November 1941 It rained quite hard most of Saturday in Eldred. Herman Sr. and Jr. were down to see Lon in the evening. They asked about putting up signs forbidding hunting. Harry Wormuth was in to see Lon after the … Continue reading
Repost from 2013: These postcards are from a Souvenir Folder of the Sunny South. They were sent to Aida Austin from Chattanooga, in October 1917. So I assume the folder was from Mortimer McKinley Austin, Aida’s nephew. Sunny South Postcards … Continue reading
McKinley Austin, Chickamauga Park, Ga., to Jennie Austin October 7, 1917 Dear Ma, I am sorry you were worried about me. I might say though that it is best to always believe the best; you’ll hear of the worst. I … Continue reading
October 1941 Wednesday, October 1, Lon (84) received a birthday card from his brother Ell. Thursday, October 2, one of the state police stopped in to see if Lon had seen anything of the neighbor’s adopted boy. “A lot of … Continue reading
A trip down nostalgia lane with a few more photos of activities and people enjoying their time at Green Meadows. Thank you to Diane Pankow, for sharing the photos. One summer a dog chased a fawn to Green Meadows, where … Continue reading
September 1941 Monday, September 1, was Labor Day. Art was at the old Austin farm for quite a while in the morning. Tuesday morning Aida was once again at the A&P. In the afternoon her niece Lillie stopped by for … Continue reading
September 5, 1917 Dear Father, We had a holiday today as this is the day when the drafted men were called. There was a big parade in Chattanooga. My company was not in it fortunately and I had a day … Continue reading
In 1950 Charlie Pankow married Ann Hughes, a regional account manager for the Woolworth Company, who had been a guest in the Highland Lake area. At the time Ann, her sisters, brother, and mother Lillian Hughes lived in Brooklyn. Ann … Continue reading
Green Meadows—Matchmaker’s Paradise Green Meadows (first Bosch’s Lake House, then Green Acres) was the most popular venue on Highland Lake for many years. Located on the swampy end of Highland Lake, Green Meadows did not even have a beach, just … Continue reading
