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Greene County Historical Quiz #16

In 1774, a year before the Revolution, the New Hampshire and New York difficulties had reached such a pitch that open warfare between these two colonies was not improbable. The New York Legislature declared it a felony for any settlers in the disputed territory to resist the New York authorities by force. This felony was to be punished by one of the following penalties:

1)  Confiscation of the land that they had settled upon
2)  A fine of one hundred pounds
3)  Death
4)  A year in prison
5)  Ten years in prison

To drive a wedge between the colonies and cause dissention and arguments between each of them, the British Government in 1775 did one of the following:

1)  Withdrew troops from New York, but left troops in Boston
2)  Encouraged settlement of British soldiers in New York only
3)  Restrained the trade of all colonies except New York, Delaware and South Carolina
4)  Ordered the slave trade discontinued in the southern colonies
5)  Sent arms to New England and confiscated arms in Philadelphia

Governor Tryon, past of the pre-war British Governors, became alarmed for his own personal safety in 1775, and left by ship for:

1) London
2)  Bermuda
3)  Philadelphia
4)  Boston
5)  Halifax

At the outset of the Revolutionary War, in 1775, about how many families do you believe were living in the area which now constitutes the village limits of the Village of Catskill?

1)  10
2)  30
3)  50
4)  100
5)  150

A month after the outbreak at Lexington and Concord patriots under command of Ethan Allen took Fort Ticonderoga in the name of "God and the Continental Congress". Co-incidental with this attack, the following happened:

1)  The guns were dismounted and sent to Washington's army beseiging Boston.
2)  Crown Point was taken by the "Green Mountain Boys" under command of Colonel Warner
3)  Americans captured an armed sloop at St. Johns, and controlled all of Lake Champlain.
4)  Whitehall (then called Skeensborogh) was captured from the British
5)  A battle for Lake Champlain ensued in which the British were defeated.

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Homes along the Hudson
33rd Annual Tour of Homes

June 6, 2009
10am-4pm

Tickets $20 the day of the tour, $15 in advance (by June 2, 2009)
Contact Terez Limer at 966-8131 or Robert Hallock at 756-8805 for more information.

Historic Places in Greene County

The Historical Register Committee of The Greene County Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of a new hardcover book entitled "Historic Places in Greene County." This 288-page, full color volume is a photographic and historical journey through selected sites in all fourteen towns of Greene County. "Historic Places in Greene County" will contain over 150 color photographs and illustrations, along with historical narratives, and a forward by the late Raymond Beecher, long-time Greene County historian.

"Historic Places in Greene County" will document these historic sites, thus bringing to light a wealth of information not readily available elsewhere. It will serve both researchers and readers alike as a significant resource on the many architectural traditions that abound in the County. The book will be available in Summer 2009 to coincide with the Quadricentennial celebrations -- the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River, which borders Greene County and which has played an important role in its growth and development over the centuries.

The Greene County Historical Society established the Historical Register in May 1990 to document the County's structures and sites of historic and architectural significance, and to advance public awareness, appreciation, and preservation of the County's historic resources. Since that time, over 200 historic homes and sites have been listed on the Register. Further research on each site was conducted and compiled by the Historical Register Committee, in preparation for the forthcoming publication of "Historic Places in Greene County."

Advance reservations for a limited edition, signed and numbered copy of "Historic Places in Greene County" are now being accepted upon request to the Greene County Historical Society. Only 200 of these special copies are available on a first-come, first-served basis. These limited editions are available for $53.95 ($49.95 + $4 NYS sales tax), by check payable to the Greene County Historical Society, 90 Route 42, Coxsackie, NY 12051.

