In the early 1800s, there were only two roads to the Town of Lumberland—the Sackett Road and the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike. Neither of them, perhaps, deserved to be identified as roads. The Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike was a 70-mile plank road. … Continue reading
March 1936 Sunday, March 1, Everett Kelley ate supper with the Leavenworths. Norman Wolff was in. Mr. Briggs stopped by the Leavenworth’s three afternoons that week. He bought a violin from Garfield for $6. My dad Irwin Briggs had orchestras … Continue reading
February and March 1934 Garfield got his oak boards from John Love to make chairs. Clinton had finished his County job before Christmas and worked several days for John Love in March. Jim Leavenworth visited his aunt Charlotte Leavenworth one … Continue reading
March 1933 Wednesday, March 1, Garfield took Frank Sergeant to the doctor. Clinton drove John Love’s team of horses when the Leavenworth men drew their wood. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated on Saturday. It was a clear, warm day in … Continue reading
• Japan, China, the Dutch East Indies, and Siam formed the Great Asia Association. It was under Japanese leadership. • Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. He withdrew Germany from the League of Nations. • President Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated. … Continue reading
National news Tuesday evening, March 1, contained the upsetting story of the abduction of Charles Lindbergh Jr., 20 months old. Tuesday at the Eldred School, Mrs. Styles gave her student Jim Leavenworth a certificate saying he had passed the New … Continue reading
March 1931 Sunday Jim Leavenworth started the month off at his friend Ken Crandall’s house. (Ken Crandall Sr. was a carpenter at the Scout Camp.) Grant and Charlie Sergeant, and Herman Bosch were at the Leavenworth home in the evening. … Continue reading
The Empire State Building In March construction started on the Empire State Building. Up to 3,000 men worked on the framework which rose at a rate of four to five stories per week. The masonry work started in June and … Continue reading
R.B. Collins, Madison, N.J., to Mort Austin, Eldred March 9, 1927 Dear Mort, How are all you dear folks? You like myself are getting to be an old man, I will be 87 in July next and you can’t be … Continue reading
The years 1921 was one of deep heartache for Mort and Jennie Austin and their four sons. Thursday, March 24, Dr. Smith arrived at the Austin home to take out Elizabeth’s tonsils. The operation took place on the family’s kitchen … Continue reading
