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1. Additional Hours (SCHSIRR1AH): (Request Research); Add Additional Hours to Extend Research time ...; Created on 03 January 2016
2. SULLIVAN COUNTY (NY): A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY IN IMAGES (1596296461) ...: Written by County Historian John Conway ...; Created on 21 December 2015
3. SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020); SCHS First Sunday Concert 2.2.2020 Sullivan County Historical Society’s First Sunday Concert will feature Little Sparrow! For nearly ten years, the Americana band Little Sparrow (Aldo Troiani and ...; Created on 29 January 2020
4. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination (2020-04-04): (Events Calendar/Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination); ... riots in cities nationwide, prompting several cities to impose curfews. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Memphis, Tennessee ...; Created on 27 December 2015
5. Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing (2020-04-06): (Events Calendar/Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing); Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing April 6 to 7, 1862 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee ...; Created on 27 December 2015
6. North Carolina secedes from the Union (2020-05-20): (Events Calendar/North Carolina secedes from the Union); North Carolina secedes from the Union On May 20, 1861, North Carolina is the tenth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com North Carolina ...; Created on 27 December 2015
7. Tennessee, the sixteenth state (2020-06-01) ...: (Events Calendar/Tennessee, the sixteenth state); Tennessee, the sixteenth state June 1, 1796 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Nashville, Tennessee ...; Created on 27 December 2015
8. Tennessee secedes from the Union (2020-06-08) ...: (Events Calendar/Tennessee secedes from the Union); Tennessee secedes from the Union On June 8, 1861, Tennessee is the eleventh of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Tennessee ...; Created on 27 December 2015
9. Virginia, the tenth state (2020-06-25) ...: (Events Calendar/Virginia, the tenth state); Virginia, the tenth state June 25, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Richmond, Virginia ...; Created on 27 December 2015
10. William McKinley shot (2020-09-06): (Events Calendar/William McKinley shot); William McKinley shot President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901 in Buffalo New York while attending the Pan-American Exposition, and died 8 days later on September 14. Upon McKinley's death, Vic ...; Created on 27 December 2015
11. Battle of Chattanooga (2020-11-23): (Events Calendar/Battle of Chattanooga); Battle of Chattanooga November 23 to 25, 1863 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Chattanooga, Tennessee ...; Created on 27 December 2015
12. Battle of Nashville (2019-12-15): (Events Calendar/Battle of Nashville); Battle of Nashville December 15 to 16, 1864 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Nashville, Tennessee ...; Created on 27 December 2015
13. Birth of the U.S. Army (2020-06-14): (Events Calendar/Birth of the U.S. Army); Birth of the U.S. Army On June 14, 1775, the Contintental Congress resolved to form a committee â€ Philadelphia, PA ...; Created on 27 December 2015
14. Tusten ...: (Category); The Information in the listed Tusten Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
15. Tusten ...: (Category); The town was previously part of the Towns of Mamakating and Lumberland in 1853. Benjamin Homans was the first settler, setting himself up by Narrowsburg. The Ten Mile River Baptist Church and Tusten Stone ...; Created on 30 November -0001
16. Rockland: (Category); ... other end by sun-down. The First Settlers & Township Development The renowned Hardenburgh Patent set the stage for the eventual development of the Catskills. Johannes Hardenburgh and associates ...; Created on 30 November -0001
17. Neversink: (Category); ... in existence for over 100 years; a delightful playground built by volunteers; a covered bridge built by volunteers; a library that has grown by leaps and bounds and a community newspaper that began in ...; Created on 30 November -0001
18. Mamakating: (Category); ... According to historical records Johanis Hardenburgh, a resident of Kingston, N.Y., purchased a large tract of land known as the Hardenburgh patent. This land and another patent known as the Minisink patent ...; Created on 30 November -0001
19. Lumberland: (Category); A BIT OF LUMBERLAND HISTORY By an act of the State Legislature, Lumberland came into existence as a township on March 16, 1798, taking in an area that was bounded in the east by the Mongaup River and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
20. 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
