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Keener family endured at hotelkeeping: The Roscoe House was one of the most well-known local hotels for decades. It was operated from at least 1893 by William Keener Sr. whose family had settled in Westfield Flats in the 1850s. In 1929 when the state police selected the hamlet as a location for a sub-station, they made their headquarters at the hotel. Keener's son William followed in his father's footsteps, running the hotel until his death in 1932.
February 8, 2022 Edition
110 years ago - 1912 The Bolsom House property in Monticello was sold at foreclosure sale at the steps of the court house Tuesday afternoon for $17,000. M.H. Osborne, the flour and feed man, was … more
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February 1, 2022 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1882 We understand that Miss Nettie Ward is expected home on a short vacation this week. She is making a good mark in the normal school that she is attending. The value of … more
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Youngsville Mill: The Youngsville mill was located off the state road running through the hamlet. According to the former Callicoon historian Charles S. Hick, the mill processed wheat flour, oats and barley, and may have been the town’s first mill, surviving the flood of 1855. It was built by Charles W. Myers and passed through several owners, including John Collins, Theodore Himmelreich, George Schwab and Charles Himmelreich, until the last owner, Lewis Manny, converted it into a summer hotel.
January 25th, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912The stork visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Baer in Mileses and left a baby girl.
The Borden and Fulboam creameries at Cochecton and Milanville respectfully are taking … more
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January 18, 2022 Edition
100 Years Ago - 1922 Supervisors Freeman and Holcomb, on the Committee on Free Bridges Across the Delaware, reported to the Board of Supervisors that progress has been made. The report says the … more
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January 11th, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Oscar Robisch, the 10-year-old son of Walter Robisch of Hortonville, had his leg broken just above the ankle on Thursday afternoon while sliding down hill near the schoolhouse … more
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January 4, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 William Gorton of Hancock was accidentally drowned in Pea Brook at Long Eddy sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, having walked off the road near the Chemical … more
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December 28, 2021 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1911 As promised several issues ago, a history of the life of J.F. Anderson reveals that he came from a family of 12 children, all of whom grew to adulthood with the exception of … more
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December 21, 2021 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1911 In a short history of Callicoon, published in the December 12, 1911 issue of the Sullivan County Democrat, the main business establishments listed are: Starck’s Bazaar … more
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December 14th, 2021 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1911 J.W. Houck, representing a Columbus, Ohio, corporation was in Callicoon Friday and Saturday with the intention of purchasing a plot of ground in this village upon which to … more
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December 7th, 2021 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1881 Miss Mary A. Appley of Rockland and Orrin B. Smith of Hancock were married on November 26 in Liberty.On November 16, Miss Minnie Tice and Henry Budd were married at … more
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November 30, 2021 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1881 Christ Foster of Balls Eddy and Miss Barbara Schaefer of near Jeffersonville were married on November 24th. The Long Eddy School has commenced with D.S. Hill as teacher. He … more
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November 23, 2021 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1881 On the 10th inst., a fire broke out in the barn of Samuel Wilkins of Chester, Orange County, and was not subdued until his barn, and a blacksmith shop of Walter Cris, was … more
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