Sullivan County, overall

Index of Sullivan County Wills before the 1909 Courthouse Fire, by Gertrude A. Barber.

This typescript compendium of Sullivan County wills between 1876 and 1909 is virtually essential for anyone doing Sullivan County genealogy in this period.  60+ pages, PDF format, download for $4.50 

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Index of Intestate Estates of Sullivan County, NY, 1811 – 1909, Letters A - K, By Gertrude A. Barber

Gertrude Barber, erstwhile copyist of gravestones and church records in Sullivan County, also copied some records that had survived the Monticello fire of August 10, 1909 that destroyed many or most records.  One typescript document that survived, and which Mrs. Barber copied, was this one:  an index of intestate estates (persons who had died and left no will) – but for surnames beginning with A through K only.  We don’t know whether there was also an index of letters L through Z; this is all we could find in the New York Public Library when we copied it in the 1980s.  Information can be tantalizing sparse in this index but normally includes first and last name, may include date of death or date letters of administration were issued or both, may include township of residence, and in rare cases includes other information (such as a notation that one deceased had died in the infamous Andersonville Prison during  the Civil War.  For anyone involved in Sullivan County genealogy during this period, this index is essential, despite the limited information it contains.  Is more information available somewhere in Sullivan County?  Perhaps.  Some say it is; others say it is not.  If it exists, we’re not aware of it.  55+ pages, PDF format, download now for $4.00.

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Changing place names in Sullivan County. 

Incredibly useful in figuring out what things were called "back then".  We revise this continuously as we learn more about Sullivan County.  (FREE)

Quinlan's  History of Sullivan County! 

There's no question what the authoritative history of Sullivan County is; it's Quinlan!  We also have added a complete index to this CD-ROM edition.  (CD-ROM)

Child's Gazetteer and Business Directory for Sullivan County for 1872-73

Important history and demographics of each of the Sullivan County towns, now, for the first time, with a complete index, and on CD-ROM.     (CD-ROM)

The Sullivan County chapter from French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860). 

French's is the authoritative gazetteer of New York State on the eve of the Civil War.  It's a great place to start studying the  history -- and genealogy -- of Sullivan County!    (FREE)

Five Small Cemeteries in Sullivan County, NY, by Gertrude A. Barber (1930)

Here are five small cemeteries Mrs. Barber collected in 1930:  Forestburg Cemetery, located in the hamlet of Forestburg, in Forestburg Township; Fosterdale Cemetery, in the hamlet of Fosterdale, in Cochecton Township; and the Kiersted, Swan, and Union cemeteries, in the hamlet of Mongaup Valley, Town of Bethel.  All are in the southwestern quadrant of the county.  18+ pages, in PDF format, download now for $3.00.

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Frances J. Knapp's 103 Years; A Brief History of the Development of Sullivan County 1837-1939. 

An important summary of county history, and not the history one expects to read of Sullivan County.   36 pages, PDF format, download now, $5.00   

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The Historic Chapin Estate in Sullivan County, NY. (1929). 

Never heard of the Chapin estate?  Neither had we, and we grew up in Sullivan County!  Little did we know what was just over the next hill!  14+ oversized pages, lots of photos, PDF format. $3.00 

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The 143rd Regiment, New York Volunteers, Infantry (1892). 

This is the history of the "Sullivan County Regiment" -- a well-respected Civil War outfit, largely populated with Sullivan County boys.  Includes rosters and other individual information. 32+ pages, PDF format.  $3.50. 

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Links to websites with major Sullivan County content. 

Sometimes the search engines just don't do the job.  We've collected a surprisingly large number of websites that seem to have fallen through the cracks.     (FREE)

The Descendants of Noah Cross and Rachel Osterhout 

Cross - New York State - 1775 - 1975.   Genealogy of this Dutch/English family centered in Ulster and Sullivan counties.  See our Cross family page for more information.    (Download)

Links to genealogy sites with a strong Sullivan County connection.

There aren't a whole lot of these, but there's no point in missing those that there are!  If you find more be sure to let us know so we can list them!    (FREE)

Callicoon, Delaware, Fremont Townships

The Callicoon Historian,

by J. S. Graham (1892). Not many histories out there of the Callicoon end of Sullivan County.   CLICK HERE for more information.     (Download)

Three Jeffersonville Cemeteries

Collected by Gertrude Barber (1930): 1.  Lutheran Cemetery, 2.  Presbyterian Cemetery, 3.  Methodist Cemetery. Click here for more information.     (Download)

History of the Franciscans at Callicoon, NY.