"Historic Places in Greene County" is published by Flint Mine Press, Coxsackie, NY, and is funded in part by Furthermore - a program of the J.M. Kaplan

Portrait of the Past - a
Photographic Collection of the Town of Cairo

Available now at the Cairo Clerk's Office and Cairo Library
Price: $16.00 (includes tax)
Make checks payable to: Cairo Historical Association
Mail to Cairo Historical Association, P.O. Box 1221, Cairo, NY 12413
Profits to support the restoration of the 1928 Cairo Diner
Contact Robert Uzillia, Cairo Town Historian ruzzilia@mhcable.com

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Pictures added to the Layman Family cemetery, Catskill and Lewis Family Cemetery, Durham - October 26, 2008
Catskill Village Cemetery - Sections 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 - October 26, 2008
Obituaries from the Windham Journal - April 2008, May 2008 - October 26, 2008
Greene County Men in Uniform - James Pierce - Civil War - October 26, 2008
Officers, Soldiers and Seamen from the Civil War - Halcott - October 26, 2008
100th Anniversary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cornwallville, NY - 1821-1921 - October 26, 2008
Catskill Tax Assessment - 1876 - October 26, 2008
Coxsackie Tax List - 1779 -  October 26, 2008
Great Imboght Tax List - 1779 - October 26, 2008
Coxsackie Tax Assessment - 1799 - October 26, 2008
Catskill Tax Assessment  - 1799 - October 26, 2008
Freehold Tax Assessment - 1799 - October 26, 2008
Windham Tax Assessment - 1799 - October 26, 2008
Cairo Tax Assessment - 1812 - October 26, 2008
More Pictures of the Past - Norman Dwight and Ernest Emerson Ford - October 26, 2008
Cat'n Around Catskill 2008 - Part One - October 26, 2008
Greenville Local Obits - September 2007, October 2007, December 2007, January 2008, February 2008 - October 26, 2008
A Brief History of the North Settlement United Methodist Church - Ashland -  October 26, 2008
History of the Memorial Church of All Saints, Twilight Park, Haines Falls, NY - October 26, 2008
Almshouse Report 1898/99 - October 26, 2008
Genealogical Gleanings from the Windham Journal - June 1859, July 1859, August 1859, September 1859 - October 26, 2008
Obituaries from the Windham Journal - July 1859, August 1859, September 1859 - October 26, 2008
Marriages from the Windham Journal - July 1859, August 1859, September 1859 - October 26, 2008
New Section, Hervey St. Cemetery, Durham - October 26, 2008
Stone Arch Bridges - Moore Rd, Durham, Erin Melody, Durham - October 26, 2008
Old Timers - Boats of the Hudson River - North America, South America, Paddlebox Decorations, Eagle, Sidewheeler Towboats (A.B. Valentine, Silas O. Pierce), Sunnyside, Henry Clay Disaster, Double End Ferryboats, Empire of Troy, Dean Richmond, Sidewheeler Yachts, Berkshire, Early Sidewheelers, Diamond, Water Lily, Many Steamboats built in Coxsackie, New Baltimore - October 26, 2008
Plank Cemetery - photo updates - October 26, 2008
C.C. Wells - new Pictures - October 26, 2008
Elijah Warriner Family Bible - October 26, 2008
James Powell Family Bible - October 26, 2008
Migrations Database updated - October 26, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Sacraments - October 26, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Marriages - 1835 - 1893 - October 26, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Baptisms - 1835 - 1893 - October 26, 2008
More Pictures from the Past - Slater/Bloodgood Family Gallery - October 26, 2008
Andrew Williams Family Bible - October 26, 2008
Marriages from the Catskill Recorder - 1814 - 1818 - October 26, 2008
Deaths from the Catskill Recorder - 1814 - 1818 - October 26, 2008
Road Maintenance Order 1775 - October 26, 2008

