New York State - History, Opinions, and Books

Alf Evers passed away on December 29th, 2004, at the age of 99. He was a remarkable historian, author and friend. His monumental regional history, "The Catskills, From Wilderness to Woodstock" is an 850 page compendium - almost an encyclopedia, except it reads like a novel - that garnered praise as a model for local history authors everywhere. The link is to a page marking a celebration of his life that Ulster County Historian, Karlyn Elia, with assistance from the New York Regional Publishers Association, held in October of 2001. His memorial service will be Sunday, 1/09, from 2 to 4, at the Bearsville Theater, in Woodstock.