The story of St. Joseph's Seminary as well as the Catholic parishes of Western Sullivan County.  CLICK HERE for more information.     (Download)

The Town of Fremont,

by Charles S. Hick (1951). History and local color of this township.  CLICK HERE for more information.

Methodist Churches of the Long Eddy Charge (1953). 

Includes information about the Methodist churches at Goulds, French Woods, Pea Brook, Long Eddy, and Rock Valley (both Sullivan and Delaware counties).  CLICK HERE for more information.

The Old Youngsville Cemetery,

gravestone inscriptions collected by Gertrude Barber (1929).  CLICK HERE for more information.     (Download)

Douglas, the Delaware Valley City,

by Arthur N. Meyers (1969).  A lost community in Sullivan County.  CLICK HERE for more information.    (Download)

Fallsburgh Township

The "Fallsburgh" CD-ROM

This one is all about the Town of Fallsburgh and its villages, from Mountaindale to Loch Sheldrake to South Fallsburg and everything in between.    (CD-ROM)

Liberty Township

The 1941 Libertas

yearbook of Liberty Central School. The last yearbook before World War II -- definitely worth a look!  See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

--Liberty Central School's 1958 Libertas yearbook

Like the 1960 and 1962 Libertas issues, this one records Liberty at a time when things were pretty good and getting better.  The class pictured in this yearbook – their yearbook – was born on the eve of World War II, and had come of age at a time when Liberty, as one of the hubs of the “Borscht Circuit”, was still becoming more prosperous and successful – something that was not to last, however. See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

The 1960 Libertas

yearbook of Liberty Central School.  See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

--Liberty Central School's Libertas yearbook for 1962

We can't really pick a year when Liberty shown at its brightest as a crown jewel of the famed Borscht Circuit, but it was certainly around this time. See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

Gertrude Barber's compilation of the White Sulphur Springs Cemetery

(circa 1930), 6+ pages. A typescript by a woman who spent her summers in the mountains transcribing cemeteries and church records, later typing them out and donating copies to libraries.  This is of use to anyone interested in genealogy in the White Sulphur Springs area. See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

The "Memories of Liberty" CD-ROM.  

This was our very first CD-ROM and nearly a decade later is still a best seller.    (CD-ROM)

Memories of Liberty, Volume II

This CD continues where the original Memories of Liberty CD left off.      (CD-ROM)

The History of Sullivan County National Bank

50^th Anniversary (1893 – 1943).  The bank’s second headquarters was the Music Hall (properly known as the Wedemeyer building) at the corner of Main and Chestnut. In 1899, the bank moved into its own building on the corner of Main and Law streets, next to the Methodist Church.  After the time covered by this history, the bank moved again, this time into the former O. E. Keller department store on North Main Street.   See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

The family Bible of William Bonnel

Usually the surname is spelled Bonnell, or Bunnell, but it's the same family.  William was a miller in Liberty (Mill Street was the location of his mill), and his family origins were cloudy at best.  He appears to have come from Goshen, CT, and you may be able to discover more in these high resolution scans of his family Bible.     (FREE)

Baptist Cemetery, Parksville, Town of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. 

Collected by Gertrude Barber (circa 1930).  Parksville historically has been more connected to the Town of Rockland, to the north, and the Town of Neversink, to the east, than to the Town of Liberty, where it is actually located, at least in terms of family migration patterns.  Nonetheless, this cemetery is a possible location for a missing ancestor from any of these three towns.  Mrs. Barber, when collecting the cemetery circa 1930, noted that it was in “very bad condition”.  Our suspicion, on that basis, is that there is little of it that can be found or deciphered now, more than 80 years later.  Short though this listing is, we hope it will be helpful. See our Liberty page for more information.     (Download)

Rockland and Neversink Townships

The Grahamsville Fair:  Souvenir Booklet (1912). 

