Minisink and Port Jervis

By Charles E. Stickney (1867)

Including the present towns of  Minisink, Deerpark, Mount Hope, Greenville, and Wawayanda, in Orange County, New York

We first heard of this book when we were republishing some of the local history classics of neighboring Sullivan County, NY. When we obtained a copy of this important local history, we moved this project immediately to the top of our to-do list.  Many of the historical events that affected what was to become Sullivan County affected the Minisink Region of Orange County as well.  Many  family names are found in both locations. 

We have compiled a new and complete index of Stickney's History of the Minisink Region (the original had no index, and the one available index we know of is incomplete).  We're glad to provide our new index for use online.  Please respect our copyright and the work that goes into an index such as this.  We hope it is useful to you. 

The table of contents of Stickney's History of Minisink can be found here.

Download this 1867 book, including the index, here for $4.00:

The 1934 yearbook of Port Jervis High School

This yearbook, formerly on the discontinued Minisink and Port Jervis CD-ROM, is now available as a download.

We found the "class prophesy" among the 59 pages in this volume (the year they projected to was 1950, more than 65 years ago) both quaint and touching.  Perhaps you will too, even if you have no connection with Port Jervis High School.  Here's a sample page from the senior pictures for this now-historical yearbook.  Click on this thumbnail to see a larger version:

Download this yearbook now for $4.50:

The surnames of the members of the class of 1934 of Port Jervis HS, according to the yearbook, were as follows:

a VERY hard to find volume of Port Jervis, NY history and genealogy

This item is a real rarity today.  It is a combination of "Yellow Pages", information about governmental services in the area, a street guide (who lived or had their business at what number on each street), an alphabetic list of names, including spouse's name, street address, occupation, home address (when the address given is a business address) and a classified business directory.  Here's a sample page from that historical directory -- click on the image to see a full-sized picture, and use your left arrow to return to this web page:

Also included is the same information for Sparrowbush, for Matamoras, PA, and for Milford, PA.   The bad news about this particular item is that the first 18 pages (a portion of the display ads for local businesses) and a few pages at the end (pages following 275, which ends with "Williams, Wm. (Rosa) lab h 412 Seventh" -- near the end of the Milford, PA, names directory) are missing. 

The good news is that the names directory is complete for Port Jervis, Sparrowbush, and Matamoras, PA (and "W" is pretty far down the alphabet for Matamoras, too!). We made this discovery as we began the scanning process.  We feel these rather few missing pages do not justify keeping this rare book from republication, but we certainly do not want anyone to be disappointed -- perhaps if they are looking for someone in Milford whose name starts with "Y"!  Most people will find this book -- even with its minor deficiencies -- sufficient reason to buy download.

Please feel free to make use of the new index!

Get this directory now as a download for just $4.00:

QUESTION:  How can I obtain your Minisink & Port Jervis CD-ROM I heard about? 

This CD-ROM has been discontinued and is no longer available.  However, the contents are available as downloads -- listed above!