For decades, Fannie Harden worked alongside her husband William to build the Forestview Lodge near Swan Lake into a successful business, carrying on alone after his death. When she passed away, the …
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John Conway
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2/9/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
Eggs are 40 cents a dozen at North Branch.
G. Barkmeyer of North Branch purchased a cow of William Huff for $40.
Last Monday evening our “Band Boys” …
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Compiled by Lee Herman, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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2/6/24
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On June 2, 1892, an angry mob of several hundred men dragged Robert Lewis nearly half a mile through the streets and hanged him from a tree.
Lewis, also known as Robert Jackson, was an African …
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John Conway
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2/2/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
Where is our January thaw?
The Jeffersonville Brass and String Band has four engagements this week.
Callicoon Depot, reported last week as being without a pool …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/30/24
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140 years ago - 1884
Icemen begin to think that this season is almost a total failure for them.
John Cooper of Bethel was engaged in plowing on his farm on Monday. There was no frost in the …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/23/24
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150 Years Ago - 1874
On January 8, in the Town of Fremont, John Weber, son of Andreas Weber, died of consumption at the age of 24.
At Sackett Pond, in the Town of Thompson, December 29th, …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/16/24
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Those familiar with Sullivan County history likely know the story well: the brothers Samuel Frisbee Jones and John Patterson Jones, born in Connecticut, came here from Columbia County around 1804 and …
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John Conway
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1/12/24
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150 Years Ago - 1874
The Sullivan County Record was six years old in 1874. (Editor’s Note: The Sullivan County Democrat obtained the rights to print this popular column upon the demise …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/9/24
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The great division of eastern and western Sullivan County has reared its head politically several times over the years, perhaps no more so than in the heated controversy over moving the …
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John Conway
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1/5/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
The principal subject discussed at a meeting of the Sullivan County Teachers Association held at Young’s Hall, Liberty, was that of teachers’ wages. A committee …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/2/24
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Even before New York Governor Kathy Hochul cleared the way last week for a new village to be formed in Sullivan County—a referendum on January 18 will determine the fate of what is proposed to …
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John Conway
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12/29/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
John Manny has some excellent Arizona diamonds for sale at ten cents a quart and also some excellent cider at the same price.
Sullivan County has plenty of poor. …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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12/26/23
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