March 1872 Albany Letters 4
Albany, New York, March 1872 Dear Mother, I have been very busy this week and it seems so good to be at liberty to talk to you for a few minutes even if I can only talk with pen and … Continue reading
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March 1872, Albany Letters 3
Albany, New York, March 1872 My dear Mother, I have been copying poetry and drawing maps all day and now I am going to write a few lines to my mother as I am tired and I know this will … Continue reading
March 1872 Albany Letters 2
1872 First Term, Albany, New York My darling Mother, I will try and scribble a few lines now, though I have only a few minutes to do it in as it has taken me nearly all the afternoon to work … Continue reading
March 1872, Albany Normal School Letters
Saturday, March 2, 1872 My dear, dear Mother, I get so lonesome as it seems to me I must write to you as I can not live without going home. Yet I like it here very much. But you know … Continue reading
Albany Normal School
Albany Normal School, now the University at Albany, was the first Normal School in the State of New York and the third in the United States. Opening December 18, 1844, Albany Normal offered a two-year teacher preparatory program, modeled on … Continue reading
March 27, 1865
Twin sons were born to William Henry and Mary Ann Eldred Austin on March 27, 1865. With typical Austin humor, Henry and Mary Ann discussed calling the twins Abe and Jeff after the leaders of the North and South. They … Continue reading
February 1904
Joseph Maier kept records of the costs of rebuilding his Pine Grove Farm boarding house on Crawford Road. The cost of freight to Shohola, Pennsylvania, and the bridge toll was also added in. Mr. Maier first wrote for quotes on … Continue reading
February 1941–1945
I hope everyone is staying well, safe when they travel, and drinking lots of nice warm beverages—tea, hot chocolate, or coffee. I lived through almost 40 winters in Michigan, but this winter in the midwest and northeast sounds major. If … Continue reading
February 1940
February 1940 Thursday, February 1, Ella wrote, “Children in except Stella. Oliver Dunlap called.” Friday Jim visited Roy Horton in the evening. Monday, February 5, Garfield put his sister Charlotte’s wood in for her. Bill and Anna took Garfield to … Continue reading
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February 1939
February 1939 Monday, February 6, Goldie worked for Mr. Tether cutting blocks of ice (icing) to put in the ice house. Tuesday Anna and Bill became proud parents of James (Jimmy) Meyers. Wednesday Garfield and Ella went to see their … Continue reading
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