If you are knowledgeable about the Town of Highland, you may have said to yourself, “I don’t think Louise knows what she is talking about with these photos.” And you would have been correct. My mother has informed me that … Continue reading
Note: I have been told that this map is not accurate for the Highland Lake area. There was at one time a road (shown by the dotted line) that connected Proctor with Stege Road (starting before Halfway Brook). Though I … Continue reading
April 1940 Apparently, working on two houses in the family was not enough to keep Garfield Leavenworth busy. On Monday, April 1 (a rather cruel joke), Goldie’s roof heaved because of the ice, so Garfield helped his son. Two days … Continue reading
Tuesday, November 13, Maggie Dunlap, 61, died at the home of her sister Miss Emma Bauer at Beaver Brook. Maggie was the widow of the late Walter Dunlap. Her three sons: Charles and Harold of Eldred, and George of Middletown. … Continue reading
June 5, 1944, U.S. troops entered Rome. Lost in the Catacombs Art Austin arrived in Rome with the Fifth Army. He and his friends decided to visit the Catacombs. They managed to persuade the guard on duty at the catacombs, … Continue reading
Art Austin, Salerno, Italy My dad Art Austin was with the 5th U.S. Army when they sailed on the Duchess of Bedford on September 9, 1943. They were a part of the assault waves of the landing at Salerno. The … Continue reading
