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... d depot that was located in Shohola. A short distance from Barryville, at Minisink Ford, is the historic Roebling Bridge. This bridge originally served as an aqueduct for the canal to carry boats acro ...

... d came from a distinguished patriotic and political family. He served from 1837-40 and was twice a member of the Assembly from Sullivan County. After the American Revolution, tanneries, quarries, fishin ...

... ision, completed in 1848, the settlement served as one of the staging areas and was formally named in recognition of its railroad depot. In 1906, the U.S. Postal Service dropped the "Depot" from its name and ...

It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing that long time board member, Bill Burns has passed away. He has served the Sullivan County Historical Society for over 40 years as a member, board member, ...

... are representative of some of those who served proudly from Sullivan County. Memorabilia is also on display with items from the Civil War through post WW II. A round table is available for those who wish ...

... served Our Country in the US Navy during World War II; he was a member of the Youngsville Reformed Church; and enjoyed his work with the Sullivan County Historical Society. He had worked at the college ...

... will be served. Admission is free – Donations are always accepted For information: 845-434-8044 ...

... with such poor vision be sent into combat?—but he served stateside in several capacities, most notably in the Information and Education Division. In 1945, still in uniform, Harold married Pearl Cutler, ...

... during Bill’s involvement with SCHS, serving the Society through many roles. While he served as the Museum’s curator and archivist, Bill transformed the museum’s archival room, organizing the hodge-podge ...

... 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 ...

... training, he was sent overseas to the European theater, joining the crew of the destroyer USS Ludlow late in the fall of 1944. Stationed in the Mediterranean port of Oran, Algeria, the Ludlow had serve ...

... of the central portion of Sullivan County. The route served the major means of transportation between the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike and the Callicoon Valley, it was important to the development of the ...

... the pipe until it was completely screwed onto the main line. The telegraph wires erected along the route served two purposes. First, a telegraph operator traveled along with the gang of pipe-layers. ...

... The groups of people who have made important history in our county are the legion of men and women who have served in our armed forces. These citizens in uniform have made this country a haven for those ...

... are those thousands of men and women from Sullivan County who served in our armed forces. These citizens in uniform, through their courage and sacrifice, have enabled this nation and community to survive ...

... recently observed his or her 100th birthday. However, such longevity is not common among the local hotels. In fact, when in 2007 the Kutsher’s Country Club celebrated its 100th birthday, it was the only ...

... Regional Medical Center in Sullivan County and to the Sullivan County Community College. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Syracuse University and has served for many years as a Trustee of the ...

... House Hill, along with his brothers, Paul and Alan. A graduate of Liberty High School, Class of 1949, he served in the U.S. Navy before going to California in 1954. He managed to come ...

... of the 1969 Woodstock Festival also received worldwide distribution. For thirty years Paul served as the official photographer for the New York State Police and his photographs of accidents and fires were ...

... after his retirement. On June 25 the Roscoe Train Order Signal which had been preserved after the railroad had been broken up was brought to the Town of Roscoe and dedicated in its present location. T ...

... as a person who served the county well. In recognition of her decades of service to the preservation of the history of the county, the Society is pleased to present Beatrice Schoch with its 2003 History ...

... Smith – who have served in that position. John believes that the primary role of the County Historian is to make the detailed research of historians available to the general public and to endeavor to share ...

... Society and is now permanently preserved on micro-fiche. The Liberty Historian was honored in the 1980’s when he was elected President of the Hudson Valley Historians Association which ...

... ce of small-arms, machinegun, and artillery fire, he, with a companion, knocked out a tank with 1 shot. Moving to another position, he observed 3 Germans in the doorway of an enemy-held house. He killed ...

... learning about responsibility to the community. Walter’s grandfather Lewis Margolin, had broken ground for the new Monticello Hospital and his father Max served as its President for sixteen years. ...

... and graduated from Kingston City High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and during the World War II served in the European Theater of War in England and Scotland with the 710th Bomb Squadron. Bill ...

... lifelong love of county history. His education concluded with eighth grade and in 1917 he enlisted in the Navy and embarked on a career which spanned three decades. He served on a number of different ships; ...

... army at age seventeen and served in the Korean Occupation Army 1946-1947. Upon discharge, he made what he recalls as a fateful decision. He was proud of his staff sergeant’s stripes and signed up in the ...

... Sullivan County Museum and Cultural Center, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. The exhibition and performance will look back at World War I and the Sullivan County families who had relatives that served. The ...

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