SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — George Markert died in 1892 on Jeffersonville’s Stone Arch Bridge, killed three ways in the prescribed manner for dealing with a hexenmeister. There is, of … more

The mystery of Joseph Skinner, and other Upper Delaware horrors NARROWSBURG, NY — Cushetunk resident Joseph Skinner is believed to be the first European murdered in the Upper Delaware River … more

Port Jervis lynching to be discussed PORT JERVIS, NY — On June 2, 1892, Robert Lewis, a Black citizen, was lynched on East Main Street in Port Jervis, NY. Fueled by a rumor he had raped a … more

Hello! Did you all have a nice weekend? It’s getting a little easier to write the column because there is stuff going on. It’s Saturday, September 18. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. … more

The call went out: come hear the news. The residents clustered around a wagon, on which stood the visitor—a town crier, bringing word from the Continental Congress, who unrolled a long scroll and began to read. more

NARROWSBURG, NY — Starting this summer, Fort Delaware will be under the oversight of two experienced historians, John and Debra Conway. John Conway, the county historian, announced the change … more

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