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Fire destroyed much of the former Brown’s Hotel in Loch Sheldrake ten years ago this week.
How Quickly We Forget 
It was ten years ago this week that fire destroyed the former Brown’s Hotel in Loch Sheldrake in a blaze that was tragic for so many reasons it doesn’t seem to matter whether or not it … more
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Happy Easter: The bell shape of the lily of the valley and its sweet fragrance are often associated with the Easter holiday, but did you know that the plant is a member of the asparagus family? Wishing all who celebrate a Happy Easter!
April 12, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Arthur Hust and bride of North Branch have returned home after a two-week honeymoon in the metropolis. Saturday morning while several men were walking through Manny’s … more
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The Highland History Hike is Sunday, April 24 at 2 p.m. at the Minisink Battleground Park.
A Highland History Hike at The Minisink Battleground
One of the deadliest battles of the Revolutionary War was fought on a desolate hilltop just north of present day Barryville on July 22, 1779. In terms of the percentage of men killed in relation … more
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Halcyon House on the edge: Newspaper accounts point to the Halcyon hotel as being in Stevensville, but the truth is a little more nuanced. According to the archives of the Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville, the summer hotel was said to be the project of Miss Mary Keogh, who was born at Ferndale in 1854. Her obituary says that Keogh built the hotel in 1899 on the property in Liberty where her parents raised her (and presumably also her nine siblings). She focused her efforts on its success for at least 18 years, making it a popular establishment. The Halcyon was sold in 1917, so that Keogh could care for her two nephews, and not much more is known of the place. Anyone interested in researching local hotels can make an appointment to use the Sullivan County Museum archives by calling (845) 434-8044. This postcard depicts the Halcyon as being located below the Walnut Mountain House in Liberty, from the Stevensville/Swan Lake point of view.
April 5, 2022 Edition
110 years ago — 1912 Charles Doosenbach, the new baker in Callicoon, will open up his bakery on next Saturday. Married, March 20 — Edward Knack to Miss Nellie Tremper, both of White … more
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The Lenape culture, language and legacy will be the subject of a presentation at the Time and the Valleys Museum in Grahamsville beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 3.
They called themselves Lenape
On May 1, 1777, while attending the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia as the Revolutionary War raged around him, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail in Massachusetts, that the city was … more
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Stevensville sports endures: From bowling to basketball, to track and powerlifting, sports are mentioned often in this week’s Decades. Stevensville of yore may have changed in name, but have its favorite sports of hunting and fishing changed? That might depend on who you talk to. Anglers in particular have favorite fishing “spots” where they’ve had success in the past, and sometimes they are reluctant to share their knowledge. These fellows look as though they’re about to make a day of it (and we can’t say we wouldn’t join them if we could). In answer to last week’s question about “spoch” ice, Democrat publisher Fred Stabbert III tells us that so-called sposh ice is formed from slush that refreezes (see page 6A in the January 14, 2022 issue of the Democrat for a photo). Brrrr!
March 29, 2022 Edition
110 years ago — 1912 Charles Doosenbach, the new baker in Callicoon, will open up his bakery on next Saturday. Married, March 20 — Edward Knack to Miss Nellie Tremper, both of White … more
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A canal boat and its crew, including young hoggees, about to enter Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct on the D&H Canal.
Hoggees on the Towpath
No one seems certain of the origin of the term hoggee, the canal worker, typically a child, who was responsible for taking care of and leading the horses or mules used to tow the boats on the … more
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Spring is sap season There are several mentions of the perils of ice in this week’s Decades column ... does anyone know what is “spoch ice” that is referred to from 1922? One bright note of winter’s thaw is the flow of sap that has led to seeing buckets below bare-limbed maples throughout the countryside. Just as in this photo from over a century ago, the work of collecting sap is time-consuming (though maybe not so much today with the use of tubing) but it’s wonderful to taste the sweet goodness of maple syrup or sugar candies. A treat from Mother Nature, for certain!
March 22, 2022 Edition
110 years ago - 1912 Dr. Augustus Meyer of Callicoon has purchased an Alpena Auto of William H. Lawrence of Jeffersonville.The ice in the Delaware River broke up on Wednesday and from … more
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Denise Lombardi of the Hurleyville General Store with “To The Mountains by Rail.”
Bringing a classic back to life 
Denise Lombardi is not a native of Sullivan County—she has lived in Hurleyville for just a few years now—but she has developed a real appreciation for the region’s history. The … more
Bush's Eddy: The plume from an Erie locomotive rises in the distance in this postcard view of Bush's Eddy, enough to reflect in the Delaware River. In 1915 Charles Stoehr and John Dering of Callicoon placed 10,000 wall-eyed pike fingerlings in the river here, projecting that in two or three years, with repeated stocking being planned, the pike population was expected to be excellent.
March 15, 2022 Edition
110 years ago - 1912 The creamery properties of the Dairy Products Company at Youngsville, Jeffersonville, Kenoza Lake, North Branch, Callicoon and Hankins are advertised to be sold at public … more
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Millicent C. Flynn
Millicent C. Flynn
Approximately 40 men have served in the position of County Clerk since Sullivan County was formed in March of 1809, including four of them in the space of less than a year during a particularly … more
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Who loves a mystery? Most of us have experienced this: you find a photo stored with family heirlooms that has no date, no names, no familiar scene to clue you to the source of the photo. Folks who can tell the year by the type of clothes and hairstyles have studied hundreds of other photos over the years to be able to recognize them. This photo was sent to the Democrat by Eileen Brey, who says she doesn’t know who these people are, but she notes the child’s shoes, the high-neck blouses and long skirts of the women, the men’s suits, and the caned chair as styles of the early 1900s. Also, what might be a multi-generational family living together, with an interest in preserving a view of themselves for future generations. If any of our readers knows these people, we would love to hear from you! Give us a call at (845) 887-5200 or email obits@sc-democrat.com.
March 8, 2022 Edition
110 years ago - 1912 The Erie has a large force of men at Narrowsburg blasting the ice in the big eddy so there will be no damage done when the ice goes out.A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Merton … more
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