Catskill, Village of
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The village of Catskill lies within the boundaries of the town of Catskill and is the second-oldest incorporated village in Greene County, founded in 1806. The village was founded at the location of an existing landing on Catskill creek which was utilized during the colonial period by farmers from the backcountry looking to ship and receive products which could only be transported via sloop on the Hudson River. Styled as "Catskill Landing," the community would come to be referred to as "Cats' Kill" or "Catskill" by the end of the 18th century. The community's initial growth was bolstered by its location; Main Street itself was the starting point of the Susquehanna Turnpike which was a major thoroughfare which and one of the primary routes available for settlers moving from southern New England into western New York and the Ohio after the close of the Revolution.
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
A Ledger Containing Maps and Descriptions of Lands at Catskill Point.
Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 1713
Scope and Contents
Ledger contains maps corresponding to descriptions of deeds filed at the Greene County Clerk's office for lands on the east side of Catskill Creek covering the neighborhoods of lower/middle Main Street and Catskill Point. Original Deed descriptions commence apparently with purchases by John Cantine around 1795, and each described patent or parcel contains a chain of custody for subsequent divisions of each lot dating forward to the 1870s. Terms used to describe features in the original patents...
Athens: Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Register, 1807-1825
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer One
Identifier: Folder 114
Scope and Contents
File contains a complete photocopy of the records of Trinity Episcopal church of Athens as kept by Reverend Joseph Prentiss during his tenure. Within appear Baptisms, Marriages, and Funeral services held by the church within the date ranges specified. Also within are some notes on marriages and baptisms conducted by Rev. Prentiss on behalf of St. Luke's Episcopal Church at Catskill. During this period Trinity Episcopal Church was the only financially solvent faith community in Athens with a...
Becker-Marafioti Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2019.0001
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises primarily family letters and ephemera relating to the Becker and Allen families of Catskill, a considerable share of these materials relate directly to the life and career of Mary Becker, a nurse employed for many years at the Catskill Hospital. other notable materials within include: a selection of letters by and concerning the life Samuel Allen, a former resident of Catskill who moved west to California in the 1870s to become a miner; papers and biographical materials...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Becker-Marafioti Collection
Catskill: Adams and Watson Law Firm, 1837 - 1838
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 86
Scope and Contents
File contains miscellaneous scrap papers and envelopes found in one of the registers of the Law Firm of Adams and Watson of Catskill.
Catskill: Amos Post Incorporated [File One], 1909 - 1946
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 87
Scope and Contents
File contains a selection of letters addressed to Amos Post and Amos Post, Inc. concerning business transactions of all types related to cider and vinegar bulk shipment, soda and beverage supply, and automotive sales and service. Of particular note is the number of letters addressed from various boarding houses around Greene County seeking deliveries of carbonated beverages, requests for wells to be dug, and requests to have cars put in order for use by boarders shipping them to Catskill via...
Catskill: Garrit Abeel, 1787 - 1833
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 85
Scope and Contents
File contains correspondence between Abraham Van Dyck of Coxsackie and James Powers of Catskill concerning lands described in the estate of Judge Garrit Abeel upon his passing. Also included are two indentures for land, the first being a deed of Anthony Abeel to Garrit Abeel in 1800, and the second a deed from Mary Van Wagenen, Alexander Paton, Ann Paton, Tunis Van Wagenen, Susan Van Wagenen, and Mary Merrifs to Garrit Abeel in 1818. Also included is a map showing surveyed lands on the Catskill...
Catskill High School Athletics Scrapbook One, 1909 - 1952
Item — Scrapbook Shelves
Identifier: MSS 2021.0011.0001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection comprises several decades worth of news clippings, photographs, and promotional flyers for athletic programs and events in the Village of Catskill as compiled by Orliff Heath. The earliest materials relate to sports teams at Catskill High School in the early 1900s as well as the 16th Separate Company basketball team at the Catskill Armory, but the majority of clippings relate to Catskill High School's various varsity teams from the 1930s to the 1980s. Of particular note are...
Catskill High School Athletics Scrapbook Two, 1952 - 1985
Item — Scrapbook Shelves
Identifier: MSS 2021.0011.0002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection comprises several decades worth of news clippings, photographs, and promotional flyers for athletic programs and events in the Village of Catskill as compiled by Orliff Heath. The earliest materials relate to sports teams at Catskill High School in the early 1900s as well as the 16th Separate Company basketball team at the Catskill Armory, but the majority of clippings relate to Catskill High School's various varsity teams from the 1930s to the 1980s. Of particular note are...
Catskill: Manuscripts of DuBois, Allen, and Allied families
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Series contains documents relating to three generations of intermarried families in Catskill beginning during the period immediately prior to the American Revolution and resolving itself roughly around 1900 with the death of members of the final generation. The bulk of this series centers around Samuel Barent DuBois [styled "S. Barent"] and Joseph Allen DuBois [brothers to Mary A. D. Stone] and follow backwards generationally through their father Samuel DuBois, mother Sarah Allen, and their...
Catskill Sports Scrapbooks of Orliff W. Heath
Collection — Scrapbook Shelves
Identifier: MSS 2021.0011
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises several decades worth of news clippings, photographs, and promotional flyers for athletic programs and events in the Village of Catskill as compiled by Orliff Heath. The earliest materials relate to sports teams at Catskill High School in the early 1900s as well as the 16th Separate Company basketball team at the Catskill Armory, but the majority of clippings relate to Catskill High School's various varsity teams from the 1930s to the 1980s. Of particular note are...