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1. James Garfield shot (2020-07-02): (Events Calendar/James Garfield shot); James Garfield shot President James Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881, just 4 months after taking office. He died on September 19, 1881 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
2. Thompson: (Category); ... and his family are buried in a historical cemetery behind the present Thompsonville Post Office. Thompson, taken from the Town of Mamakating, was formed by an act of the State Legislature in April 1803. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Highland: (Category); ... One of these is Barryville, which was named after the U.S. Postmaster, William T. Barry, who was in office in 1832 when the post office there was established. Barryville owes its existence to the D ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Fremont: (Category); ... and was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace. He became its second supervisor. There was no road from Hankins to Liberty. Quinlan relates that he reached Liberty by following a route marked ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. 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
6. Fallsburg: (Category); ... office from 1846 to 1923. The closest settlement in the Town of Fallsburg to Ellenville and the D & H Canal was Woodbourne. This unimportant settlement was soon to establish itself. Woodbourne ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. County History: (Category); ... chiseled out of the southwestern corner of Ulster County and chartered in 1809, it was named for General John Sullivan, the Revolutionary War officer who had been directed by George Washington to drive ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Cochecton: (Category); ... pizza and other Italian foods, eat in or take out. The U. S. Post Office at Cochecton Center continues to be housed within the premises. Lake Huntington, for the most part is a private lake, but does ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Callicoon: (Category); ... and store. John B. Spencer settled early in Youngsville and was its first postmaster when a post office was set up in 1851. In that same year, Daniel Drumick Quick built a hotel and F. Beiling established ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Directors and Officers ...: (Historical Society); The Sullivan County Historical Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all volunteer organization managed by an elected Board of Directors and Four officers. Sullivan County Historical Society Board ...; Created on 04 November 2010
11. Children buried by Hartwood Post Office ...: (Forestburg); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
12. Sullivan County Historical Society 2020 Election: (News); ... did not happen. While it may not be the best way to conduct the election for officers and board members it was decided to hav3e a mail in vote. All SCHS members of record will be receiving one ballot per ...; Created on 01 December 2020
13. William "Bill" Burns Memorial: (News); ... archivist, officer, and a person to go to when a historical question comes upon. He will be greatly missed. The following is taken from a Smallwood-White Lake Fire Company posting on Facebook. ...; Created on 29 March 2020
14. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909: (Thompson); ... across the street to Strong's Block, destroying Strong & Co’s, book store, S. L. Strong’s grocery store, T.H. Dougherty’s harness store, and John .D. Lyon’s law office. The telephone central office, standi ...; Created on 16 February 2018
15. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... historical roadside markers and restoring a post office in the township. Her campaigns to preserve Forestburgh’s historical heritage often went to higher levels. With the proposed upgrade of the main thoroughfare ...; Created on 17 January 2016
16. 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
17. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... dea: to create a screwball situation comedy for television, kind of like a male version of "I Love Lucy". "It was an office comedy about two pals with more money than brains and a thirst for adventure ...; Created on 04 January 2016
18. Monticello: (Thompson); ... r and held several other public offices. Samuel F. Jones became one of the county's first judges and in 1811, when a postal route went into operation from Newburgh to Ithaca, Samuel became Monticello's f ...; Created on 26 December 2015
19. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... o continued working to meet the community's needs. They met at such places as Bill Lieb's office, the Mansion House, the Dolly Madison Shoppe, Ed Weber's Office, back of Segar's store and upstairs in the Fireh ...; Created on 26 December 2015
20. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... Bill Burns’ contribution to the Society, one only has to look at his office desk. The top is clear of unnecessary clutter. What few articles that are there are neatly arranged and well organized. The desk ...; Created on 18 October 2014
21. Gladys Olmsted: (History Makers); ... Public Health Nurse in 1951, in an “office” with a dirt floor in the basement of the courthouse and retired 34 years later as the Director of the Sullivan County Public Health Nursing Service. She saw ...; Created on 25 November 2013
22. 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
23. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... ram." His office worked closely with local organizations along with governmental and volunteer agencies in designing programs to meet existing community needs. Perhaps one of the most visible land wide re ...; Created on 04 April 2012
