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
A rotograph was a photograph printed by a process in which a strip or roll of sensitized paper was automatically fed over the negative so that a series of prints are made, developed, fixed, cut apart, and washed at a … Continue reading
In December 1904 my uncle Raymond Austin turned 4. A couple stories are told about Raymond and his grandfather Henry Austin who lived with the Austin family: Mort and Jennie, and their sons: Raymond, McKinley, and Will. When Raymond was … Continue reading
Recently a Halfway Brook reader sent me this delightful 1913 photo of her mom (the little girl in the center) at The Arlington boarding house mentioned in the previous post. My mother’s parents were Frank J. and Julia Wolff. I … Continue reading
For Sullivan County Republican Watchman, July 1903 Popular with New York visitors are the following hotels and boarding houses: Washington Lake House at Yulan Pine Grove Farm at Eldred West Farm at Yulan Myer’s Farm House at Eldred Minisink Farm … Continue reading
Congregational Church In 1901 Edna Gardner, Archie A. Myers, and Georgia Clark (later Mrs. Walter Styles) were received into membership at the Congregational Church. The following year, James K. Gardner, Charles Breen, George Layman, Mrs. Ami Quick, Phebe Drake, Mrs. … Continue reading
William McKinley Jr., a Civil War veteran, had become President in 1897. On September 5, 1901, President and Mrs. McKinley were at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where he had delivered a speech on tariffs and foreign trade. … Continue reading
