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1. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan (2020-08-06): (Events Calendar/Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan); Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945 140,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Hiroshima. Approximately 70,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by ...; Created on 27 December 2015
2. Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan (2020-08-09): (Events Calendar/Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan); Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan August 9, 1945 80,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Nagasaki. Approximately 40,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by the ...; Created on 27 December 2015
3. Neversink: (Category); ... and Lackawack. We closed out the century in Neversink with two reservoirs feeding New York City water; a school district that allows our young people to be taught nearby; a country fair that has been ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Mamakating: (Category); ... people traveling the old mine road from Kingston found land that was good for planting crops, plenty of game to hunt, streams filled with fish, and virgin trees to build homes. They decided that it was ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Liberty: (Category); The History of the The Town Of Liberty By Del VanEtten The Town of Liberty, fittingly named, from the sentiment which is so dear to the American people, was officially formed on March 31, 1807, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Highland: (Category); ... ostal department determined that there were already too many places with the same name. Not to be discouraged, the people came up with the name Yulan, which is the Japanese word for laurel. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. Forestburgh: (Category); ... hough its last rural school closed in 1952 in the wake of centralization. Forestburgh's character is enhanced by its people, who with varying cultural interests, insight, vision and caring promote its ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Fallsburg: (Category); ... are still in operation and many people have summer homes here. Countless Orthodox Jews and Hasidim return each year to bungalow colonies and old hotel and boardinghouse buildings. Human resource groups ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. County History: (Category); ... “original people”) first arrived in this area over 11,000 years ago. While there is no indication exactly what the place was like at that time, oral tradition (the Lenape had no written language) holds ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Callicoon: (Category); ... are generally believed to have begun about 1840. In 1847 it was established that about 250 German families lived in Chochecton, Callicoon and Fremont towns. In 1855, a state census showed 2,649 people ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Bethel: (Category); ... nderful celebration attended by hundreds of people. It truly showed the spirit of small town life, bringing together all the members of the community. The Town of Bethel continues to grow ea ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. First Sunday Concert April 5 - The Dirty Stay Out Skifflers: (News); ... a small banjo body and a fretted ukulele neck. Donna has traveled the world performing, teaching and convincing people that “banjoleles rule”. Dan Berger is an outstanding blues harmonica player, who ...; Created on 12 March 2020
13. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... packed with people,” said Allen Frishman, Catskill Mountain preservationist. “It was paradise. Coming out of the city was paradise.” “Sullivan County during that time would have a year-round population ...; Created on 06 July 2017
14. High School Yearbook Request: (Announcements); An excellent source of information about people From Sullivan County is a high school year book. This past year, the Sullivan County Historical Society has been fortunate to receive two yearbook collections. ...; Created on 21 February 2017
15. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... gone up to the 1930's. Time spent with old things point forward to our own time when connections are made in each person’s own experiences. Each exhibit corner holds different clues to how people live ...; Created on 22 May 2016
16. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... All the people who live along the highway were there bitching about the state taking away their land. I had done my research and found that the stone wall dated back to 1807, back when this area was still ...; Created on 17 January 2016
17. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... us end to an era of naivete. Then there are those who say it was just a hell of a party. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 drew more than 450,000 people to a pasture in Sullivan County. ...; Created on 04 January 2016
18. Monticello: (Thompson); ... rty buildings had been consumed along with a million dollars worth of property. Fortunately, no lives were lost as hundreds of horrified people watched, powerless to save one hundred years of growth and indus ...; Created on 26 December 2015
19. Genalogy September 2015: (News); ... always welcome people to file our obituary cards so that our collection can continue to grow. We appreciate the donation by the Ethelbert Crawford Library in Monticello of a card catalogue to expand ou ...; Created on 03 September 2015
20. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); ... gest resort hotel boasting, 1,200 rooms., The Imperial Room, its night club, the largest in the world, could seat 3,000 people. Some described the hotel as a small city! The Concord Remembered ex ...; Created on 01 July 2015
21. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); ... gest resort hotel boasting, 1,200 rooms., The Imperial Room, its night club, the largest in the world, could seat 3,000 people. Some described the hotel as a small city! The Concord Remembered ex ...; Created on 01 July 2015
22. Where requests are from: (Genealogy Department); ... also have people who are local that stop by the museum for help with their family search requests. I have tried to respond in some form to all requests in a timely manner. ...; Created on 17 April 2015
