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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. Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi (2020-06-21) ...: (Events Calendar/Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi); Three civil-rights workers are killed in Mississippi June 21, 1964 Three civil-rights workers, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, were working to register black voters in Mississippi, ...; Created on 27 December 2015
6. Neversink: (Category); ... The other four did not. Those folks who stayed in the area brought their pride and work ethic with them. They joined with the families who lived in areas not touched by the reservoirs. That’s how the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. History Preserver: (Category); The History Preserver Award is given to a person who has done significant work in preserving and interpreting Sullivan County history. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Fallsburg: (Category); ... the area around the falls but also worked hard toward the establishment of the town. In fact, it was considered naming the town after him, but he declined the honor. In 1832, Rufus Palen opened the first ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. County History: (Category); ... from Ireland, came specifically to work in the trade. The tanning industry thrived until the hemlock stands were depleted. By the end of the 1880s, all but one of the forty tanneries in the county ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Cochecton: (Category); ... and Fletcher Stevens, who purchased a parcel along the western branch of the Ten Mile River where both hemlock and water were in abundance. The tannery was 350 feet in length and employed some 30 workers ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Workman’s Circle Cemetery ...: (Thompson); LOCATION: Glen Wild NOTE: Jewish REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
12. Workman’s Circle Brotherhood 281 of Woodridge NY ...: (Fallsburg); LOCATION: Goodwin Road, Mountaindale, NY AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
13. Workman’s Circle Brotherhood of Centerville ...: (Fallsburg); LOCATION: Goodwin road, Centerville Station, NY AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
14. BOCES Student Art Exhibit: (News); BOCES Student Art Exhibit The museum is closed. You may see the student artwork on the Sullivan County Historical Society Facebook Page. ...; Created on 12 March 2020
15. 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
16. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... has volunteered at the Sullivan County Historical Society for many years creating exhibits in different areas of interest. The current work is a loving effort to put forward vignettes of times of long ...; Created on 22 May 2016
17. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... for visiting outdoorsmen. Willis also worked as a sawyer and carpenter, but was perhaps best known as being a stone mason. With the coming of the railroad during the latter part of the nineteenth century, ...; Created on 17 January 2016
18. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... normal to me for my father to be working morning, noon, and night, it seemed normal for him to be so involved in community affairs. But there was even more that I did not comprehend at the time, and that ...; Created on 17 January 2016
19. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... ities and business propositions." They got thousands of replies, including one for biodegradable golf balls. Another seemed strange enough to work as a real business venture; Ski-bobs, bicycles on skis ...; Created on 04 January 2016
20. Monticello: (Thompson); ... later that year with eleven men, and after putting up a temporary shelter east of Monticello, they commenced working on a sawmill. The work halted when the brothers returned to their New Lebanon, Connecticut, ...; Created on 26 December 2015
21. 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
22. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... chartered with the National Wild Turkey Federation [NWTF] in 2002. The chapter works with the community as well as several local and state organizations to achieve the NWTF mission and goals of the improvement ...; Created on 18 October 2014
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. From the Genealogist: (Genealogy Department); ... farmer and worked in a tannery in Great Bend, Pa. Elizabeth is buried in the First Lutheran Church Cemetery in Jeffersonville. Their daughter Josephine, one of five children, was born in 1859 in Jeffersonville ...; Created on 11 May 2012
26. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... the important work that he has performed for the Society and his involvement in commemorating the Revolutionary War battle above Minisink Ford, but also his long tenure of involvement within the whol ...; Created on 04 April 2012
27. Grist Mill Burned Saturday: (Callicoon); ... work by frozen hydrants. Very little wind was blowing at the time and this probably saved the village from a much more serious conflagration. “The mill was erected about 1858 and was purchased by ...; Created on 06 March 2012
28. The Stone Arch Bridge: (Cochecton); ... that collapsed under a wagon load of hemlock on its way to a nearby tannery. The construction of the Bridge by Philip Henry Hembdt was unique in that the temporary wood framework, known as centering, ...; Created on 03 November 2011
29. The Cochecton Bridge Company, Inc.: (Cochecton); ... to Cochecton and began work on another bridge with two piers spanning a distance of about 600 feet. This bridge was completed in 1822. It was constructed upon nearly the same plan of the bridge built ...; Created on 03 November 2011
30. 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
31. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); ... of Tusten for more settlers and workmen. The station was built in 1850 and destroyed by fire in February 1918. The freight office, which was built about 1960, was converted to accommodate both passengers ...; Created on 20 October 2011
32. The Methodist Cemetery; Livingston Manor: (Rockland); ... . Christian Fairchild of Monticello, a member of the Doll family, early settlers of the Beaverkill valley, has made it possible by a very large liberal contribution to start the work others are helping ...; Created on 07 October 2011
33. Trunk Line 4: (Rockland); September 29, 1911; Liberty Register "The surveyors of trunk line No. 4 are rushing the work along very rapidly. At present they are at work between Livingston Manor and Roscoe. "An effort is being ma ...; Created on 23 September 2011
34. 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
