Category Archives: Then or now

1962 Visit Andy Gugle’s Game Farm

by Louise Smith Posted on August 3, 2014

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1908 Halfway Brook Bridge Sign

by Louise Smith Posted on July 27, 2014

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1963 Highland Lake Scene

by Louise Smith Posted on July 24, 2014

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1962 View from Gas Station Window

by Louise Smith Posted on July 16, 2014

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About 200 years old: Eldred, Town of Highland, Sullivan County, NY

by Louise Smith Posted on June 23, 2014

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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Greig Mansion, Part II

by Louise Smith Posted on June 5, 2014

When we entered the house proper, we were confronted by a large dark wooden staircase. Beautiful mahogany paneling lined the staircase walls. To left was small a bar, with actual bottles of liquor still there on the shelves which framed … Continue reading →

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The Greig Mansion, Part 1

by Louise Smith Posted on June 2, 2014

We knew the Grieg Mansion as “Patters or Pater’s Mansion” when I was a child. I don’t know where that name came from. It was hidden from view from Stege’s Road by a dense white pine forest. The mansion was … Continue reading →

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Greig House 1960s

by Louise Smith Posted on May 29, 2014

The Greig family from England was just one of the many families of interest mentioned in the Halfway Brook Series. Here are two photos of the outside of their huge home from the early 1960s—thanks to J. Meyer.

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