- 1. Lee surrenders army to Grant (2020-04-09)
- (Events Calendar/Lee surrenders army to Grant)
- Lee surrenders army to Grant April 9, 1865 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Appomattox, Virginia ...
- Created on 27 December 2015
- 2. William "Bill" Burns Memorial
- (News)
- ... n affectionately by his son and our member Matt Burns was 93 years old and was married to the love of his life Pat for 66 years. Bill was a WW II veteran of the Army Air Corps and a member of the Americ ...
- Created on 29 March 2020
- 3. Harold Gold
- (History Makers)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY MAKER AWARD 2015 Harold Gold (09/20/1923 - ) There are many ways to make history. A person can hold political office and decide vital matters of war ...
- Created on 17 January 2016
- 4. How Woodstock Happened...
- (General History)
- ... ations like the Village Voice and Rolling Stone magazine. Ads began to run in The New York Times and The Times Herald-Record in May. For Kornfeld, Woodstock wasn't a matter of building stages, signing act ...
- Created on 04 January 2016
- 5. Monticello
- (Thompson)
- ... no, which was consumed in fire in a matter of seconds. A strong wind spread the fire from building to building and in less than an hour, both sides of the street were a fury of fire. When it was over f ...
- Created on 26 December 2015
- 6. Erect Historic Marker on Site of first House in Monticello
- (Thompson)
- ... and erect similar signs. The markers are purchased at a cost of $45, less pole. The incentive for the marker in Monticello was supplied by Mrs. W.G. Durland, Museum Curator, who arranged the matter with vi ...
- Created on 22 September 2011
- 7. The Oil Pipeline
- (General History)
- ... working on the pipeline itself, filled the local hotels, or for that matter any residence capable of providing room and board, with steady boarders. Joseph Page’s farmhouse, situated immediately next to ...
- Created on 28 June 2011
- 8. Charlotte M. Osterhout
- (History Preserver)
- ... former member of the Town of Liberty Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Secretary/Treasurer of the Hurleyville Cemetery Association. When her husband of forty years died, her mind turned to genealogical matters ...
- Created on 11 August 2008
- 9. Maurice Gerry
- (History Preserver)
- ... calls home. Maurice has also been active in other community matters. At present, he is serving his fourteenth year on the Liberty Town Board. He is a charter member of the Liberty Museum ...
- Created on 11 August 2007
- 10. James Eldridge Quinlan
- (History Preserver)
- ... included additional information about such matters as Slavery, Temperance Reform, the Patented Lands of Sullivan County, etc. It was his intention to publish this research. Alas, he died the year after ...
- Created on 11 August 2006
- 11. Max Yasgur
- (History Makers)
- ... the Woodstock era is still a matter for debate. However, most people would probably at least agree that Woodstock helped define a generation and perhaps even the nation at the time. It certainly became ...
- Created on 01 June 2004
- 12. Jennie Grossinger
- (History Makers)
- ... beauty aids, sports equipment, etc. There were serious matters as well. Speakers came to discuss the new state of Israel and the needs of Jewish philanthropy. Over the years, particularly after WWII, a v ...
- Created on 11 August 2002
- 13. Walter A. Rhulen
- (History Makers)
- ... was not the person to manage the complex matters of county government. Walter was elected Chairman of a thirty member Charter Commission Panel to investigate possible changes in county government. The ...
- Created on 11 August 1999
- 14. John Raleigh Mott
- (History Makers)
- ... he wrote sixteen volumes on missionary and evangelistic matters. President Wilson was so impressed with him that he offered him the ambassadorship to China, which Mott declined. Eliohu Root, Secretary ...
- Created on 11 August 1997
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