35. Stone Arch Bridge Saved For Posterity: (General History); ... s on three parcels of land at the site of the bridge as a parks and recreation site. "The Historical Society is working also on saving the Roebling Bridge, which was the experimental model for the Brook ...; Created on 22 September 2011
36. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... the roof, the brickwork presented a decorative design. Arches graced the appearance of all the windows and entryways, while the windowsills were made of massive pieces of bluestone. A short distance away, ...; Created on 28 June 2011
37. Veterans: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2010 Veterans The history preserver award is given each year to a person who has done significant work in preserving Sullivan ...; Created on 11 August 2010
38. Demolition of Concord Hotel: (Video); Slideshow of Demolition work being done to the Concord Hotel. This media was produced by one of the contractors who got the contract. hMaRHyO8vKY ...; Created on 05 June 2010
39. About the Museum: (Sullivan County Museum); ... Society The Frederick A. Cook Society The Dramatic Workshop The Judge Lawrence Cook Room The displays, library, archives and historical rooms are designed, constructed, decorated and maintained by volunteer ...; Created on 01 June 2010
40. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... soon became “hooked” on trout streams. At an early age he had met his life work. With a little experience he learned that the finest trout fishing was to be found here in Sullivan County ...; Created on 11 August 2009
41. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... in the county. Max and Louis Kutsher had come to America near the turn of the century as emigrants from a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They worked hard in New York City and saved their money, ...; Created on 11 August 2008
42. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... county and beyond. Adult achievement is prefigured in youth and Charlotte’s upbringing prepared her for her later work. Her roots in the county ran deep. Born in 1928 she grew up ...; Created on 11 August 2008
43. Maurice Gerry: (History Preserver); ... and Art Center. He served as Vice-President of the Greater Liberty Chamber of Commerce and has worked on various beautification projects in the village of Liberty as well as having an active role in local ...; Created on 11 August 2007
44. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... and Tennessee to work with him. With the growing popularity of video came the emergence of another venture, Tel-E-Vue Productions, which covered video production, documentaries and news. Paul also taught ...; Created on 11 August 2007
45. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... so many original documents have been lost. Fires, floods and perhaps a general carelessness as regards historical preservation were some of the factors at work. Given the limited number of original sources, ...; Created on 11 August 2006
46. 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
47. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); ... lding rafts on the river bank was winter work. When all these preparations were complete, the rafts would be floated down river during high water, generally at the time of the early spring freshet. At ...; Created on 11 August 2005
48. The Archives Gang: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2004 The Archives Gang The History Preserver Award is given each year to a person who has done significant work in preserving Sullivan ...; Created on 11 August 2004
49. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... In 1948 Max bought two small farms in Bethel. He worked both the Maplewood farm and the Bethel farms until 1952 when he sold the Maplewood farm and moved the family to Bethel. Over the years he built up ...; Created on 01 June 2004
50. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); ... ics Games in which he finished ninth. Life was busy in the 1960's as he was combining college and Olympics training. "At one point I was going to school full-time, training five or six hours a day an ...; Created on 11 August 2003
51. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... at the Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn and eventually returned to the county and worked at the Monticello Hospital. After the Second World War she met and married Fred Schoch who had lost a leg in Italy. ...; Created on 11 August 2003
52. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2002 Jennie Grossinger 1892-1972 Jennie Grossinger, like so many immigrants, had a great love of America and worked very hard to be worthy ...; Created on 11 August 2002
53. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... his own library. At Monticello High School, John found time to be on the wrestling, soccer and baseball teams and graduated in 1970. Initially, the years working in the family business ...; Created on 11 August 2002
54. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... the office of Superintendent in Sullivan County and establish the office into three districts with three positions. This was the news that would thrust Emma Chase back into the working world. ...; Created on 11 August 2001
55. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... She worked at advertising in New York City, returned to Syracuse to study for a Master’s degree in Sociology and then left for San Diego to work with some newspapers in California. But the Valley called ...; Created on 11 August 2001
56. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); ... was brief, that training had a long-term effect on his life. After returning to civilian life he worked for almost fifty years as a draftsman with several local engineers such as Olney Borden and Dolph ...; Created on 11 August 2000
57. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... His mother wanted her family to assimilate as quickly as possible and Max and his three brothers responded to her encouragement and worked hard to find their niche in this new world. ...; Created on 11 August 1999
58. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... Stone Ridge and began working for the New York Telephone Company as an installer. In 1945 New York Telephone “transferred” Bill to Monticello. His transfer consisted of a ride from the Telephone Company ...; Created on 11 August 1998
59. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... go to hell if you have to.” In addition to advice, his father set an example of hard work. The son of a cobbler, George Cooke became a school teacher, then eventually a lawyer and finally the Sullivan ...; Created on 01 June 1998
60. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... work. “On these few words (of Studd),” he later wrote, “hinged my life-investment decision. I went back to my room that night not to sleep, but to fight.” That energetic response was to characterize the ...; Created on 11 August 1997

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