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June Visit to the Library or Halfway Brook Update
It has been three years since I posted photos of the library closest to me and the snake alert signs. Along with online research—including very helpful people at Dodd Research Center and Connecticut State Library both with amazing resources—I have … Continue reading
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March 1930 News
The Empire State Building In March construction started on the Empire State Building. Up to 3,000 men worked on the framework which rose at a rate of four to five stories per week. The masonry work started in June and … Continue reading
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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
Bullet Hill School and Woodbury, CT
What does Bullet Hill School built in 1762 in what was at that time Woodbury, CT, have to do with Halfway Brook, you ask? In 1769, David Hickok (who had attended Yale, though not completed a degree), mentioned in his … Continue reading
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1930s and 1940s Stamps
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1799–1899 Congregational Church History
Here is the History of the Congregational Church in what is now Eldred, New York. The Church was built in 1835 and still stands. (Click on “Continue reading” to see the rest of the history.) There have been some corrections … Continue reading
About 200 years old: Eldred, Town of Highland, Sullivan County, NY
The cover on the History of the Town of Highland reminds me of the end of December 1815 arrival (according to my family story) of my Eldred ancestors (from Orange County, NY), in what is today Eldred (but at one … Continue reading
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150-year Civil War Train Wreck Commemoration
Shohola Railroad & Historical Society Join us in commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Shohola Civil War Train Wreck! This is a free event for the entire family! Friday evening, July 11, 2014 Civil War reenactors will be setting up … Continue reading
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