In the following letter, Jennie Crandall mentions Cleta (Myers) Horton, the daughter of Abel and Maria Hankins Myers. The Abel Myers’ family lived at their Orchard Terrace boarding house on the hill near the Congregational Church in Eldred. Orchard Terrace … Continue reading
The building on the left is currently called The Corner in Eldred. It may be of interest that (thanks to Lou Monteleone), Echo Hill and Mountain Grove is available there. The building second on left (in the background) was the … Continue reading
Three suspension bridges were built across the lower East River in New York City to connect lower Manhattan with Brooklyn. The above postcard to Mort and Jennie Austin is of the Williamsburg Bridge, the second one to be built after … Continue reading
View of Eldred from the east in the early 1900s. A.S. Myers owned the Orchard Terrace boarding house on the far left behind the Congregational Church. The house in the distance, past the Congregational Church, was originally owned by the … Continue reading
Sunshine Hall A 1904 postcard of Sunshine Hall in the Austin Collection, is an invitation for a Congregational Church Reunion, October 2, 1904. The Hall was next to the Congregational Church, and was also used for the men’s Bible study … Continue reading
Cousin Lillie Austin taught in School District No. 9, in the Town of Cochecton, in the 1902 to 1903 school year. The souvenir booklet listed the names of 26 students.
The back of the postcard is written on, so 1907 is the earliest it could be. “How would you like to get into one of these big vehicles and ride all over New York? They pass this house every day. … Continue reading
