1918 Card sent to McKinley Austin. Courtesy of M.B. Austin. 1920s card sent to Ell Austin from his granddaughter Dot. Courtesy of Kathy T. 1925 Postcard. Courtesy of Kathy T.
Bradley Farm Boarding House, Isaac M. Bradley, Proprietor 6 miles from Shohola. Conveyance, $1 each. Accommodate 35; 22 rooms; adults, $5 single; $1.50 per day. Center of trout, perch and pickerel fishing. Boats free. Deer, bear, partridge, rabbit, woodcock, wild … Continue reading
George Layman, proprietor of a large Summer boarding house at Barryville, Sullivan County, tied a rope around his neck, to which was attached a large stone, on Wednesday, and then waded out into the Delaware River to drown himself. His … Continue reading
Spring House, George Layman, Proprietor, Barryville 1886: 5 minutes’ walk from Shohola. Accommodate 35; 18 rooms; adults, $7 to $8; children under 12, half price; servants, $5; transient, $1.50 per day. Discount for season. Raises vegetables. Plenty fresh milk, eggs … Continue reading
That all adds up to I am back working on book 2.
1886 Austin Ledger 1 barrel of flour: $6.50 100 pounds of meal: 1.35 10 pounds of sugar: .70 2 pounds of coffee: .50 6 yards of shirting: .72 1 rake: .25 1 broom: .35
45th Street and Grand Central Depot, New York, Blizzard, March 1888. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. Thomas Brady was a friend of my great uncle Lon (Albert Alonzo) Austin. Mr. Brady’s mentioned the Blizzard … Continue reading
Brooklyn, New York, Blizzard March 14, 1888. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce. In March of 1888 there was a terrible winter storm on the east coast. It was so bad that it was remembered by … Continue reading
The second week of January 1888, an unexpected blizzard hit the Plains states. It had snowed on the northern and Central Plains January 5 and 6. The next four days had been terribly cold, so when the temperatures increased from … Continue reading
I am back working my fourth time through Echo Hill and Mountain Grove. I am now on chapter 4. I will need to go through at least one more time before handing the file to my husband, Gary, for his … Continue reading