21. Highland: (Category); On December 17, 1853, by an act of the Sullivan County Supervisors, the towns of Highand and Tusten were taken from the Town of Lumberland and each made an independent town. Both towns are in the southwestern ...; Created on 30 November -0001
22. Fremont: (Category); THE TOWN OF FREMONT By: Charles S. Hick, Historian The Town of Fremont came into existence on November 1, 1851 by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Sullivan County. It was created by dividing ...; Created on 30 November -0001
23. Forestburgh: (Category); ... his burial. By Act of legislature in 1837, Forestburgh became a town taken from lands of Thompson and Mamakating, part of the hardenburgh patent. William Broadhead was the town's first supervisor a ...; Created on 30 November -0001
24. Fallsburg: (Category); ... industry encouraged growth in a number of ways. The dairy farmers now had a way to transport their milk, which resulted in an extensive dairy industry in our Town. The creamery located in Hurleyville ...; Created on 30 November -0001
25. Departments: (Category); Sullivan County Historical Society List of Departments Our organization is a small, all volunteer organization that has a limited amount of resources and funds. To greatly help us attend to your requests ...; Created on 30 November -0001
26. Delaware: (Category); A Brief History of the Town of Delaware By Mary E. Curtis Practically all of the land now within the boundaries of the Town of Delaware was a part of the tract of the Hardenburgh patent purchased ...; Created on 30 November -0001
27. County History: (Category); Copyrighted excerpt from Sullivan County: A Bicentennial History in Images by John Conway (The History Press 2009). TIMBER, TANNING AND TOURISM When Sullivan County was officially formed ...; Created on 30 November -0001
28. Cochecton: (Category); ... for the most part, they were settled tentatively around 1769 but differences among the three states continued for a number of years. The Skinner family, who migrated from Connecticut, was among the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
29. 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
30. Along The Neversink in the Seventies: (Category); ... He would later become Highway Superintendant for Sullivan County. Recalling his youth at the township of Neversink, Monroe published personal recollections of Neversink, and its memorable folks. The articles ...; Created on 30 November -0001
31. The Town of Tusten ...: (Tusten); The Town of Tusten was part of the Town of Mamakating from 1743 to 1798. In 1798 the Town of Lumberland was formed from Mamakating which included the Towns of Tusten and Highland. In 1853 Highland and ...; Created on 20 October 2011
32. Masten Lake Burial Grounds ...: (Thompson); REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
33. Stanton Centennial ...: (Mamakating); LOCATION: Wurtsboro REF: 1929 by GAB; Created on 03 June 2010
34. Tennanah Lake cemetery ...: (Fremont); REF: by LM; Created on 03 June 2010
35. Delbert Van Etten ...: (History Preserver); 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
36. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909: (Thompson); ... persistent fighting of the firemen there would have been saved to no one a place to rest his weary head. As it is, some have lost all they had, and no loss, as far as wo have been able to learn, wa ...; Created on 16 February 2018
37. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); This Content is reposted from and is Property of Spectrum News During the 1940s and 1950s, the Catskills was one of the top tourist destinations in the world. In the summer months, it was home to more ...; Created on 06 July 2017
38. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); ... , Sullivan County Historian John Conway and Song Stylist Patti Greco. Patti was born and raised in Sullivan County. Her performances have consistently brought rave reviews: "powerhouse performer" , "G ...; Created on 17 June 2016
39. New Exhibit "Early Sullivan County" to Open June 12th: (Museum News); ... materials spanning two centuries of life in Sullivan County, bringing vivid descriptions of specific eras. Her intent is to show life in a time before modern conveniences became available. Sharon ...; Created on 22 May 2016
40. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... of this town inside out. I even know town history they hoped I didn’t know.” Known for being persistence and with unrelenting energy, Elsie’s spirited advocacy of history helped raise greater awareness ...; Created on 17 January 2016
41. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... County. Harold has lived in South Fallsburg for all of his ninety-two years. That in itself is certainly a historical oddity, maybe even a record. True, he was absent temporarily to attend college ...; Created on 17 January 2016
