110 Years Ago - 1912
A recent discovery of gas on the flat below Monticello has set the people talking. A newly formed company, Monticello Developing Company, has leased the Lemuel Banting farm …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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10/18/22
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While it may be difficult to believe considering the consistently low health rankings attributed to Sullivan County in recent years, this used to be considered among the healthiest regions in the …
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John Conway
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10/14/22
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110 Years Ago - 1912
The Damascus School Board was called out last week to deliberate upon the advisability of building a new school house to accommodate the children in what is known as the …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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10/11/22
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When the weekly newspaper column known as Retrospect made its debut in July of 1987, it was a much different column than it is today. Although there was an occasional foray into formal local history, …
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John Conway
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10/7/22
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110 Years Ago - 1912
Walter Bury, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Roscoe, was united in marriage Tuesday to Miss Margaret Muesgeier, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Godrey Muesgeier, …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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10/4/22
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It is a legend in this region that during the 17th century, the valleys framed by the Delaware, Mongaup and Neversink Rivers were rich and verdant, and unthreatened by development. Much of this lush …
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John Conway
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9/30/22
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110 Years Ago - 1912
It is reported that the Lorillards of Tuxedo, the tobacco kings, are buying up portions of real estate in the towns of Forestburgh and Thompson for a park or preserve. The …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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9/27/22
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Prior to the arrival of the New York & Oswego Midland Railroad in the 1870s, there wasn’t much to Hurleyville, save for a few scattered houses and a place name on some maps.
In …
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John Conway
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9/23/22
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110 Years Ago - 1912
G.H. Treyz & Co. is the name of a new firm which last week purchased of Corbett & Stewart, their acid factory in Livingston Manor. The plant consists of a ten-pair …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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9/20/22
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The recent news that the polio virus has been discovered in wastewater in Sullivan County has raised concerns here that the disease, long thought to be eradicated, might make a resurgence.
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John Conway
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9/16/22
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110 Years Ago - 1912
The second annual clam bake and Firemen’s Day held under the auspices of the Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2 was a huge success with about 550 visiting firemen. …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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9/13/22
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From their earliest visits here, the Lenape, who constructed their sweat lodges among the wil- low trees on the banks of the Delaware, revered this area because of what they recognized as its …
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John Conway
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9/9/22
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