23. Family Histories: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that the SCHS has a large collection of family histories and family trees? These have been graciously donated to the SCHS by people who may have used the genealogy archives or have requested ...; Created on 13 March 2015
24. Cemetery Interrment Records: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that there are over 200 cemeteries in Sullivan County? The SCHS has many volumes of Cemetery Interrments by cemetery name. In the past, several people have gone to visit the various cemeteries ...; Created on 12 March 2015
25. Sullivan County: (Genealogy Department); ... When researching your family be sure to choose the correct state. We have received calls from people looking for Tennessee and are surprised to find out they reached the SCHS in New York. ...; Created on 12 March 2015
26. Recent Searches: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that the SCHS Genealogy Department does searches for people looking for information about their family? Recently I have requests from individuals looking for information about the Kolansky-Hodes ...; Created on 11 March 2015
27. Vinyl Record: (Past Exhibits); Long before the iPod and CDs people used to listen to records pressed on Vinyl. View Gallery ...; Created on 18 December 2014
28. Woodstock: (Now Showing); The words of Max Yasgur, on whose farm the Woodstock Festival took place during three steamy August days during the summer of 1969, delighted the hundreds of thousands of young people who had gathered ...; Created on 12 April 2013
29. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... stival. Over 15,000 people, eventually, came to enjoy the event that was held on the SCCC campus and at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. In 1969, after a twenty year hiatus of non-activity, a d ...; Created on 04 April 2012
30. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); ... and is in a fine state of preservation. At the present time, Youngsville is a thriving, peaceful village of industrious people whose main occupation is agriculture and dairy farming. During the summe ...; Created on 03 November 2011
31. The Hamlet of Swamp Mills: (Tusten); If you look on the 1875 map of Tusten you would see the hamlet with the largest print was Swamp Mills. Most people are not familiar with the name today and some would not recognize the later name of Neweiden. ...; Created on 20 October 2011
32. 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
33. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); The morning of February 17th, 1936, has dawned along the Delaware Valley with relatively mild temperatures as several hundred people make their way along State Route Three-A below Cochecton to witness ...; Created on 28 June 2011
34. Sullivan County Veterans: (History Makers); ... on the life of Sullivan County, or, more broadly, on the life of the nation or world. By extension, that includes any group of people with a common bond fitting the criteria for the award. ...; Created on 11 August 2010
35. Veterans: (History Preserver); ... County history. By extension, that includes groups of people with a common bond fitting the criteria for the award. The most significant groups dedicated to the preservation of our history ...; Created on 11 August 2010
36. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... loan. In 1996 after long years of research he published “Beaverkill: The History of A River and its People” and in 2007 published another book about the larger area known for trout fishing ...; Created on 11 August 2009
37. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... into an attractive setting for people seeking a brief respite during the summer months from the city pressures. However, as the families who came to the Catskills for their summer vacations became more ...; Created on 11 August 2008
38. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... she brought to the preservation of County history. First and foremost, she radiated patience and warmth with people from all over the country who came to seek information about their ancestors. At that ...; Created on 11 August 2008
39. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); ... 2,500 people. With over 1.3 million subscribers, CVI had become the nation’s largest privately owned cable company and the 8th largest multiple system operator in the United States. Alan ...; Created on 11 August 2007
40. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... When news of the caboose became widespread, people began contributing railroad memorabilia from their homes. Since Middletown did not have a Museum, even artifacts from Orange County made their way to ...; Created on 11 August 2005
41. The Archives Gang: (History Preserver); ... County History. By extension, that includes groups of people with a common bond fitting the criteria for the Award. The Sullivan County Historical Society is an all volunteer organization and depends ...; Created on 11 August 2004
42. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... learning that some people were gouging them for a simple glass of water, he opened his milk cooler and his faucets and gave the kids whatever he had. By the weekend an estimated 450,000 muddy, tired, but ...; Created on 01 June 2004
43. Alice and Russell (Rusty) Hodge: (History Makers); ... working as a bartender at night to support myself. People used to ask me how I managed it, but it wasn't that tough. I grew up on a dairy farm. Everything was easy after that." Alas, despite the est ...; Created on 11 August 2003
44. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... School, the Harris Hospital and to various senior citizen groups. At the same time she became Secretary for the Van Keuren Family Cemetery and became an informal resource for people in the area seeking ...; Created on 11 August 2003
45. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... d about that world we primarily see harshness, poverty, and exhaustion, but at the same time there was much joy because of the closeness of family and friends. Jennie never forgot those people with wh ...; Created on 11 August 2002
46. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... struggle during the years 1963-1967 to determine the permanent location of the community college. As a historian, John has also had the fun of rediscovering people who were famous in ...; Created on 11 August 2002
47. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... . “…In Mrs. Chase the people of that place will find a lady of superior attainments, she being a graduate of the Albany normal college and for some time an honored teacher at the Academy street school.” ...; Created on 11 August 2001
48. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... the history of the Valley. Mary is best known to many people simply as a storyteller: a description which she prefers to that of historian. She has a gift for making past eras come to ...; Created on 11 August 2001
49. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... good health habits. His memorial service was held in the Field House of the Sullivan County Community College to accommodate the many people who gathered to hear tributes from Walter’s friends and colleagues. ...; Created on 11 August 1999
50. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... have so enriched the lives of the people of Sullivan County.” Bill was a very private man with an amazing variety of life experiences. He was also a very basic man with basic principles: ...; Created on 11 August 1998
51. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... had to learn his catechism lesson. The presence of two religious traditions in his family background may have contributed to his lack of prejudice and his openness to all people. The richness of his family ...; Created on 01 June 1998
52. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... to Albany and obtain the services of an official photographer to take pictures of these sites. The Society has many of these photographs in its archives. Several people who knew Burbank ...; Created on 11 August 1997
53. Judge Robert C. Williams: (History Makers); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 1996 Judge Robert C. Williams Judge Robert Williams shared the simple upbringing of many young people who grew up in western ...; Created on 11 August 1996
54. Marjorie Durland Smith: (History Preserver); ... on restoration/conservation. There were always useful seminars being offered around the State, and she made a point of attending many of these. As she met important people in the field of local history, ...; Created on 11 August 1994
55. People ...: (Tags); People ...; Created on 26 December 2015
56. Alan Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016: (Article tagged with: People); May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016 Liberty, NY Allan W. Dampman of Liberty, NY, a retired Associate Dean of Community Services at Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY died Friday October ...; Created on 16 October 2016
57. Alan Gerry: (Article tagged with: People); ... 2,500 people. With over 1.3 million subscribers, CVI had become the nation’s largest privately owned cable company and the 8th largest multiple system operator in the United States. Alan ...; Created on 11 August 2007
58. Allan Wayne Dampman: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2011 Allan Wayne Dampman May 26, 1926 - October 14, 2016 Allan Dampman, a modest and gentle man, is a person of ideas with an imaginative, ...; Created on 11 September 2011
59. Along the Neversink in the Seventies: (Article tagged with: People); Monroe Wright moved to Livingston Manor from the Town of Neversink late in the nineteenth century, teaching in area one-room schools. He later would become principal for the Livingston Manor high school. ...; Created on 07 October 2011
60. Along the Neversink...: (Article tagged with: People); I saw a picture sometime ago of four old Neversink men who were 80,or 90. or 100, as the case might be. They were, as I remember, James Curry, Highby Everet, Nehemiah Everet and Sam (not Samuel) Barnes. ...; Created on 07 October 2011
61. Along the Neversink....: (Article tagged with: People); .... Kir Raymond, the drover, was a very strong character, and an excellant type of old-time manhood. Raymond and Michael Denman, his son-in-law, were both drovers who could turn wild steers into well-broken ...; Created on 07 October 2011
62. Along The Neversink....: (Article tagged with: People); "...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
63. Along the Neversink.....: (Article tagged with: People); "...John R Tompkins, father of Ross, was a drover and a great maple sugar maker. So much so that he was known in Monticello and Ellenville as Sugar John. John Low, Phoebe Low, and Vick Chamblin ran the ...; Created on 09 October 2011
64. Andrew Neiderman: (Article tagged with: People); 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 2004
65. Beatrice Schoch: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2003 Beatrice Schoch Bee Schoch has written no books, but in her quiet way she has created a valuable legacy for all those persons interested ...; Created on 11 August 2003
66. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (Article tagged with: People); ... she brought to the preservation of County history. First and foremost, she radiated patience and warmth with people from all over the country who came to seek information about their ancestors. At that ...; Created on 11 August 2008
67. Civil War Exhibit: (Article tagged with: People); This has been a very popular exhibit. There were artifacts, books, pictures , and even a Civil War encampment complete with a tent, fire pit and checker board. NOTE: This exhibit will close ...; Created on 18 December 2015
68. Concord Remembered: (Article tagged with: People); The Sullivan County Historical Society is opening in July an exhibit of "The Concord Hotel" at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville. At its peak, the hotel, with 1,200 rooms, was the largest full ...; Created on 01 July 2015
69. Darling Tales: (Article tagged with: People); Johnny Darling tales, compiled by Charlie Hick, past Town of Callicoon Historian "One day Johnny Darling came to Thumansville to call on "Squire Harding," who is in addition to being justice of the ...; Created on 26 December 2011
70. Delbert Van Etten: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2000 Delbert Van Etten Delbert Van Etten was born in 1927, attended Liberty schools and graduated from Liberty High School ...; Created on 11 August 2000
