1939 The Royals Visit NYC
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Revisiting Roebling Bridge III
Revisiting Roebling Bridge II
Posted in Bridges, Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, The Mill on Halfway Brook, Then or now
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Revisiting Roebling Bridge I
The Library of Congress (LOC) has many photos of the Roebling Aqueduct turned Bridge. I am fascinated with Roebling’s Aqueduct, obviously, and have collected a few more photos from LOC for this and another post. Unfortunately there are no dates … Continue reading
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1908 Herald Building, NYC
I wrote about the Herald building in a 2012 post.
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Robert B. Collins
The Austin family met their neighbors the Collins family, at least by 1860. The family was from Ireland and listed as James, 58, a farmer, his wife Isabella, 56, Mary Jane, 25, Robert B., 20. Children Tom and Annie Collins … Continue reading
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The Stege Cat House
The February 1938 Sunday Mirror Magazine section mentioned that after Katie Stege’s death, when her personal property was sold at auction, in addition to her 35 Persian cats, there were 48 rabbits, 17 ducks, 4 goats, 22 pigs, 19 sheep, … Continue reading
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1930s and 1940s Stamps
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Holloway Mill?
Does this look familiar to any of my Halfway Brook readers? Austin Smith, the Highland Historian, mentioned it as the mill on the route from Barryville to Eldred. I find it curious that it is called the Holloway Sawmill when … Continue reading
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1959 Bellom Property
I did not know about the Bellom family when I wrote “Farewell to Eldred.” A special thank you to J. Meyer for sharing his 1959 Bellom Property photo and the following information: It is my understanding that Bertha and Joe … Continue reading
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