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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. Museum Reopening (2021-07-11): (Events Calendar/Museum Reopening); ... Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free, though the Historical Society gladly accepts donations. The D&H Canal Interpretive Center sits along the County’s D&H Canal Linear ...; Created on 11 July 2021
6. 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 Cap ...; Created on 27 December 2015
7. Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module (2020-01-27): (Events Calendar/Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module); ... tragedy brought about changes in the Apollo program to improve safety. The AS-204 mission was redesignated Apollo I in honor of the crew. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida ...; Created on 27 December 2015
8. General History: (Category); ... to the county history despite not actually taking place in Sullivan County. Many Excepts will be taken from Copyrighted books (With full permission and credit) or from the Historical Society's own Observ ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Forestburgh: (Category); ... y and store. The railroad was commissioned to serve the area and a post office was necessary. Resorts and summer camps soon emerged. Charles Gilman, nephew, served as Town supervisor from 1891 -93 a ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. County History: (Category); ... multiple facades, and prominent parapets, that became known as Sullivan County Mission. By the 1940s, over 300 hotels were in operation in Sullivan County. The Golden Age had begun, and would last for ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Cemeteries: (Category); ... listings on. We may however make exceptions if the documentation of the submission is complete and verified. As an example, several Cemetery listings obtained from Joan Sholl Francis had been posted and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. Mission Statement ...: (Historical Society); STATEMENT OF MISSION OF THE SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. The Sullivan County Historical Society, Inc, was established on September 18, 1886 in order to preserve the history of Sullivan County ...; Created on 01 June 2010
13. William "Bill" Burns Memorial: (News); ... n Legion. Bill was a long time member of our department and was a past Commissioner. Bill is survived by his loving wife Pat, his sons Matt and Doug, daughter Abigail many grandchildren and a great granddaughte ...; Created on 29 March 2020
14. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); ... will be served. Admission is free – Donations are always accepted For information: 845-434-8044 ...; Created on 17 June 2016
15. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... tunes from the early 1800's through the mid 1900's. Admission is free, donations and Sullivan County Historical Society memberships are always welcome. For Information: 845-434-8044 ...; Created on 22 May 2016
16. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... and New Jersey purchased large tracts of land, forming a private game preserve for the exclusive clientele that became known as the Hartwood Club. In 1898, one of the club members commissioned Gilbert to ...; Created on 17 January 2016
17. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... himself fully in community affairs. He was an active member of the fire department, serving as president of the fire company and as a fire commissioner. He was an officer of the South Fallsburg Hebrew ...; Created on 17 January 2016
18. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... llion-dollar trust fund, a University of Pennsylvania degree and a lieutenant's commission in the Army. He had seen exactly one rock concert, by the Beach Boys. Robert's slightly hipper friend, Joel Ro ...; Created on 04 January 2016
19. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); ... sino expected to be completed in 2017. The exhibit is open through Columbus Day weekend, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 4, Sunday, 1-4 Admission, three dollars for adults 18 and over. Call the M ...; Created on 01 July 2015
20. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); ... sino expected to be completed in 2017. The exhibit is open through Columbus Day weekend, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 4, Sunday, 1-4 Admission, three dollars for adults 18 and over. Call the M ...; Created on 01 July 2015
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY PRESERVER AWARD 2014 Patricia and William Burns The stated mission of the Sullivan County Historical Society has been no better exemplified than through ...; Created on 18 October 2014
25. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... on convoy missions, anti-submarine patrol, fire support and patrol duty until reassigned to the war effort in the Pacific theater in April 1945. Even though the war came to an end that summer with th ...; Created on 04 April 2012
26. The Stone Arch Bridge: (Cochecton); ... 80 years of service. For 16 years the Bridge stood as a solitary and deteriorating remembrance of other times. In 1970, after many years of work by the Sullivan county Park and Recreation Commissio ...; Created on 03 November 2011
27. A Sketch of Mongaup Valley -By Alice Tillotson: (Bethel); ... l to have earned a commission had he been spared. He leaves to his family a rich legacy of affection and suffering in a noble cause." "In 1873 there was a private school on the site where the Cath ...; Created on 29 September 2011
28. Woodbourne Reh. Center Cemetery: (Fallsburg); LOCATION: Located on Woodbourne Prison Grounds, Riverside Drive, Woodbourne, NY. Permission from prison officials is needed in order to visit. AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery ...; Created on 03 June 2010
29. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... The result, gentle reader, is before you. You may detect errors of commission and omission; but we have guarded against both, through long years of patient research; and we hope that you will decide that ...; Created on 11 August 2006
30. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); ... nted the applicant to go to Philadelphia as a fore-hand. To gain the privilege of going as a steersman, another bottle was necessary, on the receipt of which the Admiral gave full permission to navigat ...; Created on 11 August 2005
31. The Archives Gang: (History Preserver); ... solely on the contributions of the time and effort of our volunteers to sustain the Society’s primary mission of preserving the history of our County. We understand the importance of their work and ...; Created on 11 August 2004
32. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... of written tests in Arithmetic, Composition, Geography, Grammar, Orthography (Spelling), Penmanship, Physiology, Hygiene and Reading. Questions on the test were solely determined by the examining Commissioner ...; Created on 11 August 2001
33. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); ... with regard to another Liberty newspaper, the Liberty Register. When that paper was being sold, Del contacted members of the family and was able to secure permission to remove the back issues of the Register ...; Created on 11 August 2000
34. Francis S. Currey: (History Makers); ... 18 years old his superiors felt that he was "too immature" to be an officer and denied him a commission. After training with the 75th Infantry Division, Currey was sent to England in the sprin ...; Created on 01 June 2000
35. 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
36. 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
37. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... required to reveal their personal sexual histories prior to the rape. The courts in general were opening by allowing television and print media in the Appellate courts – which led the way for admission ...; Created on 01 June 1998
38. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... abroad than any other evangelist of his time and as an executive he effected a unification and coordination of mission forces which resulted in saving large sums of money and elimination of overlapping ...; Created on 11 August 1997
39. Otto Hillig: (History Preserver); ... young Danish pilot, Holger Hoiriis, and commissioned the construction of a Wright-powered Bellanca monoplane at a cost of $22,000. The plane had a 300 horsepower engine and attained a top speed of 132 ...; Created on 11 August 1996
40. World War I Comes to the Museum June 16th: (Past Exhibits); ... and Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. Admission is free; however, donations are accepted. For more information, visit www.scnyhistory.org or call 845-434-8044. The exhibit of WWI memorabilia, pictures and articles ...; Created on 09 June 2018

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