This rural country fair is still running annually, but this century-old catalog of the fair is very rare.  Lots of fascinating ads from the period. 36+ pages, PDF format, download for  $3.75       (Download)

The "Old Neversink" CD-ROM

This CD, about the Town of Neversink, is our all-time  best seller!      (CD-ROM)

Methodist Cemetery, Livingston Manor, New York,

gravestone inscriptions collected by Gertrude Barber (circa 1930).  Anyone with family history in the Town of Rockland needs this.  It's a facsimile of Mrs. Barber's original typescript. 8+ pages, PDF format.  $1.75      (Download)

Presbyterian Cemetery, Livingston Manor

gravestone inscriptions collected by Gertrude Barber (circa 1930).  Anyone with family history in the Town of Rockland needs this and the companion article on the Methodist Cemetery.  This is a facsimile of Mrs. Barber's original typescript. 8+ pages, PDF format.  $2.00       (Download)

Four Roscoe Cemeteries

Gravestone inscriptions collected (1934) by Gertrude Barber (1934) for the following: 1.  Westfield Flats Cemetery (adj. Presbyterian Church), 2.  Westfield Flats Cemetery, 3.  Cemetery on the road to Binghamton, 4.  Riverview Cemetery.  Note:  Roscoe, located on the northernmost tip of Sullivan County, was for many years known as Westfield Flats, and is also sometimes called Rockland – some would say that Roscoe and Rockland are two separate villages.  29+ pages, PDF format, download now for $3.50.      (Download)

Grahamsville Reformed Dutch Church Records (1929).

Transcribed by Gertrude Barber, and vital for anyone pursuing genealogy in this Town of Neversink community.  See our Neversink page for more information.      (Download)

Thompson Township

Rock Ridge Cemetery,

located near Monticello, New York, gravestone inscriptions collected by Gertrude Barber (circa 1930).  See our Monticello page for more information.     (Download)

Monticello NY Sesquicentennial (1804 - 1954). 

The unsung author of this history was one Alice G. Mapes.  We do not know what her official role was – whether she was a town or village officer, or whether she was just someone who stepped up to the task of collecting and organizing the very considerable amount of material in this history.  Looking back more than half a century later, it is apparent that there were other historians involved, and these were the advertisers and the participants in the sesquicentennial festivities – by their participation, whether personal or financial, they wrote their names and the names of their businesses in the history of Monticello.  See our Monticello page for more information.      (Download)

Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York, Centennial (1909).  

See our Monticello page for more information about this church and community history of Monticello, the county seat.     (Download)

Old St. John’s Cemetery, Monticello.

Collected by Gertrude Barber (1930).  When Mrs. Barber collected this cemetery in 1930, she noted that it was to the rear of what was then the present St. John’s Church Cemetery, and that while the current cemetery was being maintained by that Episcopal congregation, the section she calls the “Old St. John’s Cemetery” and is collected here was not being maintained at all.  See our Monticello page for more information.     (Download)

Cochecton, Mamakating, Forestburgh, Lumberland, Highland, and Tusten Townships

Stanton (also called Centennial) Cemetery, Wurtsboro, NY (1929).

Gravestone inscriptions collected by Gertrude Barber, essential for Town of Mamakating history and genealogy.  See our Wurtsboro/Town of Mamakating page for more information.     (Download)

Wurtsboro: Two Cemeteries

Gonsalus Cemetery and Sylvan Cemetery (formerly Kings Highway Cemetery) -- Wurtsboro, Sullivan County, NY.  Collected by Gertrude Barber (1930).   These two cemeteries, both collected in 1930, were her second and third in Wurtsboro (the first, collected the previous summer, was the Stanton Cemetery, is also available as a download).  See our Wurtsboro/Town of Mamakating page for more information.     (Download)

Poplar Grove Cemetery

Philipsport, Town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York.  Collected by Gertrude Barber.  There are two reasons for which this compilation may be especially useful.  First, the cemetery is located near the old D&H Canal, and thus likely includes graves related to that entity.  Second, the cemetery is on Route 209 just after entering Sullivan County from Ulster County, so proximity to Ulster County may reveal some “missing” Ulster County burials.  As Mrs. Barber notes, the cemetery serves as a proxy for the missing records of the Phillipsburg Methodist Church, destroyed by fire. See our Wurtsboro/Town of Mamakating page for more information.      (Download)

New Vernon Cemetery (1930).

Also known as the Old School Baptist Cemetery, Town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York. Collected by Gertrude Barber (1930).  See our Wurtsboro/Town of Mamakating page for more information.     (Download)