Regular readers of this Retrospect column over the years should by now be well aware of the fact that one of Sullivan County’s first historians and most noted newspaper publishers, James …
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John Conway
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2/24/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The Rev. F.A. Crane will supply the Presbyterian Church at Youngsville and Jeffersonville next Sabbath. Service at Youngsville 10:30 a.m. and at Jeffersonville 3 p.m.
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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2/21/23
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It was in December of 1863 that the United States War Department authorized the Union League Club of New York to recruit, train and equip an infantry unit to fight for the North in the Civil War. The …
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John Conway
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2/17/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
A train on the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company’s railroad ran 22 miles in 21 minutes a few days ago.
Middletown has a woman who has lived within nine miles of …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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2/14/23
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In 1930, when the population of Sullivan County was just over 35 thousand, Census figures reveal there were just 91 African-Americans living here. That’s slightly more than one-quarter of one …
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John Conway
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2/10/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The youth of Hurd Settlement have of late manifested a very commendable desire for education. Quite a number have entered the Eureka High School in Mongaup Valley for the …
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2/7/23
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It was February of 1903, and the embers were still smoldering from the fire that had destroyed one of the most historically significant buildings in the county just a few days before.
It …
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John Conway
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2/3/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
District Attorney Alpheus Potts, assisted by E.H. Pinney, moved last Wednesday that the indictment against Jerome Masten for assault on the person of James Collins of …
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1/31/23
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The history of Sullivan County as a winter sports destination dates back to at least the 1920s, but the attempt to create a year around vacationland here did not meet with immediate success.
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John Conway
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1/27/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
Charley Quick, that model hunter, has shot 43 foxes this winter. With the aid of a welltrained dog, a good gun and a Quick ear, he has proven himself a terror to the fox …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/24/23
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It was Saturday, January 26, 1895, and throngs of mourners were gathered at the Church of the Incarnation in Manhattan for the funeral of one of America’s most prominent doctors.
Dr. Alfred …
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John Conway
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1/20/23
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110 Years Ago - 1913
Frank Miller of Middle Village, L.I., and Mrs. Elizabeth Kalbfleisch of White Sulphur Springs, were united in marriage Wednesday, January 8 at the Catholic Church in …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/17/23
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