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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Ferncliff Lodge
Jennie Crawford mentioned Jack Myers moving into his new home in her letter of April 24, 1904. Perhaps it was his boarding house called Ferncliff Lodge. [Ferncliff would be owned by Guido Bischoff around 1920. Later it would be owned … Continue reading
Anna Leavenworth’s Class
Anna Leavenworth was my great aunt. Anna taught in Yulan, Town of Highland, NY, at one time. This is her class in Eldred, Town of Highland, sometime before 1906. It includes the future Mrs. J.C. Penney, Caroline Autenrieth. The Autenrieths … Continue reading
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Joseph Maier writes Montgomery Ward
Joseph Maier ordered some supplies from Montgomery Ward & Co. in 1903, as his house had burned down and he was rebuilding and refurnishing it. At the end of November, Mr. Maier wrote the company with a concern. Aaron Montgomery … Continue reading
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