Brooklyn, New York, Blizzard March 14, 1888. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce. In March of 1888 there was a terrible winter storm on the east coast. It was so bad that it was remembered by … Continue reading
The second week of January 1888, an unexpected blizzard hit the Plains states. It had snowed on the northern and Central Plains January 5 and 6. The next four days had been terribly cold, so when the temperatures increased from … Continue reading
Has anyone heard of a Sunny Slope Cottage in Eldred? The following letter to my great-uncle Lon is in my collection. Eldred, New York, September 1889 Mr. L. Austin, Your are cordially invited to attend a bean bag party given … Continue reading
In my vast assortment of family information is a story written about Eldred school politics by my great aunt Aida Austin and takes place over several years. Initially, the problem seemed to be that powers to be tried to enforce … Continue reading
After hearing from a Straub descendant this morning, I thought perhaps there are others that read this blog that might have information/photos for some of the boarding houses I am writing about in “Echo Hill and Mountain Grove.” EHMG is … Continue reading
Most of box #2, courtesy of Kathy T. I have spent most of this week typing up a wonderful group of ‘new’ old letters for Book 2, that were sent to me by my newly found Austin Cousin, Kathy T. … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of my cousin Cynthia. I had two uncles who were in World War I. They both wrote letters home and the letters were saved and are a part of Book 2 which I am currently writing. This is … Continue reading
The next few posts will feature family postcards or photos of the village of Eldred, New York, where my Austin and Leavenworth relatives lived. This first photo was in Great Aunt Aida Austin’s photo album and looks to be a … Continue reading
Organizing the boarding houses that will be in “Echo Hill and Mountain Grove.’ Since April, I have been working on Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, book 2 in the series, Memoirs from Eldred, New York, 1800 to 1950. Echo Hill … Continue reading
This is one of the Lone Scout letters written to my uncle McKinley (Mac) Austin in 1918. Robinson, Illinois, February 6, 1918 Dear Mac, Well, you did indeed answer that horrid, horrid letter. I hope you tore it up. Today … Continue reading
