Category Archives: Then or now
Old Port Jervis Postcards II
Old Port Jervis Postcards I
High Point Brochure
High Point, New Jersey, Part I (includes cover of the above brochure) High Point, New Jersey, Part 2
Washington Lake in the 1950s
1954 Mr. Keller’s Backyard
Mr. Keller—the Swiss friend of the Wolffs—had a wonderful, magical backyard. His place, on the road between Barryville and Yulan, had wooden creations that worked with flowing water. Cookie remembers yodeling music and waterfalls.—Information courtesy of friends Doris S. and … Continue reading
Happy 90th Birthday Mom!
This post is a little late in wishing Mom (a major player in the Halfway Brook Books) a Happy 90th Birthday on this site. My three siblings expertly planned what was hoped to be a surprise (and it was) weekend … Continue reading
Lumber Rafts on the Delaware, 1880
The Delaware River is lined with rafts on their way to Philadelphia. Although the winter was unfavorable for the lumber trade, and the high winds prevalent further up, the stream drove the rafts against rocks and sand-bars, causing many wrecks. … Continue reading
1920s Flood
Happy 100th Birthday
A belated Happy 100th Birthday to my (Austin) second cousin Dorothy (Dot) Hale. Dot turned 100 on December 25, 2014! Dot was born to Burt and Lillie Austin Calkin. Lillie was the only first Austin cousin of my dad Art … Continue reading