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1. Thompson: (Category); ... and his family are buried in a historical cemetery behind the present Thompsonville Post Office. Thompson, taken from the Town of Mamakating, was formed by an act of the State Legislature in April 1803. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
2. Mamakating: (Category); ... and Phillipsport where a lone stretch of the canal and the towpath, along with a dry-dock have been cleaned up. The county has posted signs explaining the various parts of the canal. There are several ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Highland: (Category); ... One of these is Barryville, which was named after the U.S. Postmaster, William T. Barry, who was in office in 1832 when the post office there was established. Barryville owes its existence to the D ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Fremont: (Category); ... before there was any extensive settlement in the town. There existed a trading post at Equinunk as early as 1750 and rafts of timber starting as far up stream as Rockland came past its shores before ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Forestburgh: (Category); ... y and store. The railroad was commissioned to serve the area and a post office was necessary. Resorts and summer camps soon emerged. Charles Gilman, nephew, served as Town supervisor from 1891 -93 a ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Fallsburg: (Category); ... in the early 1800�s. Mr. Hasbrouck lived in the old stone house that is still standing today. The hamlet was a major business area for many years with a variety of shops and stores and had it own post ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. Delaware: (Category); ... ision, completed in 1848, the settlement served as one of the staging areas and was formally named in recognition of its railroad depot. In 1906, the U.S. Postal Service dropped the "Depot" from its name and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Cochecton: (Category); ... therefore easy to understand why land disputes in the region continued for many years. Pre-Revolutionary War Cochecton was considered an important post to Sullivan County’s great fur trade. The plentiful ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Cemeteries: (Category); ... so they can be made available to everyone. The Society does not plan on posting the Cemetery listings by individuals on its website, only the names of the Cemeteries with indication of those we have ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Callicoon: (Category); ... and store. John B. Spencer settled early in Youngsville and was its first postmaster when a post office was set up in 1851. In that same year, Daniel Drumick Quick built a hotel and F. Beiling established ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. 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
12. Postcards from Bethel ...: (Bethel); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
13. Postcards from Bethel ...: (Pictures); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
14. Stone Arch Bridge Saved For Posterity ...: (General History); From the Observer; May 1969 "The Sullivan County Historical Society, long a champion for the rights of the handlaid bridge to live on in the history of the county, has succeeded in preserving the bridge. ...; Created on 22 September 2011
15. Children buried by Hartwood Post Office ...: (Forestburg); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
16. William "Bill" Burns Memorial: (News); ... archivist, officer, and a person to go to when a historical question comes upon. He will be greatly missed. The following is taken from a Smallwood-White Lake Fire Company posting on Facebook. ...; Created on 29 March 2020
17. Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum Closed: (News); ... the museum have been posted on the SCHS Facebook page. We will continue to keep you informed of any updates on this webpage and the SCHS Facebook page. If you have any questions you may email them to ...; Created on 18 March 2020
18. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); This Content is reposted from and is Property of Spectrum News During the 1940s and 1950s, the Catskills was one of the top tourist destinations in the world. In the summer months, it was home to more ...; Created on 06 July 2017
19. The Military Room: (Past Exhibits); ... are representative of some of those who served proudly from Sullivan County. Memorabilia is also on display with items from the Civil War through post WW II. A round table is available for those who wish ...; Created on 31 October 2016
20. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... historical roadside markers and restoring a post office in the township. Her campaigns to preserve Forestburgh’s historical heritage often went to higher levels. With the proposed upgrade of the main thoroughfare ...; Created on 17 January 2016
21. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... Lang knew it was important to pitch Woodstock in a way that would appeal to their peer's sense of independence. Lang wanted to call the festival an "Aquarian Exposition," capitalizing on the zodiacal ...; Created on 04 January 2016
