110 Years Ago - 1913
A. Brown and A. Mitchell of the garage firm of Mitchell and Brown have dissolved partnership. Mr. Brown will open and conduct a machine shop and garage on the completion of a …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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4/18/23
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Like so many other Sullivan County hotel trends, from Mission style architecture to telephones in the rooms, it all started with the Flagler.
In 1929, Asias Fleischer and Philip …
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John Conway
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4/14/23
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110 Years Ago - 1913
Mitchell & Brown, garage and machine shop of Callicoon and agent for Detroiter cars, offer the cars for sale at $850 and $900.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Brown of Callicoon …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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4/11/23
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For many years prior to 1951, the very best basketball players in the world spent their summers in Sullivan County, honing their skills and showcasing their talents representing one hotel or another …
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John Conway
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4/7/23
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110 Years Ago - 1913
A fire-charred and completely gutted frame is all that remains of the large garage and machine shop owned by Martin Hermann of South Main St., Callicoon. Five automobiles, …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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4/4/23
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On March 27, 1912, the first two of thousands of Japanese cherry trees were planted along the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, DC by First Lady Helen Taft, the wife of President William …
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John Conway
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3/31/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
Sullivan County has one solid Republican on its Board of Supervisors. Think how lonely that poor fellow must be.
The Hammonds are about to close their tannery at …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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3/28/23
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Judith Smith Kaye was born to immigrant parents in Monticello in 1938, attended a one-room schoolhouse in Maplewood, and graduated early from Monticello High School, where she participated on the …
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John Conway
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3/24/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The following is the result of the recent elections which we did not publish last week and are borrowed from the Watchman: Mamakating, Lewis Rhodes, Dem., elected …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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3/21/23
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Chauncey Thomas was one of the most prominent residents of the upper Delaware River valley in the 19th century, a successful entrepreneur who, among other accomplishments, built the first suspension …
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John Conway
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3/17/23
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110 Years Ago - 1913
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Raum of Kenoza Lake on February 28.
John Brustman cut a tree measuring fifty-five feet in length and as straight as a string on the …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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3/14/23
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Women’s inexorable march toward equality in politics and government in this country has been one of small steps, and there have been many obstacles to overcome. Sometimes in looking back, it is …
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John Conway
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3/10/23
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