1908 Cochecton, New York
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Young Charlotte Leavenworth
Charlotte Leavenworth, my great aunt, taught several generations of children in Eldred. Charlotte was referred to in a letter from 1908 when she was 19. Charlotte started teaching in 1908 in Fosterdale. She walked 1/4 mile to school and taught … Continue reading
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Sun All
One of my favorite photos of my grandmother Austin is a postcard from September 2, 1908. Jennie Austin is standing with her horse, Sun All, who was named for a famous horse at that time. The postcard was addressed to … Continue reading
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1908 Flying Car
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View from Slonek’s Home
The Wait saw mill near Halfway Brook and Eldred Corners could be seen from the Slonek home high on a hill on the west side of Eldred. At some point, the Slonek home became Under the Pines.
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Swans Down One-Egg Cake
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Homestead Cottage, 1906
As you might imagine, running a boarding house was a considerable amount of hard work, including in 1906, getting water from the well. Just like many other boarding house owners, Mort Austin also farmed. In 1906 Mort and Jennie Austin’s … Continue reading
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Homestead Cottage
Mort and Jennie Austin bought the Collins’ place on 9 acres of land for $300 from Emma Kelso Collins, wife of Tom K. Collins, in April 1905. The former Collins’ home (which was on Collins Road) became Mort and Jennie’s … Continue reading
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Zane Grey’s House in Lackawaxen
Zane Grey’s first Western, The Heritage of the Desert, written in 1910, became a best seller. By 1915 Zane Grey had 15 books on a variety of subjects, including baseball, westerns, fishing, and outdoor adventure. —wikipedia.org; nps.gov/upde. Zane and Dolly … Continue reading
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Greig House
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