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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. 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
6. 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
7. Rockland: (Category); ... Dodge was its first Supervisor. In the early days the Roscoe-Rockland locality was known as lower Westfield, as distinguished from upper Westfield, now known as Livingston Manor. It was settled by Mr. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Mamakating: (Category); ... was still a part of Ulster County. During the early and middle 1700`s the construction of forts all along the old mine road (Route 209) was necessary to protect the settlers from hostile Indians. There ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Lumberland: (Category); ... Neversink (these boundries were not described in this fashion in the act and were given so ambiguously as to make it nearly impossible to define the borders of the Town.) This original Lumberland contained ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Liberty: (Category); ... then known as the Blue Mountain Country, they settled to the north west of the present Village of Liberty near to Revonah Lake, formerly known as the Broadhead Pond. Our early settlers came from Connecticut ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Highland: (Category); ... . The Town of Highland was a slow growing area. The primary industry during its early development was lumbering. The part of Highland along the Delaware River was one of the more active sites where timb ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. 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
13. Forestburgh: (Category); Forestburgh is one of the smallest of the fifteen towns of Sullivan County bordered by Thompson, Lumberland and Mamakating. Early inhabitants in the 1780's were of Celtic, German and Sweedish ancestry. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
14. Fallsburg: (Category); ... to the evolution in the town after the trains began running through its territory. This is part one of this story, the early settlement of the town. On March 9, 1826, the New York State ...; Created on 30 November -0001
15. Delaware: (Category); ... develop before the advent of the railroad. The first settler there was a man named Woodruff, who came in from Poughkeepsie in 1812. Other early settlers included Stephen Gidney, who arrived from New Pal ...; Created on 30 November -0001
16. County History: (Category); ... was abuzz with industry. Timber was abundant and in great demand. As early as 1764, a man named Daniel Skinner conceived the idea of floating the tall, sturdy pine trees that grew along the banks of the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
17. Cochecton: (Category); ... and was himself killed in the Battle of Minisink. The early Cochecton settlers suffered many sacrifices during the French and Indian War and contributed significantly during the Revolutionary War. The ...; Created on 30 November -0001
18. Callicoon: (Category); ... in the fall of 1814. In 1833 George DeWitt, a great-grandson of John DeWitt, built a house and became a resident, not far from where the first log cabin was built in 1813. Another early settler was ...; Created on 30 November -0001
19. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th ...: (Museum News); ... during that era. The contrast to modern life is startling. The Opening of “Early Sullivan County” will be held Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville ...; Created on 22 May 2016
20. 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
21. First Sunday Concert April 5 - The Dirty Stay Out Skifflers: (News); ... released their first CD, “Late Night, Early Morning”, influenced by such greats as Bessie Smith, Gus Cannon, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Maria Muldaur, David Bromberg, The Quarrymen and Hot Tuna. Rick Nestler wrote ...; Created on 12 March 2020
22. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... as the Golden Age. “The bungalow colonies came about with the influx of Jewish Immigrants in the early 1900s through the teens and the 20s primarily,” Conway said. “It seemed like everybody from th ...; Created on 06 July 2017
23. 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
24. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... a labor of love. Her reverence for the past originated early in her life, heavily influenced by the era of rural schools and steam locomotives. Her memory and superb recollection of these earlier times ...; Created on 17 January 2016
25. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... back-to-the-land ambience Woodstock Ventures was selling. "I hated Wallkill," Lang said. Ventures set to work on the Mills property, all the while searching for an alternative. Rosenman told Wallkill offic ...; Created on 04 January 2016
26. Monticello: (Thompson); ... dreams. Returning home, Samuel related his predictions and vision to his younger brother, John. John joined his brother in his enthusiasm and in the early part of 1803, they bought two tracts of wilderness ...; Created on 26 December 2015
27. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... Abraham Schneider who built a saw mill in 1842 and Victor Hofer were early inhabitants. The Winkelreid Society, a group of Swiss settlers, gave its name to the original village in the early 1840's. Almo ...; Created on 26 December 2015
28. The Rich History of one Catskills hotel: (Video); ... peak in the 1950's, there were nearly 1000 hotels operating in the region. In this video -- originally produced in 2007 on the 100th anniversary of the hotel -- Sullivan County Editor Barry Lewis intervie ...; Created on 18 December 2015
29. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... sport and subsistence to outdoor enthusiasts. Over the years, the exploits of these sportsmen have been well chronicled, from the early writings of James Quinlan to the current essays of Sullivan County ...; Created on 18 October 2014
30. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... volunteer commitment to the Society’s mission can be easily found by the improvements made over the years within the Society’s operations. Acquired skills and knowledge that has shaped their early lives, ...; Created on 18 October 2014
31. 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
32. Woodstock: (Now Showing); ... ge was erected was cleared by early Scottish immigrants nearly a century and a half earlier. This exhibit will follow this, and subsequent, families whose own stories preceeded that of Yasgur. Af ...; Created on 12 April 2013
33. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... Presbyterian churches of Cochecton and Hortonville both have had long, proud histories, the former dating back as far as 1812 with its creation. As for the Hortonville church, its early history began wit ...; Created on 04 April 2012
34. Grist Mill Burned Saturday: (Callicoon); ... to $8,000 with only $2,500 insurance. “The fire supposed to be from spontaneous combustion or mice, was discovered about midnight in its early stages, but the firemen were seriously impeded in their ...; Created on 06 March 2012
35. Along The Neversink....: (Neversink); "...Stephen Andrus owned the big chestnut woods and every boy, the writer not excepted, early learned the art of thievery by slipping into the chestnut orchard, gathering a pocket full of nuts and then ...; Created on 28 December 2011
36. The Stone Arch Bridge: (Cochecton); ... committed on the Stone Arch Bridge. The victim, accused of bewitching cattle, was shot, clubbed and thrown into the flood swollen creek waters. The Stone Arch Bridge was closed in 1945 after nearl ...; Created on 03 November 2011
37. 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
38. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... Abraham Schneider who built a saw mill in 1842 and Victor Hofer were early inhabitants. The Winkelreid Society, a group of Swiss settlers, gave its name to the original village in the early 1840's. Almo ...; Created on 03 November 2011
39. The Hamlet of Swamp Mills: (Tusten); ... However, this community was important in the early days of the Town of Tusten. The first town meeting was held here in 1853 and the small community was an important industrial area. At one time a sawmill, ...; Created on 20 October 2011
40. The Hamlet of Beaver Brook: (Tusten); Beaver Brook is another community in Tusten that had a school, but was not named on the 1875 Beer's map. The early people who owned land here prior to the Civil Waar were primarily engaged in lumbering ...; Created on 20 October 2011
41. 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
42. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); ... that included the word “Eddy” were so named by the early raftsmen. Narrowsburg was first known as Homans’ Eddy until Mr. Homan left the area. It was then renamed Big Eddy by the raftsmen because it is ...; Created on 20 October 2011
43. 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
44. Casino Burns: (Liberty); October 19, 1911; Sullivan County Review "Clark's Pavillion at Lake Ophelia, near Liberty, burned to the ground early this morning. When help arrived it was too late, as the whole front of the buildi ...; Created on 07 October 2011
45. Searching For Gillette: (Neversink); ... n, but with a little imagination, the original story could be reconstructed Other valuable information was found amongst our archival material, especially Bernice Masten's collection of material titled " ...; Created on 07 October 2011
46. Salmon Steele: (Rockland); Family researchers from Tennesee visited the archival room at the Museum on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, in search of Steele ancestry, a family who located in the northern portion of Sullivan County early ...; Created on 07 October 2011
47. Fulton Settlement: (Bethel); September 11, 1861; Republican Watchman "August 20 - In the Town of Bethel, John D Fulton, in the 87th year of his age. "The deceased was one of the early pioneers to this county, having settled, wi ...; Created on 23 September 2011
48. Mystery of Missing Marker: (Thompson); ... m Tyrell also offered his servies in the cherchez l'ensign, but to no avail. Finally he declared the sign to be probably stolen and authorized the Society to purchase a new marker. "Early in July, 1 ...; Created on 22 September 2011
