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Hurleyvill School Centennial
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The Hurleyville School House, home of the Sullivan County Museum, will celebrate 100 years on Saturday, May 19, 2012 with memorabilia, a Strawberry Festival, and yard sale from 2:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. at the Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY. The schoolhouse was built in 1912 and served as a grammar school. The building was later expanded to include the high school grades. The gymnasium was added in 1929-30. The last high school class graduated from the school in 1945 when county schools became centralized. It only had three students.
The building continued to be used as an elementary school until June, 1967. The Hurleyville Fire Department became the next owner of the building. In 1971, the building was acquired by Sullivan County. In addition to housing the Historical Society Museum and Archives, it is also the headquarters for the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop and the Frederick A. Cook Society. The elevator was added to the front of the building in 1990-1
The Historical Society maintains a very interesting variety of temporary as well as permanent exhibits throughout the building. Educational group tours can be provided upon request and assistance is given to visitors seeking historical and genealogical information.
For information call 845-434-8044 or website http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 25 January 2012 18:48)
Drowned at Kenoza Lake; Century-Old SC StoriesFriday, 30 December 2011 18:27 | | |
December 22, 1911; Liberty Register
"Another death by breaking through the ice has been added to the list of drowning accidents of Sullivan County. "John Ammacher, aged 14, who lived with his father, John Ammacher near Kenoza lake, was drowned in the lake at that village, Wednesday afternoon of last week, after breaking through the three or four inches of ice which had become rotten from the mild weather. "Young Ammacher and a companion John Donaldson, were in the habit of crossing the lake to look at their traps on the mountainside, and though the boys had been warned of the unsafe condition of the ice, they went across again Wednesday. Donaldson went over first and had started back to meet Ammacher, who, when near the opposite shore, broke through the ice. Donaldson went to help him but broke through the ice with one leg and barely go out himself. "Theron Taylor and Fred Stewart tried the ice but it would not hold their weight. The unfortunate boy, who could not swim, finally went down in view of a number of people, who were powerless to give assistance. "As soon as possible a channel was broken through the ice to the spot and Jacob Ruff and Henry Measmer in a boat recovered the body with a hook from the 12 feet of water a half hour after the accident." Ballroom Dancing at the MuseumFriday, 30 December 2011 18:07 | | |
Dance Workshop at the Museum in Hurleyville beginning on Tuesday, 10th of January, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The SCHS Dance Workshop will feature instructional Ballroom and Latin dance steps. Lessons will be held on; January 10th - 1 pm to 3:00 pm January 17th, 24th, 31st, February 7th and 21st - from 10 am to 12 pm. Donation per workshop - $8.00 Location : Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY Contact : Pat Burns to Register - 845-434-8044 Couples will make this work best, but singles are equally welcomed. Lessons will consist of beginning to intermediate elements. "Vaudeville in the Catskills"Friday, 30 December 2011 16:13 | | |
“Vaudeville in the Catskills” is holding Auditions for a Frolicking Fun and Historical Variety Show
The production is being sponsored by
SEEKING: Performers with the ability to do One or More of the following:
Audition material will be provided but please feel free to bring your own routine &/or sheet music.
AUDITIONS will be held at the Sullivan County Museum on the following dates: Wed: Dec. 28 & Thurs: Dec. 29, from 6:30 - 9:30 pm Wed: Jan. 4 & Thurs: Jan. 5, from 6:30 - 9:30 pm Sat. Jan. 7, from 11:30 – 3:30 pm
For more information, please contact: Victoria V. Leighton at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 917-531-6689 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Or, if you're interested in getting involved with the theater we're always looking for help with stage crew, set building, painting and general theater-related work. Last Updated (Friday, 30 December 2011 16:16) Darling TalesWednesday, 28 December 2011 20:29 | | |
Johnny Darling tales, compiled by Charlie Hick, past Town of Callicoon Historian
"One day Johnny Darling came to Thumansville to call on "Squire Harding," who is in addition to being justice of the peace was post master and druggist, too, for he needed some medicine for his wife who had been ailing. A crowd soon gathered around the stove in the Harding store and post office to listen to the yarns that they were sure Darling would spin. "They had not to wait long. John was soon entertaining the crowd and all but forgot Harding's bottles. Talk got around to oxen and strong oxen in particular. John told the crowd of a yoke of oxen he once had and how he took them to plow in a stumpy field. During the plowing the plow caught a hardwood stump squarely in the center, split it open, took the plow with Johnny hanging on the plow handles through the split in the stump when it closed with a snap to catch the coat tail of the swallow tail coat John Darling always wore when he plowed and held him fast. This yoke of oxen was unusually strong and Darling claimed it to be the strongest he ever owned."
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