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1. Early Sullivan Life Exhibit Opens (2016-06-12): (Events Calendar/Early Sullivan Life Exhibit Opens); Early Sullivan Life Exhibit Opens 3; Created on 22 May 2016
2. Celebration of Rose Barr (2016-08-07): (Events Calendar/Celebration of Rose Barr); Celebration of Rose Barr Please RSVP via Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 3 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Created on 28 July 2016
3. SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020); SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 Sullivan County Historical Society’s First Sunday Concert will feature Little Sparrow! For nearly ten years, the Americana band Little Sparrow (Aldo Troiani and ...; Created on 29 January 2020
4. Museum Reopening (2021-07-11): (Events Calendar/Museum Reopening); ... of colonial life, a reading of the Declaration of Independence (and a Tory response), music and song, and refreshments. More programming will be announced on the Fort’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fortdelawareny. ...; Created on 11 July 2021
5. New Year's Day (2015-01-01): (Events Calendar/New Year's Day); New Year's Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/new-years-day.php to know more about New Year's Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
6. M L King Day (2015-01-19): (Events Calendar/M L King Day); M L King Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/martin-luther-king-day.php to know more about M L King Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
7. Valentine's Day (2015-02-14): (Events Calendar/Valentine's Day); Valentine's Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/valentines-day.php to know more about Valentine's Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
8. Presidents' Day (2015-02-16): (Events Calendar/Presidents' Day); Presidents' Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/presidents-day.php to know more about Presidents' Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
9. Good Friday (2015-04-03): (Events Calendar/Good Friday); Good Friday Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/good-friday.php to know more about Good Friday. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
10. Easter Sunday (2015-04-05): (Events Calendar/Easter Sunday); Easter Sunday Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/easter.php to know more about Easter Sunday. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
11. Mother's Day (2015-05-10): (Events Calendar/Mother's Day); Mother's Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/shared/mothers-day.php to know more about Mother's Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
12. Memorial Day (2015-05-25): (Events Calendar/Memorial Day); Memorial Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/memorial-day.php to know more about Memorial Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
13. Father's Day (2015-06-21): (Events Calendar/Father's Day); Father's Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/shared/fathers-day.php to know more about Father's Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
14. Independence Day (2015-07-04): (Events Calendar/Independence Day); Independence Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/independence-day.php to know more about Independence Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
15. Labor Day (2015-09-07): (Events Calendar/Labor Day); Labor Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/labor-day.php to know more about Labor Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
16. Columbus Day (2015-10-12): (Events Calendar/Columbus Day); Columbus Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/columbus-day.php to know more about Columbus Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
17. Halloween (2015-10-31): (Events Calendar/Halloween); Halloween Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/halloween.php to know more about Halloween. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
18. Veterans Day (2015-11-11): (Events Calendar/Veterans Day); Veterans Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/veterans-day.php to know more about Veterans Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
19. Thanksgiving Day (2015-11-26): (Events Calendar/Thanksgiving Day); Thanksgiving Day Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/thanksgiving-day.php to know more about Thanksgiving Day. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
20. Christmas (2015-12-25): (Events Calendar/Christmas); Christmas Visit http://calendarlabs.com/holidays/us/christmas.php to know more about Christmas. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/calendarlabs to get updates.; Created on 27 December 2015
21. 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
22. Georgia, the fourth state (2020-01-02): (Events Calendar/Georgia, the fourth state); Georgia, the fourth state January 2, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Atlanta, Georgia; Created on 27 December 2015
23. Washington wins the Battle of Princeton (2020-01-03): (Events Calendar/Washington wins the Battle of Princeton); Washington wins the Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com; Created on 27 December 2015
24. Alaska, the forty-ninth state (2020-01-03): (Events Calendar/Alaska, the forty-ninth state); Alaska, the forty-ninth state January 3, 1959 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Juneau, Alaska; Created on 27 December 2015
25. Utah, the forty-fifth state (2020-01-04): (Events Calendar/Utah, the forty-fifth state); Utah, the forty-fifth state January 4, 1896 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Salt Lake City, Utah; Created on 27 December 2015
26. New Mexico, the forty-seventh state (2020-01-06): (Events Calendar/New Mexico, the forty-seventh state); New Mexico, the forty-seventh state January 6, 1912 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Santa Fe, New Mexico; Created on 27 December 2015
27. Battle of New Orleans (2020-01-08): (Events Calendar/Battle of New Orleans); Battle of New Orleans January 8, 1815 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com New Orleans, Louisiana; Created on 27 December 2015
