Category Archives: Then or now
Halfway Brook Bridge
Hickok and Halfway Brook Falls
I am quite excited to share my extensive collection of postcards from the Town of Highland over the coming weeks. The 2012 post on Real Photo Postcards may be of interest as you view these many postcards. Real Photograph Postcards … Continue reading
Shohola-Barryville Bridge, Part 2
Shohola-Barryville Suspension Bridge
Abby’s 1874 Speech on May 15, 2022
• May 15, 2022 • 3:30 • Museum on the Green • Glastonbury, CT • $5 • Bring lawn chair Reenactment of the April 1874 events (below) when the Smith sisters went to Town Hall to plead for the right … Continue reading
Wait and Boyd, 1926–1931
Telephone, Tether, and Wells
This and the next post features envelopes from the 1920s and 1930s, usually addressed to C.M. Austin, my grandfather, Charles Mortimer (Mort) Austin. I am the keeper of most of my mom’s massive amount of photos and other information from … Continue reading
Eldred, Back in Time
Hello Halfway Brook Friends, I hope this post finds everyone doing well. It’s been busy times here in Cave Creek. October and November were intense times of editing Gary’s book, Deans Garage, The Future is Back, which was finally published … Continue reading
Halfway Brook Site 10 Years Ago
Ten Years ago this Halfway Brook Site was two months old. The post of the day was “Grandmother and the Bear.” October 14, 2009 I wrote that The Mill on Halfway Brook was in its final, final edit. But it … Continue reading