A New Era: Sources

Image Citations

Note that due to the preferences of the New York Heritage Digital Collections, all materials sourced from their database will be in the following order: Digital Collection, Holding Institution, Title, NYHDC, access date.

Images in order of Appearance

Krough, Thor. “Our First Issue.” Onteora Record, August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.17.

Onteora Record. “Onteora Record (Reporter List).” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.16. 

Onteora Record. “Onteora Record (Reporter List).” June 16, 1960. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. 

Life After the Reservoir Collection, Mavis Shurter Collection through the Olive Free Library. "Onteora Speedway Ad" New York Heritage Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2025. https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll149/id/1145/rec/2. 

"Gala Celebration And Field Day observing the 150th Anniversary of the Town of Olive." 1973. Booklet. Town of Olive Archives. Collection B. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library. Image taken by author.

"10th Annual Olive Day" 1982. Booklet. Town of Olive Archives. Unlabeled collection. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library. Image taken by author.

Hudson River Valley Heritage Exhibits. “The Olive Free Library Is Founded · A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of the Town of Olive’s History ·.” Accessed November 22, 2025. https://omeka.hrvh.org/exhibits/show/200-years-olive-history/community-moves-forward/olive-free-library.

Life After the Reservoir Collection, Olive Free Library. " Library Dedication June 3, 1972" New York Heritage Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2025. https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll149/id/1146/rec/1. 

Bibliography

Note that due to the preferences of the New York Heritage Digital Collections, all materials sourced from their database will be in the following order: Digital Collection, Holding Institution, Title, NYHDC, access date.

"10th Annual Olive Day" 1982. Booklet. Town of Olive Archives. Collection B. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library.

"1975 Olive Day Mug" 1982. Ceramic Mug. Town of Olive Archives. Unlabeled collection. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library.

Beisaw, April. “Historic Schools of Olive, NY From 1875 to Today.” ArcGIS StoryMaps, March 8, 2021. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/14ad17ffeab9424db0ffabc4a661082b.

The Daily Freeman. “Olive Getting Ready For 150th Birthday.” June 7, 1973. https://access-newspaperarchive-com.libproxy.albany.edu/us/new-york/kingston/kingston-daily-freeman/1973/06-07/page-18.

———. “Olivebridgers Divided on Track.” July 2, 1976. https://access-newspaperarchive-com.libproxy.albany.edu/us/new-york/kingston/kingston-daily-freeman/1973/06-07/page-18.

———. The Daily Freeman. “Speedway Stopped in Its Tracks.” August 5, 1977. https://access-newspaperarchive-com.libproxy.albany.edu/us/new-york/kingston/kingston-daily-freeman/1973/06-07/page-18.

"Gala Celebration And Field Day observing the 150th Anniversary of the Town of Olive." 1973. Booklet. Town of Olive Archives. Collection B. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library.

Giuliano, Marty. Marty - Olive Day. Interview by Silver Hollow Audio and Olive Free Libary. Audio Recording, 2023. https://soundcloud.com/silver-hollow-audio/olive-day.

Irwin, Mrs. M. Griffin. “West Shokan.” Onteora Record, August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------.

Krough, Thor. “Our First Issue.” Onteora Record, August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.17.

McHugh, Melissa. "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History." Exhibit at the Olive Free Library. Visited March 23, 2025.

MESHEJIAN, HAIG C. “CATSKILLIANA.” Onteora Record, July 21, 1960. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19600721-01.2.31&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#.

Olive Free Library. “About Us.” Accessed November 21, 2025. https://www.olivefreelibrary.org/about-us-1.

Onteora Record issues (1958-1962, missing issues) digitized through the Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspaper Archive. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=jaaggddf&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. 

Onteora Record. “Annual Town Picnic Set for Olive.” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------.

———. “Olive Program A Success.” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.16.

———. “Onteora Record (Reporter List).” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.16. 

———. “Onteora Record (Reporter List).” June 16, 1960. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. 

———. “Onteora Speedway Opens Sunday.” August 11, 1960. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19600811-01.2.3.

Shurter, Raecine. “Onteora Speedway Park 1960 – 1966.” Shurter Racing (blog), August 29, 2025. https://shurterracing.com/onteora-speedway-park-1960-1965/.

Sickler, Vera Van Steenburgh. History of the Town of Olive: 1823-1973. Olive[?], New York, 1973. 

———. The Town of Olive through the Years. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Kingston, New York, 1976.

———. The Town of Olive through the Years. Vol. 2. 2 vols. Kingston, New York, 1976.

Sorbellini, Gene. “Town of Olive Summer Day Camp Information Booklet,” 2022. https://townofolive.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/summer-camp-info.pdf.

Direct Citations

Unlabeled collection"[...] the successful first year of the "Olive Youth Summer Program [...]" — Onteora Record. “Olive Program A Success.” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.16.

"[...] the birthday of "Little Harald Hults" of West Shokan [...]" —Irwin, Mrs. M. Griffin. “West Shokan.” Onteora Record, August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.13.

"[...] annual town labor day picnic was scheduled to return." — Onteora Record. “Annual Town Picnic Set for Olive.” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------.

"Perhaps the most significant of these contributions was the first Olive Day [...] Saturday July 14th, 1973 at Lester Davis Park." — Sickler, Vera Van Steenburgh. History of the Town of Olive: 1823-1973. Olive[?], New York, 1973 and Melissa McHugh's exhibit, "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" at the Olive Free Library.  An article in the Hudson Valley 1 blog (Klugiewicz, Janet. “Frog Jumping Contest Is a Treasured Tradition in This Ulster County Town.” Hudson Valley One (blog), September 14, 2022. https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2022/09/14/frog-jump-highlights-olive-day/.) does claim that it is unknown if the first Olive Day took place in 1971 or 1972, however it is unclear where the author got this information and it is generally accepted that Olive Day started as this the 1973 event.

"[...] such as local resident Marty Giuliano who had been recruited to reset the oxen pull with his tractor by chairman of the party, Kent Reeves." — Giuliano, Marty. Marty - Olive Day. Interview by Silver Hollow Audio and Olive Free Libary. Audio Recording, 2023. https://soundcloud.com/silver-hollow-audio/olive-day.

"[...]  'junior and senior citizens" of Olive [...]" — "Gala Celebration And Field Day observing the 150th Anniversary of the Town of Olive." 1973. Booklet. Town of Olive Archives. Collection B. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library.

"[...] offering both groups "free admission to the events[...]' [...]" — The Daily Freeman. “Olive Getting Ready For 150th Birthday.” June 7, 1973. https://access-newspaperarchive-com.libproxy.albany.edu/us/new-york/kingston/kingston-daily-freeman/1973/06-07/page-18.

"[...] continuing to this day picking up the symbol of the frog as its mascot by its tenth year." — "10th Annual Olive Day" 1982. Booklet. Town of Olive Archives. Unlabeled collection. Currently on display at the "A Town Shaped by Water: 200 Years of Olive History" exhibit at the Olive Free Library.

"[...] the program started in 1958 as an ten week program from July to August [...]" — Onteora Record. “Olive Program A Success.” August 27, 1958. Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers. https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=jaaggddf19580827-01.2.16. A document (Sorbellini, Gene. “Town of Olive Summer Day Camp Information Booklet,” 2022. https://townofolive.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/summer-camp-info.pdf.) produced in 2022 by the Olive Recreation department states that the program started in 1955, a date asserted by Gene Sorbellini during a brief conversation. Current research suggests this may have stemmed from some confusion regarding the start date of the Olive Youth Commission rather than the Olive Summer Day Camp program as the article cited above specifically states that the program is wrapping up its first year.