28. Connecticut, the fifth state (2020-01-09): (Events Calendar/Connecticut, the fifth state); Connecticut, the fifth state January 9, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Hartford, Connecticut; Created on 27 December 2015
29. Mississippi secedes from the Union (2020-01-09): (Events Calendar/Mississippi secedes from the Union); Mississippi secedes from the Union On January 9, 1861, Mississippi was the second of eleven states to secede from the Union http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Mississippi; Created on 27 December 2015
30. Florida secedes from the Union (2020-01-10): (Events Calendar/Florida secedes from the Union); Florida secedes from the Union On January 10, 1861, Florida was the third of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
31. Alabama secedes from the Union (2020-01-11): (Events Calendar/Alabama secedes from the Union); Alabama secedes from the Union On January 11, 1861, Alabama is the fourth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Alabama; Created on 27 December 2015
32. Treaty of Paris Ratified (2020-01-14): (Events Calendar/Treaty of Paris Ratified); Treaty of Paris Ratified The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
33. Georgia secedes from the Union (2020-01-19): (Events Calendar/Georgia secedes from the Union); Georgia secedes from the Union On January 19, 1861, Georgia is the fifth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Georgia; Created on 27 December 2015
34. The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax (2020-01-23): (Events Calendar/The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax); The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax Ratified on January 23, 1964, this amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to ...; Created on 27 December 2015
35. Michigan, the twenty-sixth state (2020-01-26): (Events Calendar/Michigan, the twenty-sixth state); Michigan, the twenty-sixth state January 26, 1837 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Lansing, Michigan; Created on 27 December 2015
36. Louisiana secedes from the Union (2020-01-26): (Events Calendar/Louisiana secedes from the Union); Louisiana secedes from the Union On January 26, 1861, Louisiana is the sixth of eleven states to secede from the Union http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Louisiana; Created on 27 December 2015
37. 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 Cape ...; Created on 27 December 2015
38. Kansas, the thirty-fourth state (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/Kansas, the thirty-fourth state); Kansas, the thirty-fourth state January 29, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Topeka, Kansas; Created on 27 December 2015
39. First U.S. Satellite Launched (2020-01-31): (Events Calendar/First U.S. Satellite Launched); First U.S. Satellite Launched Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, was launched into orbit on January 31, 1958. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
40. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry (2020-02-01): (Events Calendar/Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry); Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry February 1, 2003 All seven crewmen perished after Columbia disintegrates during re-entry over Texas. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Texas; Created on 27 December 2015
41. Texas secedes from the Union (2020-02-01): (Events Calendar/Texas secedes from the Union); Texas secedes from the Union On February 1, 1861, Texas is the seventh of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Texas; Created on 27 December 2015
42. Massachusetts, the sixth state (2020-02-06): (Events Calendar/Massachusetts, the sixth state); Massachusetts, the sixth state February 6, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Boston, Massachusetts; Created on 27 December 2015
43. Arizona, the forty-eighth state (2020-02-14): (Events Calendar/Arizona, the forty-eighth state); Arizona, the forty-eighth state February 14, 1912 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Phoenix, Arizona; Created on 27 December 2015
44. Oregon, the thirty-third state (2020-02-14): (Events Calendar/Oregon, the thirty-third state); Oregon, the thirty-third state February 14, 1859 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Salem, Oregon; Created on 27 December 2015
45. Jefferson Davis becomes President of the Confederate States (2020-02-18): (Events Calendar/Jefferson Davis becomes President of the Confederate States); Jefferson Davis becomes President of the Confederate States February 18, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com; Created on 27 December 2015
46. John Glenn orbits the Earth (2020-02-20): (Events Calendar/John Glenn orbits the Earth); John Glenn orbits the Earth On February 20, 1962, John Glenn becomes the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
47. Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state (2020-03-01): (Events Calendar/Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state); Nebraska, the thirty-seventh state March 1, 1867 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Lincoln, Nebraska; Created on 27 December 2015
48. Ohio, the seventeenth state (2020-03-01): (Events Calendar/Ohio, the seventeenth state); Ohio, the seventeenth state March 1, 1803 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Columbus, Ohio; Created on 27 December 2015
49. Florida, the twenty-seventh state (2020-03-03): (Events Calendar/Florida, the twenty-seventh state); Florida, the twenty-seventh state March 3, 1845 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Tallahassee, Florida; Created on 27 December 2015
50. Inauguration Day (until 1933) (2020-03-04): (Events Calendar/Inauguration Day (until 1933)); Inauguration Day (until 1933) The day when the new President of the United States is sworn in. Originally held on March 4, Inauguration Day was changed to January 20 by the Twentieth Amendment in 1933. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
