Stege House and Pond
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Katie Stege, 1850–1936
Kate Stege was one of the fascinating people in the Town of Highland. This Sunday Mirror Magazine section article from February 27, 1938 is courtesy of the Bosch family. If you click the section, it will enlarge.
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1850 Lumberland Census
This list mainly includes the heads of families, so the wives and children are usually not listed. Also some names were hard to discern, so in some cases were not included. The folks were born in New York, unless otherwise … Continue reading
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1963 Jimmy Mills’ Dock
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1964 Eldred
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1840 Lumberland Census
In my mother’s super collection was a Lumberland Centennial booklet, which includes a list of Lumberland Town supervisors from 1798 to 1976. (Click on the image to read.) There are more familiar names in this 1840 census, including Johnston, writer … Continue reading
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Civil War Names
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2007 original Wilson building
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1963 House on Steges Road
I was happy to receive some “Eldred” photos taken by J. Meyer, grandson of Joseph and Florence Meyer, mentioned in “Farewell to Eldred.” Does anyone know who owned this house on Steges Road, in 1963? It was empty at the … Continue reading
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There really is a Lumberland, NY
Continuing on after seeing the Pond Eddy Bridge, we took the road that went by the Town of Lumberland’s Town Hall. Fortunately, I had done some research on the area, and was quite excited to see a Welcome Sign to … Continue reading
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