22. Monticello: (Thompson); ... r and held several other public offices. Samuel F. Jones became one of the county's first judges and in 1811, when a postal route went into operation from Newburgh to Ithaca, Samuel became Monticello's f ...; Created on 26 December 2015
23. Hurleyville: (Fallsburg); ... This name was chosen because the postmaster had a son stationed at Luzon Island in the Philippines.[1] Automobile competition led to abandonment of the O&W in 1957. Pictures related to Hurleyville NY ...; Created on 26 December 2015
24. Beismer Family History: (Genealogy Department); ... donated, are available for your use at the museum. If you have any questions or commetna about this or any other genealogy post, you may contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Suzanne Cecil Genealog ...; Created on 02 May 2015
25. Genealogy Department: (Genealogy Department); ... Department. If on the homepage you click on "Departments" at the top of the page and select "Genealogy." you will in the near future see my postings. Also at the top of the homepage is a heading label ...; Created on 11 March 2015
26. 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
27. John B. (Jack) Niflot: (History Preserver); ... heritage” and also served as an officer and board member of the Upper Delaware Council for nearly two decades. Jack’s photographs, research records, postcard collections, poetry and other writings have ...; Created on 25 November 2013
28. Darling Tales: (Callicoon); ... e peace was post master and druggist, too, for he needed some medicine for his wife who had been ailing. A crowd soon gathered around the stove in the Harding store and post office to listen to the yar ...; Created on 28 December 2011
29. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); ... near the site which St. Francis Church now adorns. John B. Spencer was another early settler and when the Youngsville Post office was established in 1851 he became its first Postmaster. Other early ...; Created on 03 November 2011
30. The Hamlet of Swamp Mills: (Tusten); ... The post office of Swamp Mills was established in 1873, but the community decided to find a more suitable name. Several names, such as Laurel Glen, were suggested, but were rejected by the Postal Department. ...; Created on 20 October 2011
31. The Hamlet of Lava: (Tusten); Another community in the Town of Tusten is Lava. The area was not named on the 1875 Beer's map although a school was shown. When applying for a post office, an early group of residents wanted to call th ...; Created on 20 October 2011
32. The Town of Tusten: (Tusten); ... a sawmill, a gristmill, a brickyard, several stores, a church, a school and a post office. However, with the end of the timber and stone industries, the community steadily declined until it was essentially ...; Created on 20 October 2011
33. A Sketch of Mongaup Valley -By Alice Tillotson: (Bethel); ... ery burned in 1887. "A post office was established in 1848 and Hiram Post was appointed the first Postmaster by Carl Johnson, Postmaster General under the administration of James Knox Polk. Wynkoop Kie ...; Created on 29 September 2011
34. Maurice Gerry: (History Preserver); ... up residence in the house. Shortly afterwards, the Ferndale Post Office closed and moved to its present location and Maurice was able to buy the building. The building housed Fred Manion’s ...; Created on 11 August 2007
35. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... of Commerce, a founding member of the Liberty Museum and Arts Center and a member of the Clarence Hoyt Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9217. In June of 1995 he was named “Citizen of the Year” by the Liberty ...; Created on 11 August 2007
36. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... slide show program on Bethel history. Using photographs of the area and postcards that her friends lent her, she created a slide show which was shown at different locations in the county such as the Wurtsboro ...; Created on 11 August 2003
37. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... for the Village of Monticello and held that post until he moved outside the Village in 1992. In 1970 he became one of the founders of the Hudson Valley Historical Association and served as president from ...; Created on 11 August 1998
38. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... located one mile west of Purvis post-office and Thomas Mott, three brothers named Worden and James Overton, one mile south of it.” The Mott family, therefore, were among the early pioneers ...; Created on 11 August 1997
39. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... he took art courses at Pratt Institute. His work impressed the Navy and during his last years in the service he was attached to the Naval Recruiting Bureau designing posters and pamphlets. He retired as ...; Created on 11 August 1997
40. Otto Hillig: (History Preserver); ... and postcards provides the most complete history available of Sullivan County in the first half of this century. ...; Created on 11 August 1996
41. Postcards, ...: (Tags); Postcards, ...; Created on 26 December 2015
42. Postcards from Bethel ...: (Article tagged with: Postcards,); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
43. Postcards from Bethel ...: (Article tagged with: Postcards,); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015

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