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Patriots and Loyalists
The notion of the American War of Independence as a civil war is by no means a new one, but it has gained new traction of late because of the 2021 book “America’s First Civil War: … more
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School is out! Local area high school grads should look for our special 2022 graduation issue of the Democrat, Friday, July 1. Philip Kautz of Milford, Pa. shared this postcard of the “lower school house” in Jeffersonville, now a family residence, according to a description on the reverse of the card dated 1941.
June 28, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 At the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bauernfeind of the Beechwoods Wednesday evening, their eldest daughter, Ruth, was united in marriage with Ralph Harold Myers, son of Mr. and … more
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Judge Lawrence H. Cooke
Shilbury v. Board of Supervisors
It was June of 1965, and Judge Lawrence H. Cooke was about to render a decision that would have a profound impact on Sullivan County government, and ultimately its politics, as well. From the … more
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Stone cottage a part of historic ‘farm’: There have been a few stone dwellings in the county’s history, and only a few remain standing. We aren’t aware of the current status of the cottage pictured here, but we do know that James Wood of Philadelphia, Pa. settled near Round Pond near Roscoe around 1893, with intention to build on a summer resort there named Lake Wood. It was said that Wood “spent a large amount of money in building a large house, several cottages, etc.” He even considered raising Shetland ponies there. That first resort is said to have burned in 1897, and was rebuilt into a major property, and burned again in the 1930s. By 1944, the sale of Lake Florence (better known as Lakewood Farms), containing a private lake and golf course, was made to Lewis E. Wolff and Samuel Levenstein of Brooklyn, beginning a new era for the spot between Tenannah Lake and Roscoe. The mounting block from the hotel, which was used to alight from and to coaches, was removed from its resting spot in 2016 and installed outside the Roscoe Public Library by a number of volunteers. It can be seen to this day in Roscoe, with “LAKEWOOD FARM” still etched on the stone.
June 21 , 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 During the heavy storm last Tuesday afternoon, a small-sized cyclone swept through Beechwoods, ruining orchards and damaging trees that were in its course of destruction. … more
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Reverend James Adams, First Church of Monticello, Presbyterian
Reverend Adams and the myth of the Lost Cause
Although James Eldridge Quinlan’s 1873 History of Sullivan County has consistently received high marks as a local history, with many over the years ranking it among the very best, it certainly … more
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Jeff-Youngsville faculty starting line-up: This photo dates back to the early 1970s when many schools raised money through charity basketball games. The faculty team looked to be a formidable group at Jeff-Y with the players ready to go. From the left are Bob Breffle, Jeff Clewell, Ross Dimler, Bob Lynch, Jerry Davitt, Jim Scheutzow and Paul Zintel. With so many coaches on the team, we only wonder who was calling the plays.
June 14, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 At a meeting of the Delaware town board at Kenoza Lake last Tuesday, it was voted to give the contract for lighting the streets of Callicoon to the Busy Bee Club, whose bid of … more
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A crowd watches as fire destroys a large part of the village's business district on Friday the thirteenth, June 13, 1913.
The great Liberty fire
Sometime after 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Friday, June 13, 1913, the fire alarm sounded in the village of Liberty, and by the time firemen responded, a number of buildings were already in … more
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Union School among ‘cool’ photos: This image was printed from a 4-inch by 5-inch glass plate negative found in a shed in Callicoon in 1981. Along with about 100 other plates, it had been stored in a suitcase that had deteriorated and that fell apart when moved. Despite the rough storage conditions, and although a few plates broke in the moving process, most of the images survived. One of the people who discovered them, Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff, is a photographer, photo-historian, lecturer and tour organizer in Colorado. Kohloff donated prints made from the plates to the Sullivan County Historical Society, hoping to identify some of the images. This is an early 1900s image of the Callicoon Union School, located on School Street, with what appears to be teachers and perhaps the principal of the school.
June 7, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912   Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huff of Fremont Center, a son, Wednesday…born to Mr. and Mrs. George Segar of Briscoe, a daughter, on May 19. The following class … more
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A movie poster for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the first movie ever shown at the Mountain Drive-In in Liberty, Sullivan County's first drive-in.
Sullivan County’s first Drive-In
It was June of 1949, and people from Roscoe to Bloomingburgh were all abuzz about an upcoming event that promised to usher in a new era of entertainment in Sullivan County. Everywhere local … more
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Powerful waters: As mentioned in this week's Decades, the rains of 1942 had a disastrous effect on Long Eddy, and areas of nearby Pennsylvania. While we don’t have vintage photos of the flood available, the above postcard shows the Long Eddy acid factory which was said to have suffered some damage from the rising waters. The consequences of this flood of 80 years ago was felt for a long time as it displaced houses and even the Erie Railroad. Honesdale, Pa. was among the hardest hit, with at least 15 people who lost their lives, in addition to damage to houses and businesses.