42. 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
43. Monticello: (Thompson); ... was determined that spring and it was precisely where Samuel Jones wanted it. The brothers then determined where to build their intended city. It was at this time that the name Monticello was given to ...; Created on 26 December 2015
44. Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... t all records and documents, until 1866, were written in German. According to the Historian Quinlan, Charles J. Langhorn built the first hotel in the village and being an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, ...; Created on 26 December 2015
45. Postcards from Bethel: (Bethel); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
46. Postcards from Bethel: (Pictures); The Museum has an extensive collection of Postcards from the Golden and Silver Hotel ages that you can browse and buy. Here is a small sample from the Town of Bethel Collection. View Gallery ...; Created on 19 December 2015
47. Civil War Exhibit: (Pictures); 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
48. Civil War: (Past Exhibits); 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 on January ...; Created on 18 December 2015
49. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Pictures); ... one of the most extensive Public Collections of artifacts from this expedition. View Gallery ...; Created on 18 December 2015
50. Frederick A. Cook: (Now Showing); ... one of the most extensive Public Collections of artifacts from this expedition. View Gallery ...; Created on 18 December 2015
51. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); ... 4th of July week end. More than seventy visitors, many of them former employees of the hotel, attended at the Sullivan County Museum, Main St., Hurleyville. The Concord, at its peak, was the world's la ...; Created on 01 July 2015
52. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); ... 4th of July week end. More than seventy visitors, many of them former employees of the hotel, attended at the Sullivan County Museum, Main St., Hurleyville. The Concord, at its peak, was the world's la ...; Created on 01 July 2015
53. Sullivan County: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that besides the Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville, New York there are also societies in Tennessee and Indiana. They both have webpages. There is also a Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. ...; Created on 12 March 2015
54. Genealogy Volunteers Wanted: (Genealogy Department); Did you know that the SCHS Genealogy Department has an extensive obituary file? I have been involved with catching up with the backlog of obituaries that have been in our archives. The obituaries are ...; Created on 11 March 2015
55. 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
56. Vinyl Record Exhibit: (Pictures); Vinyl is making a comeback these days. Come and show the kiddies how Music has traditionally been released and listened to. View Gallery ...; Created on 18 December 2014
57. General Store: (Now Showing); ... at the local general store. The Museum has an extensive collection of items you might find at one of these general stores on display. View Gallery ...; Created on 18 December 2014
58. 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
59. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... sport and subsistence to outdoor enthusiasts. Over the years, the exploits of these sportsmen have been well chronicled, from the early writings of James Quinlan to the current essays of Sullivan County ...; Created on 18 October 2014
60. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... the Van Vactor family being amongst the earliest of settlers at Fraser Settlement. Built well before 1850 by Isaac Van Vactor and now being in need of extensive work, Pat and Bill repaired and updated ...; Created on 18 October 2014
61. The Fallsburgh Tunnel: (Fallsburg); ... formed on the tunnel’s floor, completely covering the tracks and eventually freezing, threatening derailment of trains. Throughout the cold weather, section crews had to continually remove the ice from ...; Created on 25 November 2012
62. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... the important work that he has performed for the Society and his involvement in commemorating the Revolutionary War battle above Minisink Ford, but also his long tenure of involvement within the whol ...; Created on 04 April 2012
63. 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
64. History of Jeffersonville: (Callicoon); ... t all records and documents, until 1866, were written in German. According to the Historian Quinlan, Charles J. Langhorn built the first hotel in the village and being an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, ...; Created on 03 November 2011
