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The artist Francis W. Davis's conception of Albion Hall, created for the Sullivan County Historical Society's “Directory to Quinlan's History.”
The end of Albion Hall
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 was … more
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The Concord in Kiamesha Lake was the leader in winter sports activities among the Sullivan County resorts beginning in the 1950s and '60s.
Building winter tourism economy
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 … more
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Dr. Alfred Lebbeus Loomis.
Retrospect
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 … more
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Shelley Winters in 1949.
Retrospect
On January 14, 2006, the renowned actress Shelley Winters died at the Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills, where she had been a patient since a heart attack three months before. Sources differ as … more
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Bethel Supervisor George Neuhaus.
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As regular readers of Retrospect have no doubt learned, the long era during which Sullivan County was governed by the Board of Supervisors was often marked by heated exchanges and stubborn political … more
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Liberty Supervisor William Pearson, a Democrat, made the controversial motion to adjourn the 1967 reorganizational meeting of the Board of Supervisors to Maimonides Hospital so Neversink Supervisor Joe Raffa, a patient there, could vote.
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While there are some who act as if provocative rhetoric and heated political battles in Sullivan County government are unique to the current legislature, the fact is that both were common occurrences … more
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Sullivan County International Airport had the longest runway between New York City and Buffalo when it opened in 1969.
A Giant Step Forward
It was December 19 of 1967, and 150 spectators and “innumerable luminaries from all levels of government, the professions, and industry” were gathered on the former site of Camp Israel in … more
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The Flagler Hotel in South Fallsburg as it appeared in 1964 after the expensive additions that eventually led to its demise and subsequent re-purposing as the Crystal Run school.
A new look for old hotels
In December of 1975, the New Hope Community, a facility caring for people with developmental disabilities, opened its doors at the former site of the recently closed Green Acres Hotel in Loch … more
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Current Liberty Central School District Liberty Indians logo. 
Liberty Indians
The New York State Education Department—presumably having solved all of the other problems with the public schools in the state— has ordered all districts to stop using Native American … more
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Greenwald V. Board of Supervisors
The recent passing of longtime Mamakating Supervisor Dennis Greenwald brought forth an outpouring of condolences from county residents who remember him, as well as myriad musings about his … more
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Tick Tock
It was on November 22, 1939 that the son of a Sullivan County hotel family took part in an historic murder far from the Borscht Belt.  Tall and wiry Albert Tannenbaum was likely unaware of … more
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Veterans and Veterans Day
It was in 1926 that the U.S. Congress passed a resolution recognizing November 11 as Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the cease fire with Germany at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the … more
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