The Congregational Church of Narrows Falls was started by Rev. Isaac Sergeant in August 1799. One hundred years later the church was still in existence as the Congregational Church of Eldred. Centennial services were held in the church built in … Continue reading
Washington President McKinley left Washington at eight o’clock this morning for Richmond, Va., where he will attend the launching of the torpedo boat Shubrick. Several members of the Cabinet were in the party. The weather was extremely inclement, a cold … Continue reading
The Library of Congress had photos of the Park Row Building in 1899 and 1912.
In 1908 a postcard of the Park Row building was sent to Mort and Jennie Austin from their friend Sylvester Dassori. New York City’s Park Row is located in the Financial District of the Manhattan borough. The building at 15 … Continue reading
My last post showed schoolchildren at what I originally labeled the Barryville Schoolhouse. Perhaps the children are at the Eldred Schoolhouse (though on comparing the photos, I’m not sure the children are at Eldred either). Here are a couple old … Continue reading
In April 1898, Mort and Jennie Austin were invited to the extravagant wedding of Alonzo Eugene Austin Jr., son of Mort’s cousin, Rev. A.E. Austin. Rev. Austin assisted Dr. Hall, the bride’s father, in performing the ceremony. Dr. and Mrs. … Continue reading
The Austins received an invitation to the marriage of William H. Wilson and Bertha Boyd, in October of 1898. Bertha’s parents, James and Margaret Mills Boyd, were proprietors of Piermont Hotel, near Highland Lake. William Wilson was the owner of … Continue reading
Continuing from my previous post for our search for the gravesite of Edith Emogene (Emma) Austin, my great aunt who died and was buried in Solomon, Kansas: By the time we approached Solomon, Kansas, the rain had stopped and there … Continue reading
Both The Mill on Halfway Brook and Echo Hill and Mountain Grove include letters to and from Solomon City (now Solomon), Kansas, as that is where my grandfather Mort Austin, and his siblings Ell (James Eldred Austin) and Lon Austin … Continue reading
Seems Grandma and Grandpa Austin must have known each other for all their lives. The Austins lived on the hill at one side of town, the Leavenworth’s on other.—Melva. In the hamlet of Eldred everyone knew everyone—whether they lived on … Continue reading