65. Mutton Hill Burying Ground...cont: (Neversink); ... 35 graves with head-stones or markers bearing inscriptions. While there are about 50 marked with plain rough stones or flags from the nearby woods and fields which have no intelligible markings to enlighten ...; Created on 27 October 2011
66. 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
67. 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
68. 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
69. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); The village of Narrowsburg is located within the Town of Tusten. Benjamin Homan, a companion of the noted Indian fighter Tom Quick, settled near the big eddy around 1763. Most of the places along the Delaware ...; Created on 20 October 2011
70. Fallsburgh Cemetery Fire: (Fallsburg); ... the tent, artificial grass, lowering device and outside box which Lee Laidlaw, Hurleyville undertaker, had prepared for the burial of Mrs. Edwards. Cooperation of other undertakers with Mr. Laidlaw, however ...; Created on 07 October 2011
71. Civilian Conservation Corps: (Tusten); October 6, 1933; Delaware Valley News "It looks very much as it Narrowsburgh would have a Civilian Conservation Corps camp located at the Ten Mile River Boy Scout Foundation. Forest rangers have visite ...; Created on 07 October 2011
72. Casino Burns: (Liberty); ... g was ablaze. "The building was owned by Mr. John Clark of New York who built it ten or twelve years ago. His son W H Clark has always been in charge. Mr. W H Clark says that the property had formerly b ...; Created on 07 October 2011
73. Searching For Gillette: (Neversink); ... n, but with a little imagination, the original story could be reconstructed Other valuable information was found amongst our archival material, especially Bernice Masten's collection of material titled " ...; Created on 07 October 2011
74. 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
75. Along the Neversink..: (Neversink); ... Alvan Hall's intended, Phoebe Drake, was helping her father at one of the beds and nervously sprung the trap too soon, and so got only a few birds. When her father chided her, she said; "Well, dad, a sma ...; Created on 07 October 2011
76. Along the Neversink in the Seventies: (Neversink); ... He would later become Highway Superintendant for Sullivan County. Recalling his youth at the township of Neversink, Monroe published personal recollections of Neversink, and its memorable folks. The articles ...; Created on 07 October 2011
77. A Sketch of Mongaup Valley -By Alice Tillotson: (Bethel); ... latter capacity Tillotson joined the Federal Army during the Great Rebellion, contracted yellow fever and died. In a letter written to his brother, Howard Tillotson, by his commanding officer, tellin ...; Created on 29 September 2011
78. Old Mansion House: (Bethel); ... s a rendevous for automobilists and others looking for first-class accomodations. The hotel stock company scheme had died a-boiling, as it were, and the business men might profitably turn their attenti ...; Created on 15 September 2011
79. Tusten ...: (Tags); Tusten ...; Created on 26 December 2015
80. Civilian Conservation Corps: (Article tagged with: Tusten); October 6, 1933; Delaware Valley News "It looks very much as it Narrowsburgh would have a Civilian Conservation Corps camp located at the Ten Mile River Boy Scout Foundation. Forest rangers have visite ...; Created on 07 October 2011
81. The Hamlet of Beaver Brook: (Article tagged with: 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
82. The Hamlet of Lava: (Article tagged with: 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
83. The Hamlet of Swamp Mills: (Article tagged with: 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
84. The Town of Tusten ...: (Article tagged with: Tusten); The Town of Tusten was part of the Town of Mamakating from 1743 to 1798. In 1798 the Town of Lumberland was formed from Mamakating which included the Towns of Tusten and Highland. In 1853 Highland and ...; Created on 20 October 2011
85. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Article tagged with: Tusten); The village of Narrowsburg is located within the Town of Tusten. Benjamin Homan, a companion of the noted Indian fighter Tom Quick, settled near the big eddy around 1763. Most of the places along the Delaware ...; Created on 20 October 2011
86. Tusten ...: (Article Category tagged with: Tusten); The Information in the listed Tusten Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 26 December 2015
87. Tusten ...: (Article Category tagged with: Tusten); The town was previously part of the Towns of Mamakating and Lumberland in 1853. Benjamin Homans was the first settler, setting himself up by Narrowsburg. The Ten Mile River Baptist Church and Tusten Stone ...; Created on 30 November -0001

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