51. Rockland: (Category); ... NY A decimated group of Tuscaroras from the Carolinas took refuge in the area. A tribe member by the name of Tunis was brought up in the home of John Osterhout, an Indian scout and guide, living ...; Created on 30 November -0001
52. Mamakating: (Category); ... state. Other historic places are the Phillipsport Church built in 1819 and the Bloomingburgh Reformed Church built in 1820 and now a county historic landmark. There is also an old cemetery located north ...; Created on 30 November -0001
53. Delaware: (Category); ... Each of the communities had its churches, established in the 19th century: Lutheran in Kohlertown; Methodist in Kenoza Lake; Reformed/Presbyterian in Hortonville; Methodist, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic in ...; Created on 30 November -0001
54. County History: (Category); ... would have preferred that the concert had never taken place. The traffic jams that paralyzed the region, destruction of private property, and garbage left in the festival's aftermath resulted in a bad tas ...; Created on 30 November -0001
55. 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
56. Cemeteries: (Category); ... as), Other names for the cemetery NOTE: Miscelaneous notes REF: Last known update of the data listed and Initials of who compiled it. We try to be accurate. If you find any errors, please contact ...; Created on 30 November -0001
57. Dutch Reform Church of Claryville Cemetery ...: (Neversink); AKA: Reformed Church of upper Neversink @ Claryville REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
58. First Dutch ReformedChurch Cemetery ...: (Fallsburg); AKA: Hillside Cemetery; Created on 03 June 2010
59. Luna Cemetery: (Thompson); LOCATION: Rock Hill, Town fo Thompson FAMILY: AKA: REF: Notes: Grave Finder can be found at https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2290708 ...; Created on 05 August 2017
60. The Military Room: (Past Exhibits); ... to participate beginning at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments. For information: 845-434-8044 ...; Created on 31 October 2016
61. Alan Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016: (Society News); ... served Our Country in the US Navy during World War II; he was a member of the Youngsville Reformed Church; and enjoyed his work with the Sullivan County Historical Society. He had worked at the college ...; Created on 16 October 2016
62. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); ... nce. Thanks to Patti and John for being part of the opening event at the Museum. And thank you to "Arts for Sullivan", administered by DVAA, for a grant to help with this program. Light refreshmen ...; Created on 17 June 2016
63. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... topics in between. Her writing style often became intimate, with personal reminiscences and poetry reflecting her long life at Forestburgh. She used her column to help promote her many crusades. During ...; Created on 17 January 2016
64. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... of what was once the Hotel Ryan on Main Street. It was a world very different from the one we now inhabit, a world without computers, televisions, or even refrigerators. Children would bolt from their ...; Created on 17 January 2016
65. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... ne of their ideas was for a cultural exposition/rock concert/extravaganza. Another was for a recording studio, to be tucked off in the woods more than 100 miles from Manhattan in a town called Woodstock. ...; Created on 04 January 2016
66. Monticello: (Thompson); ... tant people, such as State Supreme Court Judge Lawrence Cooke have made Monticello their home. The people of Monticello still enjoy the Jones' brothers carefully planned village with its wide Broadway and vi ...; Created on 26 December 2015
67. Wildlife Exhibit: (Pictures); ... 4:00 P.M. At the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY. Free Admission - Refreshments. For information: 845-434-8044 View Gallery ...; Created on 07 June 2015
68. Wildlife: (Now Showing); ... 4:00 P.M. At the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY. Free Admission - Refreshments. For information: 845-434-8044 View Gallery ...; Created on 07 June 2015
69. 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
70. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... in the forefront of the chapter’s agenda and have worked diligently to become one of the most active and recognized chapters in New York State. The Long Beards promote involvement and education in the ...; Created on 18 October 2014
71. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... the house over the twenty years. Upon retirement, they decided SullivanCounty is “where they belonged” and made the move into their refurbished Fraser Settlement home in 1991. Both Pat and Bill immediately ...; Created on 18 October 2014
72. St. George's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Callicoon: (Callicoon); LOCATION: Callicoon Township FAMILY: AKA: REF: NOTES: 1843 ...; Created on 13 April 2012
73. Beth-El Cemetery: (Bethel); LOCATION: Route 17B Bethel, NY - Across Rte. 17B from Evergreen Cemetery FAMILY: AKA: REF: NOTES: ...; Created on 13 April 2012
74. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... common sense mind, followed by a resolve and patience in pursuing whatever goal he sets. The choice by the Sullivan County Historical Society of Allan as this year's History Preserver reflects not onl ...; Created on 04 April 2012
75. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... fields to the refineries at Bayonne, New Jersey. Since the closing of this operation eleven years earlier, the pumping station at Cochecton has stood idle, the chimney deteriorating into a state of disrepair. ...; Created on 28 June 2011
76. St. Francis Catholic Cemetery: (Tusten); REF: Partial 1977 ...; Created on 03 June 2010
77. Narrowsburg NY Catholic Cemetery: (Tusten); REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
78. Mapes Cemetery: (Tusten); NOTE: Private REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010

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