- 1. Liberty
- (Category)
- ... making it the fourth oldest of Sullivan County’s fifteen townships. The area is credited with providing 303 men who fought in the Revolution. Liberty was originally carved from the then large townships ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 2. County History
- (Category)
- ... Delaware River to Philadelphia for use in the burgeoning ship building industry in that city. Timber rafting, the first of the county’s three great industries—historians today call them the three Ts-- ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 3. 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
- 4. Elsie Winterberger
- (History Preserver)
- ... to learn from, study and enjoy. The Sullivan County Historical Society proudly recognize Elsie’s unsurpassed devotion and dedication in the preservation of Forestburgh’s and Sullivan County’s heritage. ...
- Created on 17 January 2016
- 5. Harold Gold
- (History Makers)
- ... Sullivan County history. Harold’s father Izzy was a successful plumbing contractor who helped build many of Sullivan County’s resorts. His business included propane gas as a sideline. Izzy’s three sons ...
- Created on 17 January 2016
- 6. Sullivan County Long Beards
- (History Makers)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2014 Sullivan County Long Beards Since the very earliest days of Sullivan County history, the county’s forests and streams have provided both ...
- Created on 18 October 2014
- 7. Gladys Olmsted
- (History Makers)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2013 Gladys Olmsted, RN (10/19/1924 - 8/10/1997) a pioneer in public health nursing in Sullivan County began her career as the county’s first ...
- Created on 25 November 2013
- 8. Edward Van Put
- (History Preserver)
- ... entitled “Trout Fishing in the Catskills” in which he discusses how trout fishing in these mountain streams can be traced back to the 1830’s and how it planted the seed of the county’s tourist industry. ...
- Created on 11 August 2009
- 9. Paul Gerry
- (History Preserver)
- ... last decades of his life involved with efforts to preserve Sullivan County’s history and to revitalize the area. It was surely appropriate that the Liberty Museum and Art Center which had acquired the ...
- Created on 11 August 2007
- 10. Max Yasgur
- (History Makers)
- ... agree, Max brought the most famous concert event in American history to Sullivan County and thereby dramatically influenced the County’s self-perception and future. The son of ...
- Created on 01 June 2004
- 11. Beatrice Schoch
- (History Preserver)
- ... in the preservation of our county’s history. Bee has deep roots in the life of this county. She is descended from William Van Keuren who in the 19th century gave land for the Van Keuren Cemetery in the ...
- Created on 11 August 2003
- 12. John Conway
- (History Preserver)
- ... land was still being cleared for farming in the county. Apart from Quinlan’s history, much of the county’s early history has been lost, but John finds that thanks to the chance discovery of a document ...
- Created on 11 August 2002
- 13. Emma Cooke Chase
- (History Makers)
- ... in 1936. She continued to further her agenda even after her retirement. As a charter member of the Sullivan County Historical Society, the county’s history is alive and available for ...
- Created on 11 August 2001
- 14. Walter A. Rhulen
- (History Makers)
- ... Vice-President of the Insurance Federation of New York and was awarded the Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s 1994 PLUS 1 Award. During the years when the county’s traditional resort industry ...
- Created on 11 August 1999
- 15. William Galbraith Smith
- (History Preserver)
- ... and Marge were Co-Chairpersons for Sullivan County’s participation in the New York State bicentennial Commission. Although outside the realm of history, in 1981 Bill became a charter ...
- Created on 11 August 1998
- 16. James Burbank
- (History Preserver)
- ... have used the same word to describe him: meticulous. He made precise maps, wrote pamphlets on the county’s history and began imposing some order on the Society’s archives. He was active in the Chamber ...
- Created on 11 August 1997
- 17. Otto Hillig
- (History Preserver)
- ... of the best equipped studio between New York City and Buffalo. He produced over the years vast numbers of pictures of the county’s development and portraits of its inhabitants. By 1914 he was able to build ...
- Created on 11 August 1996
- 18. Marjorie Durland Smith
- (History Preserver)
- ... attendees. She worked on the NYS Bi-Centennial Celebration and helped to plan Sullivan county’s participation in the July 22, 1976 Bi-Centennial Celebration. Marjorie is also Town Historian of Thompson ...
- Created on 11 August 1994
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