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1. Additional Hours (SCHSIRR1AH): (Request Research); Add Additional Hours to Extend Research time ...; Created on 03 January 2016
2. Research Request (SCHSIRR1) ...: (Request Research); Open a request for Research ...; Created on 31 December 2015
3. Heritage Club 100 (SCHSHC100): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
4. Heritage Club 50 (SCHSHC50): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
5. Family Membership (SCHSFM1): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 21 December 2015
6. Individual Membership (SCHSIM1): (Membership); Become a Member of the Society; Created on 20 December 2015
7. Birth of the U.S. Navy (2020-10-13): (Events Calendar/Birth of the U.S. Navy); Birth of the U.S. Navy On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to search for munitions ships supplying the British ...; Created on 27 December 2015
8. Research Department ...: (Category); Sullivan County Historical Society Research Department Department Head: Fred Fries Email Address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: (845) 434 - 8044 Our organization is a small, all volunteer organization ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Genealogy Department: (Category); ... for up to two hours for $40.00 and will report our findings to you in as concise a form as possible. Please be aware that a search of our files and records may reveal nothing of value to ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Forestburgh: (Category); ... in 1700's when it was a pioneer schoolhouse. Title search indicated Abe Cuddeback as owner, before the town was even established. It is now relocated at the Town Hall site. A marker plaque dedicate ...; Created on 30 November -0001
11. Delaware: (Category); ... in London about 1750. The buyer was a New York distiller name Joseph Griswold, who had traveled to England in search of a second wife. In 1755 or 1756, Griswold hired Joseph Ross of Bound Brook, New ...; Created on 30 November -0001
12. Cemeteries: (Category); ... use the search feature. The following data is listed where possible: LOCATION: Location or proximity of the cemetery FAMILY: surnames of the families known to be buried there AKA: (Also known ...; Created on 30 November -0001
13. 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
14. Searching For Gillette ...: (Neversink); A researcher from Utah visited the museum this morning [August 20, 2011] to find information concerning his ancestor, Horace Gillette. The statistical particulars were known as to Horace's life; bor ...; Created on 07 October 2011
15. Searching For Gillette ...: (Research Department); A researcher from Utah visited the museum this morning [August 20, 2011] to find information concerning his ancestor, Horace Gillette. The statistical particulars were known as to Horace's life; bor ...; Created on 20 August 2011
16. Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum Closed: (News); The Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum will be closed until further notice as per regulations to help prevent the spread of the corona virus. All research requests will be placed on hold until ...; Created on 18 March 2020
17. Our Digitized Newspaper collection is now available to the public!: (Museum News); ... some from the Sullivan County Record All of these newspapers are searchable and indexed for ease of finding information and subjects that appear in them. We have the following years and ...; Created on 17 February 2018
18. Please donate to help us preserve the Republican Watchman!: (Announcements); ... help in preserving this collection and also making this collection of newspapers usable for researchers. We would like to purchase archival books at a cost of approximately $21 each for proper storage ...; Created on 14 September 2016
19. 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
20. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... that were a fad in Europe. Roberts and Rosenman researched the idea before abandoning it. In the process, the two went from would-be television writers to wanna-be venture capitalists. "Somehow, we beca ...; Created on 04 January 2016
21. Where requests are from: (Genealogy Department); I recently did a search request for someone who lives in Canada. I also had one from Utah. And most recently had one from Norway. It is interesting to see how far reaching our requests are from. Yes, we ...; Created on 17 April 2015
22. Commemorative journals: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that a good source of family history can be found in commemorative journals created by schools, religioius groups, or other organizations. A recent family search included information obtained ...; Created on 13 March 2015
23. Family Histories: (Genealogy Department); ... family searches by the volunteers. Some have been donated just because they thought it would be a good place to share their history.They are a wonderful asset when others are searching their families ...; Created on 13 March 2015
24. Cemetery Interrment Records: (Genealogy Department); ... findagrave.com and to also create an index where needed. These volumes are available for your use in the genealogy department at the museum. They are also invaluable when fulfilling search requests. We ...; 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. Genealogy Department: (Genealogy Department); ... d "Forms" where a genealogy search request form can be downloaded. Fees for searches are on the form. I will also give a quick response by email if it doesn't require an extensive search. I can be rea ...; Created on 11 March 2015
27. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... of archival material that had accumulated over the years, into a workable, searchable library. Archival items can now be easily located and shared with those who visit the Museum to do research. He has ...; Created on 18 October 2014
28. VOLUNTEERS WANTED: (Announcements); VOLUNTEERS WANTED Do you like history? Do you like genealogy? The Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville (the Museum and Research Center) is looking for volunteers in many areas, especially ...; Created on 28 September 2014
29. 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
30. Gas Station Slot Machine: (Liberty); September 3, 1931; Livingston Manor Times "After visiting more than a dozen hotels in their search for slot machines without results, Constable Howard Denton and Deputy Sheriff Ben Gerow decided to retur ...; Created on 07 October 2011
31. 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
32. 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
33. Contact Us: (Historical Society); ... - 4:30 Sunday 1:00 - 4:30 Research- Wednesday 10:00 - 4:30 Other days by appointment ...; Created on 29 March 2011
34. Directors and Officers: (Historical Society); ... of Directors for Year 2020 Position Name Email President: Arthur Hessinger Vice President: Suzanne Cecil This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Secretary: N. Fred Fries Research@scnyhistpry.org ...; Created on 04 November 2010
35. Mission Statement: (Historical Society); ... historical questions, the careful preservation of records and artifacts, the maintenance of museum exhibits, the scheduling of educational tours, the encouragement of research, and the assisting of individual ...; Created on 01 June 2010
36. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... much work would be required, Ed gradually became a writer and over the years assisted by his wife, Judy O’Brien Van Put, he learned the disciplines of research and the ability to weave that research into ...; Created on 11 August 2009
37. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... for another reprinting. In a Preface to his history, Quinlan speaks of “long years of patient research” made more difficult by recurrent illness. As a news editor for many years, he would ...; Created on 11 August 2006
38. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... with enthusiasm, were well attended and sparked further interest in the town’s history. In conjunction with the County Department of Public Works, she researched and took pictures of some 60 to 70 old ...; Created on 11 August 2003
39. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... e, but a friend persuaded them to look for a farm in Sullivan County. The family had limited funds even with the help of loans from friends, but Selig carefully searched the area and was finally able in 1 ...; Created on 11 August 2002
40. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... grew up in the twentieth century. John’s productivity is impressive. He has had to do his research and writing in the hours left over from his day job. Yet over the years he has had four ...; Created on 11 August 2002
41. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... Story of Superintendent Emma C. Chase, which was researched and written by Marie “Mazzie” R. Schultz of Cochecton, sometime between 1963 and 1968. The family of Emma Chase is indebted to Ms. Schultz beyond ...; Created on 11 August 2001
42. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... Some of you may remember the cries of outrage which were heard when the National Park Service first came into the Valley. Mary documented that outrage in a Master’s degree research paper, The Aginners ...; Created on 11 August 2001
43. Walter A. Rhulen: (History Makers); ... task of the Commission was difficult: research into the various types of county government was required and there were strong differences of opinion both on the panel and in the community. Eugene Blabey, ...; Created on 11 August 1999
44. James Burbank: (History Preserver); ... In 1971 as a result of his research he published a pamphlet entitled, “Jacob Durgin Burbank: His Ancestors and Descendants, 1600-1971.” He also published research on his mother’s family: the Scotts. ...; Created on 11 August 1997
45. Frederick A. Cooke: (History Makers); ... of the assertion of my achievement.” In 1993 an International Symposium on Cook was held at the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University with polar explorers and scholars from six nations participating. ...; Created on 01 June 1994
46. Research ...: (Tags); Research ...; Created on 26 December 2015
47. Research Department ...: (Article Category tagged with: Research); Sullivan County Historical Society Research Department Department Head: Fred Fries Email Address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: (845) 434 - 8044 Our organization is a small, all volunteer organization ...; Created on 26 December 2015

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