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The Semiquincentennial
Although the commemoration has been underway for some time now, many Americans will likely learn a new word in 2026: Semiquincentennial. This year, of course, marks the 250th anniversary of the … more
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Jan. 6, 2026 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1896 Wednesday of this week was the last of the semi-weekly Republican. Mr. Calbreath purchased Mr. Stickney’s interest in that journal and will hereafter publish it weekly. … more
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Dec. 30, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 Henry Gaebel of Beechwoods organized a wood bee the other week for his neighbor, Levi Layman, who is in poor circumstances. Fire was discovered at about 9 o’clock … more
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Dec. 23, 2025 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1915 A fire destroyed the out buildings of Henry Stiene of Neweiden, except the barn, on Monday morning about two o’clock. The house and barn were saved by the help of the … more
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An early photo of skiers at Holiday Mountain.
Wintergreen Hill
The ongoing remaking of the Holiday Mountain Ski Area outside Monticello under the visionary guidance of new owner Mike Taylor and his dedicated staff has thrust skiing back into the local spotlight … more
Dec. 16, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 Valentine Mages of Jeffersonville and Miss Libbie Yaun of Youngsville were married at Kenoza Lake on December 11. Miss Emma Royce Maltby of Kenoza Lake was married to James … more
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Dec. 9, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 W.H. Moulthrop of Kenoza Lake has constructed a hennery 15 x 50 feet — the largest in this section. A syndicate of railroad men are looking over a proposed route … more
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Lily Barrish Levner's second Catskills Capers novel, "Mountain Maitre D' Mystery" tops this year's list of local history books that make great holiday gifts.
Local History Books for the Holidays
With another holiday season upon us, it is time for this column’s annual reminder that books about Sullivan County’s rich and colorful history always make great gifts, but especially this … more
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Dec. 2, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 This town is full of wedding rumors and it makes me feel like I wanted to be married some more times. I think these wedding dinners and suppers agree with me.   … more
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Revolutionary War General Daniel Brodhead, two of whose grandsons became Sullivan County Supervisors.
THEY DID THEIR OWN GROWING
Daniel Broadhead was one of the unsung heroes of the Revolutionary War. Born in Ulster County and reared in Pennsylvania, he was commissioned as a Lt. Colonel in the Pennsylvania State Rifle … more
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Nov. 25, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 The extension of the telephone lines from Liberty to Livingston Manor is nearly completed. The line will also be extended from Monticello to Woodbourne in a couple of weeks. … more
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Stanley W. Finch
Stanley W. Finch
On November 21, 1951 Stanley W. Finch suffered a massive heart attack at his Baltimore home, and died a short while later. Few people outside of his immediate family made note of his passing, despite … more
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Nov. 18, 2025 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1885 PIKE POND — During a little tramp through the woods some distance west of here, a piece of peculiar looking ore was found. It is a stone about the size of a … more
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“The American Revolution” is a six-part documentary series that begins on Sunday, November 16 on PBS.
The American Revolution
Sullivan County has always had a number of direct connections to the American Revolution. After all, the county was named for General John Sullivan, a major player in the conflict, and one of … more
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Thank you, Veterans, we are grateful for your service. This photo from Thompson Studios produced in 1918 mirrors a report in the Monticello Republican Watchman newspaper: “One hundred soldiers from the Army Transport Service Detachment will arrive in Monticello on Wednesday night and will remain here all day Thursday to participate in the [4th of July] celebration. These are all picked men for the occasion and are among the best drilled in the service.” Among the special exhibitions planned for the day were an illuminated street parade with the 100 soldiers, Home Defense, Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, the Fire Department, the G.A.R., and others led by the band, under the direction of Marshals Wm. B. McMillen and Louis De Hoyos. The parade was planned to end at the Court House Square, where Broadway was roped off in front of the park, “swept, washed and greased until it is like a polished ballroom floor” for the multitude to dance.
Nov. 11, 2025 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1915 In property at the lower end of the village, formerly owned by Peter Mathern, and later by Attorney Robert B. McGinn, has been sold to Mrs. Charles Heidt of Youngsville. … more
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Dr. Adajah Behrend
The Farmer, the Soldier, and the President
On November 15, 1865, Bernhard Behrend died in Washington, D.C. He was 72.   Although there wasn’t much of a public reaction at the time of his death, Behrend is remembered today as … more
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In September 1911, James Ward took off from Governor’s Island, heading north in his Curtiss Transcontinental Flyer in an attempt to fly from New York to San Francisco. He dubbed the aircraft the Hearst Pathfinder, a nod to William Randolph Hearst, publisher of the NY Daily Mirror, who sponsored the race to fly across the U.S. Postcards from that era show Ward in a field behind the Callicoon seminary, surrounded by curious onlookers, as he made repairs to his aircraft after landing there. This is a striking look at how fragile the plane was. One man described it as a “jig-saw puzzle with motor,” when he watched Ward assemble the parts at an exhibition in Michigan before taking off in it. Ward started his transcontinental journey on September 13, but withdrew from the race September 22 after experiencing a crash (from which he walked away apparently unscathed). He was still in New York State.
Nov. 4, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 Fauble Brothers have sold their livery at the Mansion House stables in Liberty to Gilbert Newkirk. J.C. and George Young of Liberty have commenced work on their trout … more
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving’s Spooky Tale
It is Halloween, and there is no better time to explore some of Sullivan County’s most famous ghost stories. Some—Laura Darling Kahl’s haunting of the Western Hotel in Callicoon, … more
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Oct. 28, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 George D. Stephenson of Kenoza Lake will leave shortly for Australia. For the accommodation of our uptown residents and others, a public pay station of the Delaware … more
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This columnist, your Sullivan County Historian (in foreground with back to the camera) will once again lead history hikes in Hurleyville tonight, and at the Minisink Battleground tomorrow afternoon.
Halloween History Hikes in Hurleyville and Highland
From the still unsolved murder of Joseph Skinner of Cushetunk to the bizarre killing of George Markert on the stone arch bridge in Kenoza Lake and that of Laura Darling Kahl at the Western Hotel in … more
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Oct. 21, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 Following the marriage of Miss Annie Wagner to Fred Eckhard Jr. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner of Jeffersonville, a double christening took place. The little … more
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The original Administration Building at the Loomis Sanitarium was destroyed by fire on October 14, 1899.
Architectural Gem Destroyed By Fire
Architecturally speaking, there have been few buildings in Sullivan County history as grand as the original Administration Building at the Loomis Memorial Sanitarium for Consumptives in Liberty. … more
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Oct. 14, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Mall of Beechwoods on September 30. The case of Sipple against the Roscoe-Rockland Water Company has been carried to a higher … more
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The complex story of Benedict Arnold and his connection to the Cushetunk settlement has become part of the narrative at Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History in Narrowsburg, which closes for the season on Sunday, October 12.
The End of the Season at Fort Delaware
On October 7, 1780, just five days after his accomplice, British Army Major John Andre had been hanged as a spy, Benedict Arnold released his “Letter to the Inhabitants of America” in … more
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Oct. 7, 2025 Edition
130 Years Ago - 1895 Philip Hembdt of near Kenoza Lake will have another story added to his Halfway House, which has been found insufficient to accommodate the demand for summer boarders. … more
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