Cat'n Around Catskill 2008 - Part Two - December 31, 2008
Greenville Local Obits - November 2007, March 2008, April 2008, May 2008, June 2008 - December 31, 2008
Windham Journal Obits - June 2008, July 2008, August 2008 - December 31, 2008
More C.C. Wells Pictures -  December 31, 2008
Van Woert Cemetery - December 31, 2008
Boarding Houses - Winter Clove House - December 31, 2008
Boarding Houses - Maple French Farm -December 31, 2008
Jane Dies' Home - the Old Stone Jug - and her Portrait  -  December 31, 2008
Daily Mail Obits - June 2006 - December 31, 2008
Affidavit of Revolutionary War Service - Jedediah Hebard - December 31, 2008
Thomson St Cemetery - Section 6 - December 31, 2008
List of Freeholders in Greene County qualified to serve as Jurors 1797 - Towns of Freehold, Coxsackie, Catskill and Coeymans - December 31, 2008
Greene County Early Documents - Book One, Pages 1-54 - December 31, 2008
Grantee Index - A-Ah - December 31, 2008
Lexington Census - 1850 - December 31, 2008
Stone Arch Bridges - Allan Teator Rd -  December 31, 2008
Old Timers - Boats of the Hudson River - Loss of the Swallow, Early Boiler Development, Horse Operated Ferry Boats, Hudson River Showboats, The Emeline, The St, John, Steamboat Disasters, The Armenia, Twin Engined Sidewheelers, Travel was a Gamble -  December 31, 2008
Sherman Family Bibles - December 31, 2008
William McCoubrey Family Gallery - December 31, 2008
Amanda Jerome Family Gallery - December 31, 2008
Greene County Ephemera - Prattsville Bank Letter 1847 - December 31, 2008
Deed - Arch Stone and William Cockburn - 1800 -December 31, 2008
More Osborn Family Gallery Photos - December 31, 2008
Migrating Families - Clarence Powell and Silas Fish - December 31, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Marriages, Births and Burials - J.E. Johnson - 1873-1875 - December 31, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Wardens and Vestrymen - December 31, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Confirmations - 1837 - 1892 - December 31, 2008
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Burials - 1847 - 1868 - December 31, 2008
William Warren Pettit picture added to Greene County Soldiers in Civil War - December 31, 2008
Turk/Hyde/Hallenbeck Family Gallery - December 31, 2008
Greenville H.S. 1930's Photos - December 31, 2008

Migrations Database Update - March 2, 2009
Map and Survey for land sold by George Clark to Ira Day - Catskill - 1811 - March 2, 2009
Old Timers - Boats of the Hudson River - North America, Catamarans of the Hudson, Vertical Steam Engine, The Clermont, DeWitt Clinton -March 2, 2009
Stone Arch Bridges - Brand Hollow Rd - Durham - March 2, 2009
County Census of 1811 -March 2, 2009
Map and Survey of lands of Abm. Salisbury and James Van Duesen - Catskill - 1828 -March 2, 2009
Freehold Tax Assessment - 1801 - March 2, 2009
Catskill Tax Assessment - 1801 - March 2, 2009
Greenville Press Obituaries - May 2004, October 2006, November 2006, December 2006 -   March 2, 2009
Athens Trinity Episcopal Church - Burials - 1875 0 1893, 1884-1893, 1835- 1846 - March 2, 2009
Catskill Recorder Obituaries - 1819 - March 2, 2009
Catskill Recorder Marriages - 1819 - March 2, 2009
A.H. Decker Family Bible - March 2, 2009
Stephen Myer Family Bible - March 2, 2009
Wm. Osborne Family Bible - March 2, 2009
Lament Family Bibles - March 2, 2009
Greenville Academy Circular - 1854 - March 2, 2009
Greenville Academy List of Students, 1855 - March 2, 2009
Letter - O.H. Wright to William Wright - Greenville Academy and the Know Nothing Party - March 2, 2009
Deeds Grantee Index - Al - Az - March 2, 2009
Boarding Houses - Crystal Brook Resort - March 2, 2009
Boarding Houses - Prattsville House - March 2, 2009
Blaisdell Family Gallery - March 2, 2009
W.M. Steele, Blacksmith, Windham - photo - March 2, 2009
Climax School 1921 - March 2, 2009
Surprise School, ca 1900 - March 2, 2009
Prattsville School Souvenir Card 1898-99 - March 2, 2009
Hunter Presbyterian Church - 3 piece communion set and bible - March 2, 2009
Capt. Theodore Overbaugh - Greene County Soldiers in Civil War - March 2, 2009
Demetrius France Family Gallery - March 2, 2009
Greene Co ephemera - Wait's Hotel Stationary, Calling card of Alice Haner, Calling card of Henry S. Van Orden, Martin Lament's Washington Monument Certificate, Calling card of Cornelia Manning - March 2, 2009
Letter - Solomon Lament to dau. Sally - pre 1840 - March 2, 2009
Marriage certificate - George Henry Osborne and Jennie M. Schermerhorn - March 2, 2009
Milo Alfred Jones - Civil War  - March 2, 2009
Officers, Soldiers and Seamen from the Civil War - Hunter -March 2, 2009
Carson City & Indian Village - March 2, 2009
Windham Journal Marriages - October 1859 - March 2, 2009
Obituaries from the Windham Journal - October 1859 - March 2, 2009
Genealogical Gleanings from the Windham Journal - October 1859 - March 2, 2009

