Sixty years ago in December just closed, Grandfather Eldred came to this neighborhood. At that time it was called Lumberland. Uncle C.C.P. Eldred was a little over seven years old. Came from Orange County, Wallkill Township to Halfway Brook on … Continue reading
It was the beginning of December 1815. A lone log house and sawmill stood silently on almost two acres of cleared land near the middle of Halfway Brook, in the Town of Lumberland, New York. There were no other buildings … Continue reading
First of all I would like to thank those of you who bought, The Mill on Halfway Brook. I hope you enjoy reading the book. It’s been busy times and a steep learning curve with the publishing of The Mill … Continue reading
The Mill on Halfway Brook is now available from this site! Click here to preview the Table of Contents, Chapter Three, and the Index.
The Mill on Halfway Brook Stories of Families Who Settled Near Halfway Brook in the Town of Highland, New York, 1800 to 1880 At the end of 1815, James and Polly Eldred and their family arrived in the Town of … Continue reading
“The Mill on Halfway Brook” is in final final editing stages before being sent to the printer. It is about 280 pages long. Here are the chapter titles. Chapter 1: The Town of Lumberland, 1798–1815 Chapter 2: The Mill on … Continue reading
There was still no good way to travel on land in 1828. Whether you walked or rode a horse, the roads were rough and through the wilderness. Whether by foot, horseback, canal or all three, Doctor Perkins left Poughkeepsie, New … Continue reading
The Halfway Brook (there is another one in New York) I write about, is in a most gorgeous area called the Upper Delaware River Region, in New York State. This Halfway Brook was the name of a nine-mile stream, before … Continue reading
Fish and eel were plentiful in the Delaware River. The Van Tuyl, Middaugh, Hooker families and others kept a barrel of salted eels for winter meals. Each child’s dinner would be a boiled eel and four buckwheat pancakes. Other families … Continue reading
One of the reasons I wanted to start this blog was to share the excitement of new information that I get—often via my ace information gathering specialist, Cousin Cynthia. Cynthia’s recent photo and information find came from a gracious couple, … Continue reading
