April 1941 Tuesday morning, April 1, Aida went to the Village. Wednesday afternoon Aida went over to Mae’s, who had gone to Port Jervis. Mae’s brother Will Hammond was sick. Thursday morning Lon went to Mae’s to see Will Hammond … Continue reading
January 1941 February 1941 March 1941 March 1 (Saturday) came in like a cold, blustery lion. Lon went up to Herman Bosch’s in the morning to see about wood for the church. Then he was down to the Village. Monday … Continue reading
Lon and Aida Austin In 1940 Aida, 79, and Lon, 83 (who had never married) continued to live in Eldred and refer to it as “the Village.” They each lived in their own place next door to each other, on … Continue reading
My Tuesdays are meatless My Wednesdays are wheatless I am getting more eatless each day. My house is heatless My bed is sheetless They’ve all been sent to the Y.M.C.A.. The bar rooms are treatless My coffee is sweetless, Each … Continue reading
Mary Ann Writes to Lon Austin in Kansas, 1881. The Austin brothers Ell, Lon, and Mort, worked a few years in Kansas. Lon seems to have gone to California. In this letter, William Sutherland, a friend from Solomon City, Kansas, … Continue reading
December 1933 in Eldred December was a month for skating, visiting, and getting ready for Christmas. Jim and Anna skated on Bosch Pond. Laura McBride stopped and visited with Ella. Clinton and Ella visited with her stepmother Anna at Highland … Continue reading
November 1932 December 1932 The first snow of the season fell on Saturday, December 10. Thursday Garfield and Jim went to the Christmas program practice at the Methodist Church. Friday night it was 12 degrees below 0. Jim was sick … Continue reading
Yet another find in the pre-1950 family photos and information collection of Mom’s. My dad was elected School Director of the Town of Highland in November 1945. Who knew?
August through October 1932 August 1932 During August Garfield worked on Lou Kelley’s porch. Frank Sergeant screened the porch. Garfield put steps in and rails, which Ella painted. Garfield also put in the front walk. In August the Ladies’ Aide … Continue reading
July 1932 Friday, July 1, Ella noted that the Democratic Convention was going on. Monday, July 4, Clinton and Jim went to ballgames. Mr. Sidwell, their neighbor, visited for the evening. Tuesday Clinton went back to work, but was home … Continue reading
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