I went to school at home until 1861. Then for two or three years I attended at Shohola and Barryville. My teachers were Miss Ellen Beakey, George and Albert Stage, George Dubois of Bethel, Harriet Leavenworth, George Egbert Mapes and … Continue reading
Preview: “Look Inside” of Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann. How to order Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann is a Print On Demand (POD) book, meaning they are printed one at a time by the printer … Continue reading
Hello Halfway Brook Friends! I have found a super source for old maps: DaveRumsey.com. The complete 1829 Sullivan County, NY map. The 1839/40 updated map shows many more sawmills. I would like to hear suggestions as to what you would … Continue reading
We had dug a well where we got water for our use. We carried the water to the barn in the winter for the animals because it was too slippery and they would fall on the ice. We had a … Continue reading
My great-aunt Aida Austin was an unconventional lady. She had unique ways of expressing herself which could be called Aidaisms. Aida handwrote all her research and letters. Letters she rewrote up to six times, and kept all the copies. Each … Continue reading
April 27, 1864 Dear Brother Sherman, We are all well at present. We have got our new barn a going up at last. We are doing the foundation now and we have put the last stones in that you pried … Continue reading
Eldred Retaliates over Yulan in Second Game this Spring. The Eldred baseball team, undaunted by their defeat at the hand of the Yulan team on April 16th, again met the Yulan team on the Eldred diamond and defeated them by … Continue reading
Montfaucon, France, October 12 and 13, 1918 McKinley’s outfit arrived in the vicinity of Montfaucon on October 12. They suffered casualties as a result of heavy shelling from enemy guns the next day. The 11th Infantry took up a position … Continue reading
Lone Scouting was started in 1915 by William D. Boyce who had started the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Lone Scouts gave rural boys a chance to participate in Scouting. Lone Scout Magazine Letters Sometime in December 1917, Raymond … Continue reading