24. Darling Tales: (Callicoon); ... e peace was post master and druggist, too, for he needed some medicine for his wife who had been ailing. A crowd soon gathered around the stove in the Harding store and post office to listen to the yar ...; Created on 28 December 2011
25. The Stone Arch Bridge: (Cochecton); ... he Bridge, by the late Paul Gerry, is hung in the main office on the second floor. ...; Created on 03 November 2011
26. 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
27. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... o continued working to meet the community's needs. They met at such places as Bill Lieb's office, the Mansion House, the Dolly Madison Shoppe, Ed Weber's Office, back of Segar's store and upstairs in the Fireh ...; Created on 03 November 2011
28. The Hamlet of Swamp Mills: (Tusten); ... The post office of Swamp Mills was established in 1873, but the community decided to find a more suitable name. Several names, such as Laurel Glen, were suggested, but were rejected by the Postal Department. ...; Created on 20 October 2011
29. 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
30. 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
31. The Town of Tusten: (Tusten); ... a sawmill, a gristmill, a brickyard, several stores, a church, a school and a post office. However, with the end of the timber and stone industries, the community steadily declined until it was essentially ...; Created on 20 October 2011
32. Searching For Gillette: (Neversink); ... . An article was found in the Republican Watchman concerning the death of Horace Gillette, in 1854. The newspaper had been damaged by fire at the publisher's office, destroying half of the printed informati ...; Created on 07 October 2011
33. A Sketch of Mongaup Valley -By Alice Tillotson: (Bethel); ... ery burned in 1887. "A post office was established in 1848 and Hiram Post was appointed the first Postmaster by Carl Johnson, Postmaster General under the administration of James Knox Polk. Wynkoop Kie ...; Created on 29 September 2011
34. Mystery of Missing Marker: (Thompson); ... s Durland and Bert Feldman at the NYS Highway Department offices from Monticello to Binghamton to Albany drew a blank look and no information at the county and township level. Acting State Historian Willi ...; Created on 22 September 2011
35. Searching For Gillette: (Research Department); ... . An article was found in the Republican Watchman concerning the death of Horace Gillette, in 1854. The newspaper had been damaged by fire at the publisher's office, destroying half of the printed informati ...; Created on 20 August 2011
36. About the Society: (Historical Society); ... those interested to gather for a meeting to reorganize the Society, which met in April of that year. In May of that same year, the revitalized Society elected the following as officers: ...; Created on 05 April 2010
37. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2007 Alan Gerry Alan Gerry was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cablevision Industries Corporation (“CVI”). ...; Created on 11 August 2007
38. Maurice Gerry: (History Preserver); ... up residence in the house. Shortly afterwards, the Ferndale Post Office closed and moved to its present location and Maurice was able to buy the building. The building housed Fred Manion’s ...; Created on 11 August 2007
39. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... to close his office door and take oxygen a number of times. Three and a half years after the Festival his magnificent heart finally gave out. Thirty five years after the Festival ...; Created on 01 June 2004
40. 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
41. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... been elected the Founding President – an office she held for six years. Now composed of about ten organizations, the Alliance brings together the various groups from Port Jervis to Hancock which study ...; Created on 11 August 2001
42. Francis S. Currey: (History Makers); ... at age 12, he was raised by foster parents on a farm in nearby Hurleyville. He joined the Army in 1943, one week after graduating from high school. Although he completed Officer Candidate School, at only ...; Created on 01 June 2000
43. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... Frontier has some 1,500 employees: about 650 in Rock Hill and the remainder in various offices across the country. Walter’s ability was widely appreciated. He was a director of the American Insurance Association, ...; Created on 11 August 1999
44. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... well as County Records Management Officer, entailing responsibilities for all County Records. Also, in 1974 Bill began his twenty-four-year association with the Dr. Frederick A. Cook Society and served ...; Created on 11 August 1998
45. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... of age were enabled to continue service to the state as hearing officers. In the statewide system, there were 1,200 different titles to cover up the fact that many of these jobs were ...; Created on 01 June 1998
46. 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
47. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... Chief Warrant Officer in 1948. Also, during his navy days he married Josephine Woll from Brooklyn on May 16, 1931. They had one daughter, Mrs. Margaret (Burbank) McIntyre, known as Peggy. ...; Created on 11 August 1997
48. Judge Robert C. Williams: (History Makers); ... However, his retirement was only temporary. He accepted appointment as a Judicial Hearing Officer and continues to this day to serve as a judge presiding over civil trials when requested in Sullivan and ...; Created on 11 August 1996

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