49. Searching For Gillette: (Research Department); ... n, but with a little imagination, the original story could be reconstructed Other valuable information was found amongst our archival material, especially Bernice Masten's collection of material titled " ...; Created on 20 August 2011
50. Salmon Steele and the Morsston Tannery: (Rockland); Family researchers from Tennesee visited the archival room at the Museum on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011, in search of Steele ancestry, a family who located in the northern portion of Sullivan County early ...; Created on 16 August 2011
51. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... Division quickly prospered with the activity. In early September, sixty men hired-on by the oil company arrived at Callicoon Depot taking up quarters at the Minard House. A like number of workers filled ...; Created on 28 June 2011
52. About the Society: (Historical Society); ... On February 18, 1892, the Society received a provisional charter and a permanent charter and certificate of incorporation were issued on March 19, 1929. In early 1949, after a period of inactivity ...; Created on 05 April 2010
53. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2009 Edward Van Put Author Some of us are fortunate enough to discover at an early age those chief interests that will form ...; Created on 11 August 2009
54. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... on a family farm located on Neversink Road outside of Liberty, which had been in the family since the 1800’s and enjoyed warm associations with family and friends. She early developed the habit of listening ...; Created on 11 August 2008
55. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); ... By 1995, after nearly four decades in the television business, the company which had begun in Sullivan County had experienced dramatic growth and operated 64 cable systems in 18 states employing more than ...; Created on 11 August 2007
56. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... of that early fascination with the “iron horse.” He contributed photographs for Manville Wakefield’s book, “To the Mountains by Rail,” and filmed the departure of the last Ontario & Western Railway train ...; Created on 11 August 2007
57. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... were printed, but the printing was eventually sold out. However, interest in the book with its unique record of early county life was so strong that in the 1960’s FPC Advertising reprinted a total of 2,500 ...; Created on 11 August 2006
58. Andrew Neiderman: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2006 Andrew Neiderman Novelist and Screen Writer Andrew Neiderman was born in Brooklyn, but at an early age his family moved ...; Created on 01 June 2006
59. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); ... all the channels of the river." In the early days logs were lashed together with saplings to begin their journey down the river. They ranged in size from 16' to 36' in width, from 100' to 200' in l ...; Created on 11 August 2005
60. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... Roscoe. Clearly, the Society was outgrowing the caboose and the next step was acquiring a larger building and this involved the purchase and developement of the present museum. The building was purchased ...; Created on 11 August 2005
61. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); ... combination in American Olympics history. Now that's something for Sullivan County to cheer about. Let's begin with Mother. Born in 1914 Alice Arden showed remarkable athletic ability at an ear ...; Created on 11 August 2003
62. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... e burden he had been carrying for years, Jennie at age fourteen insisted on dropping out of school to take a job to help with the family finances. She had become an adult at an early age. Today when we re ...; Created on 11 August 2002
63. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... all of them, but he always returns to an early love: Sullivan County history. In reflecting on the direction his life has taken, he senses the important role that his father played in developing his mind. ...; Created on 11 August 2002
64. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... in the early 1900’s. Her professor at Cornell refused to acknowledge her presence in his classroom or put her name on the roster, evidently hoping she would simply go home. This was not to be. When Mrs. ...; Created on 11 August 2001
65. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1999 Walter A. Rhulen (1931~1998) Early in this century, Max Rhulen found himself at age four in the strange world of New York ...; Created on 11 August 1999
66. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... the morning and leaving early in the afternoon; others were taking six weeks of vacation. The first step was a standardized vacation and workday schedule. The system had to be modified to permit temporary ...; Created on 01 June 1998
67. 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
68. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... He was born April 22, 1900 in New York City, but when his mother died he and his brother were sent to Sullivan County to live with their grandparents in Fosterdale. From these early years developed his ...; Created on 11 August 1997

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