Nathanel Greene -  April 30, 2009
Windham Journal Obituaries - September, October and November 2008 - April 30, 2009
Catskill Game Farm - April 30, 2009
The Revolutionary War - the 11th Regiment, Coxsackie and the Imboght - April 30, 2009
Windham Tax Assessment 1801 - April 30, 2009
Coxsackie Tax Assessment 1801 - April 30, 2009
Ancient Documents of Greene County - 1813-1826 - April 30, 2009
Linzly Cemetery, Catskill - updated - April 30, 2009
Isaac Hallenbeck Cemetery, Athens - April 30, 2009
Henry Hallenbeck Cemetery, Athens - April 30, 2009
Greenville Press obituaries - January, February and March 2007 - April 30, 2009
Greenville Local obituaries - July, August and September 2008 -April 30, 2009
Deeds -Grantor Index - Ba - April 30, 2009
Officers, Soldiers and Seamen from the Civil War - Coxsackie -April 30, 2009
Old Timers - Boats of the Hudson River - 1966 - Towing Sidewheelers - April 30, 2009
Old Timers - Boats of the Hudson River - 1964 - Two Grand Old Freighters: Storm King and Reserve; Chancellor Livingston; Robert L. Stevens; Francis Skiddy; Curtis Peck; Mary Powell; Thomas Powell; Catskill; Car of Neptune; Firefly; Steamboats of Robert Fulton - April 30, 2009
Old Timers - Boats of the Hudson River - 1963 - Debut of the Towboat; Calliope on the River - April 30, 2009
Stone Arch Bridges - Webber Bridge - April 30, 2009
Vandenburgh Cemetery  - April 30, 2009
Coe Family Bible - April 30, 2009
Chestnut Lawn - Section One - April 30, 2009
Temple Israel Cemetery - Catskill -  April 30, 2009
New Baltimore RDC Church Cemetery - April 30, 2009
South Cairo High School ca 1910 - April 30, 2009
Medway School House - April 30, 2009
Greene County Ephemera - J.T. Henderson Advertising; Athens Sesquecentennial First Day Cover; Sabbath Day Merit Cards - Hannah Archabald, Roselie and Cornelia Lament - April 30, 2009
More Carson City and Indian Village material - April 30, 2009
Lithograph Catskill Village 1889 - April 30, 2009
William Bartlett Lithograph - Village of Catskill, ca 1839 - April 30, 2009
Arthur Clifford Story Photographer - new pics - April 30, 2009
More Blaisdell Family photos - April 30, 2009
Ostrander Family Gallery - April 30, 2009
Greene County Men in Uniform - Civil War - Corp. Wm. H. Hisard - April 30, 2009
Military Minutes of the Council of Appointments of the State of New York - 1783 -1821 - April 30, 2009
Coxsackie Militia 1779 - April 30, 2009
Petition of the Inhabitants of Coxhaukee, County of Albany - 1747 - April 30, 2009
Athens Schools - 1933 - April 30, 2009

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