Notes for Aida Austin’s 1943 Diary: Aida (81) often walked to the Village (Eldred, known as Halfway Brook Village when she was young). Art and Bill Austin were her nephews in the Army. Marjorie Bosch was the daughter of Herman … Continue reading
Here is an excerpt from the diary my great-aunt Aida Austin wrote in 1942, the year she turned 81. Aida and her brother Lon lived next door to each other on the old Austin homestead. The houses faced Proctor Road. … Continue reading
From Aida Austin’s 1881 Diary. N.Y.C., Saturday, Dec. 24, 1881 Net out this forenoon. Maria and I over to Macy’s this afternoon. Harry and I have just got in from Ridley’s. N.Y.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 1881 Quite pleasant. We went … Continue reading
The Last Resting Place In accordance with a wish often expressed of late years, President Garfield will be buried in Lake View Cemetery, at Cleveland, Ohio. This cemetery lies upon a high wooded ridge in the outskirts of that city, … Continue reading
The following newspaper article about President Garfield was in Mary Ann Austin’s scrapbook. The Dead President Tomorrow will be laid in his eternal bed one of the noblest of American citizens. James A. Garfield, after struggling patiently, calmly and heroically … Continue reading
Shohola Glen, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 26, 1881 Lil, Ida, Addie, Lon, and I have gone out for a morning walk. Lil and I are resting here on the bridge while Addie, J.K., and Ida are exploring the glen. We all … Continue reading
JULY 1881 Monday 18 Maria and I had a letter from Lon today. It has been so cold today that I had to put my saque on even in the middle of the day, when I was outdoors. Mother and … Continue reading
Great Aunt Aida Austin was living with her Eldred-Austin uncle, aunt and cousins in New York City in January of 1881. This is an excerpt from “Aida Austin’s 1881 Diary,” the second edition of which is available, having been updated … Continue reading
Aida A. Austin, my great aunt, was the daughter of William Henry and Mary Ann Eldred Austin. Aida never married, but she wrote a diary in 1881 and several in the 1940s. Aida saved many letters and photos over the … Continue reading
Augustus Austin and his wife, Maria Eldred Austin. Photo courtesy of cousin Kathy T. The Mill on Halfway Brook tells the story of the January 1916 birth of Phebe Maria Eldred just 10 days after her parents, James and Polly … Continue reading
