Created on 28 June 2011
50. 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
51. 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
52. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... background. For many people genealogy is the stepping-stone to a broader interest in history and Charlotte also had the ability to relate some of the family details with larger events taking place in the ...; Created on 11 August 2008
53. Maurice Gerry: (History Preserver); ... General Store. His first summer, he operated a marketplace selling fruits, vegetables, plants and flowers. He did a lot of restoring to the building and eventually it became the Ferndale Marketplace and ...; Created on 11 August 2007
54. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... and contributed to its founding and subsequent growth. He also deals with important historical events which took place in each town. For example, the Battle of Minisink which we commemorate each July 22, ...; Created on 11 August 2006
55. Andrew Neiderman: (History Makers); ... for the stage musical version of “The Devil’s Advocate” and is working closely with composers in Holland for the production which will probably take place in London. Looking ahead, he ...; Created on 01 June 2006
56. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... in the nation's transportation system, the O&W gradually saw its traditional markets dry up. Oil replaced coal for home heating; the automobile with its flexibility provided more convenient transportatio ...; Created on 11 August 2005
57. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); ... lso moved to the Roscoe farm to displace the cows in the old dairy barn. Later when the furniture business closed down, they operated the Cat Hollow Sand and Gravel Company. During this time, they had three ...; Created on 11 August 2003
58. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... , although the family received letters from him expressing his love and the firmness of his intentions. One day, more than three years after his departure, a joyous event took place: a letter arrived wi ...; Created on 11 August 2002
59. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... His father ran a gas station in Monticello, but found time to be a voracious reader and books such as Quinlan’s “History of Sullivan County” occupied a prominent place on his shelves. His father passed ...; Created on 11 August 2002
60. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... families of the children she taught. Emma was given a place at the table with each family and a bed, usually shared with several of her students. This was a far different lifestyle than that of a doctor’s ...; Created on 11 August 2001
61. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... led to the placing of many important properties in the Valley on the National Register of Historic Places. In the same spirit she initiated and supervised more than 150 interviews with Valley residents: ...; Created on 11 August 2001
62. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); ... been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to the Keller House, the District includes the Hillig Building, the Palm Garden, the stone bank building, the Liberty Methodist Church, ...; Created on 11 August 2000
63. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... 1940’s as a happy and eventful place alive with the challenge of developing a new business and the excitement of finally moving into their own home on Park Avenue in Monticello. The children were also ...; Created on 11 August 1999
64. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... appointed Chief Judge by Governor Carey. The situation which he faced in the State was that complacency and indifference had undermined the effectiveness and fairness of the state judicial ...; Created on 01 June 1998
65. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... has been lost. A more successful venture entailed a photographic record of the County. He wrote to the Town Historians and asked them to list the important places in their towns. He was then able to go ...; Created on 11 August 1997

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