Catskill, Town of
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Catskill is one of the original two townships within the boundaries of modern Greene County. Catskill township was originally known as the Great Imbocht District of Albany County prior to the Revolutionary War. The name "Great Imbocht" was derived from the dutch place name "Groote Imbocht" meaning the "Great Bend" or "Great Turn" in reference to a large shallow bay and turn in the course of the Hudson River within the boundaries of the current town. The name "Catskill," originally used to refer to the vicinity of the modern hamlet of Leeds, is of dubious origin. It is explained incorrectly by numerous sources as a dutch name referring to wildcats which allegedly frequented the region of the eponymous creek or "Kill," but this is highly suspect. Shirley Dunn postulates that the name instead was given in honor of a native with whom early European settlers interacted, and primary sources haltingly corroborate this alternate theory. The boundaries of the town of Catskill originally extended westward through the boundaries of modern Halcott, but a large portion of the district was partitioned to Ulster County in 1788. Within the boundaries of modern Catskill lie the hamlets of Smith's Landing/Cementon, Alsen, High Falls, Palenville, Kiskatom, Lawrenceville, Cario Junction, Leeds, Hamburg, and Jefferson Heights. Also within the boundary of Catskill is the Village of Catskill, the seat of government in Greene County. Catskill is bounded on the south by Saugerties, west by Hunter, north by Cairo and Athens, and easterly by the Hudson River and Columbia County.
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Egbert R. Beardsley Memorial Collection, 1796-1870
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 27
Scope and Contents
File is an assortment of Documents donated by Jane and Aaron Schultis of Kingston which the family collected over time. Documents are inventoried below and are comprised of materials not specifically related to any family group or sole creator. Of particular note is a mortgage for the Grant House Hotel, an early indenture, and some stock certificates for the Mountain Turnpike.
Frank Mucich Memorial Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2020.0015
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises the personal materials of Frank Mucich of Cementon and Catskill, NY. Materials relate to the history of Cementon/Smith's Landing, an industrial hamlet south of the Village of Catskill on Route 9W near the Ulster/Greene County line. Of note are a selection of articles on Cementon's history and residents as authored by Frank Mucich, as well as two audio cassette oral histories in which Mr. Mucich disucsses Cementon and the regional mushroom industry which he was a part of in...
Grandview School Albums of Timothy Albright
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2021.0010
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
Layout of Quarry Tracks [Alpha Portland Cement Company], 1914
Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2022.0006/7A.5
Scope and Contents
This map shows the layout of temporary rails in the quarry of Alpha Cement which moved raw materails to a crusher and storage building adjacent to the quarry site. Precise dimensions and topography of the quarry are illustrated in the blueprint and all buildings are shown and labeled.
Rebecca Doherty Memorial Collection
Collection — Carton MSS Box 20: [MSS 2020.0006.0001]
Identifier: MSS 2020.0006
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises one container with folders holding a sampling of various types of family documents ranging from correspondence to legal papers and evidential records of business transactions. When possible, items are processed and identified at the item level. Of note are several bills of sale between the Van Loon and Van Hoesen families for enslaved persons.
Record of the Reformed Dutch Church of Catskill [New York Genealogical and Biographical 1919 Edition, notarized], 1732 - 1833
Item — Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: 2004.3444
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is meant to be a representative listing of published vital statistics materials for churches in Greene County currently available at the Vedder Research Library.
Records of the Catskill [Leeds] Reformed Dutch Church [Jean D. Worden Greene County Book], 1732 - 1833
Item — Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: 2004.3387
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is meant to be a representative listing of published vital statistics materials for churches in Greene County currently available at the Vedder Research Library.
Records of the Leeds Reformed Dutch Church [Jessie V. V. Vedder Transcription], 1833 - 1890
Item — Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: 2004.3403
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is meant to be a representative listing of published vital statistics materials for churches in Greene County currently available at the Vedder Research Library.
Rip Van Winkle Bridge Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2022.0006
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a selection of documents, plans, and blueprint maps related to the construction and early operation of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Of note are blueprint plans in flat file drawer 30 showing structural components of the bridge prepared by the Frederick Snare Corporation, General Contractors in partnership with the Harris Structural Steele Company of New Market, New Jersey in 1933. Also of note are files related to the condemnation proceedings required to acquire the land...
Survey of the Lands of the late Barent Staats Salisbury
Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2020.0014-LOB 6.35
Scope and Contents
Map is a survey composed by William Tolley on behalf of the heirs of Barent Staats Salisbury. The survey is described as being parts of lot 1, 12, and 13 as well as all of lot 2 of a parcel of land owned by Salisbury on his death. Shown on the survey is a long parcel extending between with several geographic features orienting the map. The parcel extends from the Susquehanna Turnpike near Catskill Creek in modern Jefferson Heights to the Athens Road as it enters the vicinity of modern Leeds....