71. Early History of Youngsville: (Article tagged with: People); ... and is in a fine state of preservation. At the present time, Youngsville is a thriving, peaceful village of industrious people whose main occupation is agriculture and dairy farming. During the summe ...; Created on 03 November 2011
72. Edward Van Put: (Article tagged with: People); 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
73. Emma Cooke Chase: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2001 Emma Cooke Chase (1869 – 1944) Educator & Child Advocate An Oneonta, New York native, Emma ...; Created on 11 August 2001
74. Fallsburgh Cemetery Fire: (Article tagged with: People); August 26, 1931; Livingston Manor Times "Fire which crept into the Fallsburgh Cemetery while the funeral of Mrs. Edward Edwards was being conducted at her home in Fallsburgh, Saturday afternoon, destroyed ...; Created on 07 October 2011
75. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Article tagged with: People); A pioneer American Polar explorer, Dr. Cook spent two decades in expeditions to both Polar regions and subarctic Alaska between 1891 and 1909. Many authorities acknowledge him as the discoverer of the ...; Created on 18 December 2015
76. Fulton Settlement: (Article tagged with: People); 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, with ...; Created on 23 September 2011
77. Gladys Olmsted: (Article tagged with: People); 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 01 February 2014
78. Harold Gold: (Article tagged with: People); 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
79. High School Yearbook Request: (Article tagged with: People); An excellent source of information about people From Sullivan County is a high school year book. This past year, the Sullivan County Historical Society has been fortunate to receive two yearbook collections. ...; Created on 21 February 2017
80. History of Jeffersonville: (Article tagged with: People); The original white settlers came into the area, which was later named Jeffersonville, in the 1830's. The names DeWitt, Quick, Schermerhorn, Ward, Frederick Scheidell who established a grist mill in 1841, ...; Created on 03 November 2011
81. How Woodstock Happened...: (Article tagged with: People); Reprinted from The Times Herald-Record Woodstock Commemorative Edition Text copyright 1994 The Times Herald-Record The last bedraggled fan sloshed out of Max Yasgur's muddy pasture more than 25 ...; Created on 04 January 2016
82. Interview: David Gerson: (Article tagged with: People); Interview with long time Resident David Gerson; Created on 28 May 2014
83. Interview: Joe Purcell: (Article tagged with: People); Interview with Joe Purcell; Created on 29 May 2014
84. Interview: John Heizer: (Article tagged with: People); Interview with long time resident John Heizer; Created on 28 May 2014
85. Interview: Mark Kutsher: (Article tagged with: People); Interview with Mark Kutsher; Created on 28 May 2014
86. James Burbank: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 1997 James Burbank (1900 – 1975) Like Manville Wakefield, James Burbank combined a strong interest in local history with ...; Created on 11 August 1997
87. James Eldridge Quinlan: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2006 James Eldridge Quinlan “ ‘Quinlan’s History of Sullivan County’ – the magic words that always create a ripple ...; Created on 11 August 2006
88. Jennie Grossinger: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2002 Jennie Grossinger 1892-1972 Jennie Grossinger, like so many immigrants, had a great love of America and worked very hard to be worthy ...; Created on 11 September 2011
89. John B. (Jack) Niflot: (Article tagged with: People); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY PRESERVER AWARD 2013 JOHN B. (Jack) NIFLOT (2/10/35 - 6/22/13) Town of Fremont Board Member and Historian, whose dedication and advocacy for understanding ...; Created on 01 February 2014
90. John Conway: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2002 John Conway John Conway is a man of many talents. He has tried his hand at different jobs and has been successful at ...; Created on 11 August 2002
91. Marjorie Durland Smith: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 1994 Marjorie Durland Smith The December 1, 1928 Certificate of Incorporation of the Sullivan County Historical Society lists as one ...; Created on 11 August 1994
92. Mary Edith Curtis: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2001 Mary Edith Curtis In the 1750’s, land hungry residents of Connecticut formed the Delaware Company to move westward ...; Created on 11 August 2001
93. Maurice Gerry: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2007 Maurice Gerry A native of Ferndale, NY, Maurice attended the two room school house on what was called School ...; Created on 11 August 2007
94. New Book Available at the Gift Shop about Judge Cooke: (Article tagged with: People); The newest acquisition at the Gift Shop at the Sullivan County Historical Society is David Gold’s latest book, Judge Cooke. David Gold is a South Fallsburg native who has an interest as well as a PhD in ...; Created on 04 August 2017
95. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Article tagged with: People); Sharon Thorpe, associate curator of the Sullivan County Historical Society, is installing the finishing touches on a new exhibit at the Sullivan County Museum, in Hurleyville, NY. She gathered authentic ...; Created on 22 May 2016
96. Otto Hillig: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 1996 Otto Hillig (1874 ~ 1954) The following biographical sketch is taken from an article written by Mr. Delbert Van Etten, the Town ...; Created on 11 August 1996
97. Patricia and William Burns: (Article tagged with: People); 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 10 October 2014
98. Paul Gerry: (Article tagged with: People); Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2007 Paul Gerry Paul Gerry was born April 1, 1926 in New York City, the son of the late William and Naomi Gorowitz. He attended ...; Created on 11 August 2007
99. Salmon Steele: (Article tagged with: People); 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
100. Salmon Steele and the Morsston Tannery: (Article tagged with: People); 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

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