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 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
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
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