May 31, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 The boys are having great sport catching suckers lately, which are quite plentiful. The White Sulphur Springs House is being cleaned and renovated prior to its opening for … more
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The monument in Culpeper, Virginia honoring those members of the 28th Regiment, New York Volunteers who fell at the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862. The monument was dedicated in 1902; two Sullivan County men were in attendance.
Company H
On Friday, August 8, 1902, the surviving members of the 28th New York Volunteer Regiment held their annual reunion at the National Cemetery in Culpeper, Virginia.  Among those attending that … more
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'Main Street' looking east: The Republican Watchman reported in 1908 that Monticello village trustees had decided to change several street names, including renaming Main Street to Broadway, and discontinuing the use of “East” and “West” along its route. This postcard mailed in 1908 shows The Osborn, a boarding house operated by the Osborn sisters, which was later demolished. The hotel was located on the south side of the street, across from the intersection of Jefferson Street with Broadway. Note the wooden bridge that spans the distance between the curb and the sidewalk, offering pedestrians a place to alight from a carriage without stepping into mud and other debris. Broadway was first paved in 1912.
May 24, 2022 Edition
110 YEARS AGO - 1912 The Isaac Walton Fishing Club of Callicoon started on their annual outing to Stevensville on Tuesday evening, fully equipped with “Bait,” tents and other good things … more
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A photo of the new building at St. Joseph’s Seraphic College in Callicoon while still under construction.
St. Joseph’s Seraphic College
On Sunday, May 29, 1927, Patrick Cardinal Hayes, of the Archdiocese of New York of the Roman Catholic Church, traveled to Sullivan County to dedicate the new chapel at St. Joseph’s Seraphic … more
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General Lyman Lemnitzer to be honored with historical marker May 28
SCRANTON, PA — General Lemnitzer was born in Honesdale, PA on August 29, 1899 and was the first of three generations graduating from West Point. In an Army career which extended over more than … more
May 17, 2022 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1882 If some businessmen should go as long without eating as they do without advertising, their stomachs would no doubt be in as dormant a condition as their business.Martin J. … more
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Former Sullivan County Historian James W. Burbank, founder of Fort Delaware, in 1957.
The Other Fort Delaware Story
While it would be unfair—and inaccurate—to say that James W. Burbank got the idea to build Fort Delaware in Narrowsburg because of the popularity of the Walt Disney television production of … more
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Hust’s Pleasant Home This postcard by G.V. Millar shows Hust’s Pleasant Home in the background at right. Located on Bayer Road in North Branch, it was built by Preston Goodman, whose wife, Carrie Hust, ran a boarding house there. Goodman and his wife removed to Binghamton in later years, and Harold Hust and his wife Mildred operated a dairy farm on this property. From the Albert VanDyke collection at the Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville.
May 10, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Born to Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Holiday of Callicoon, a girl, Sunday morning. . . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hogencamp, a boy, Friday afternoon. — Callicoon Corresp.Billy … more
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The Laurels in Sackett Lake circa 1920.
The Laurels
Of all the 538 hotels of Sullivan County’s Golden Age, none were as innovative as the Laurels Country Club on Sackett Lake. The Laurels, the brainchild of Hyman and Sadie Novick, had … more
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Leader, strike up the band!: The history of music in the county’s early days is phenomenal, with numerous local marching bands leading the way. Most of us are well-acquainted with the Callicoon Center Band, which has continued its history for many years in that hamlet. Jeffersonville, Liberty and Youngsville bands, too, have been featured on these pages. This group may be a version of the Youngsville band, because Philip Jacobs of Youngsville appears to be the fourth man from the left in the lineup. The photo is by E.L. Graeff, a noted photographer of Liberty, which casts some uncertainty on the band’s affiliation. According to his obituary, Phil Jacobs “was the leader of the first band in Liberty, and was later prominent in musical activities in Youngsville.” Jacobs was married to Clara Inderlied of Youngsville in 1874, and they conducted the Maple Cottage boarding house in that hamlet. Our thanks to Brian LaBarr, a descendant of the Jacobs family, who contributed this photo.
May 3, 2022 Edition
110 years ago - 1912 Adam Metzger, one of the oldest and best known residents of Callicoon, passed away at his home on Sunday evening, the result of old age. He was 82 years of age. Born in … more
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The theater at the Olympic Hotel in Fallsburg.
Shakespeare in the Catskills
It was April 24, 1966, and Sullivan County’s Golden Age of tourism was beginning to perceptibly slip away when the New York Times ran an article with a Fallsburg dateline about an incongruous … more
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