Halfway Brook Village in Lumberland hosted quite a number of teachers in the 1860s–1870s, as Libby Kyte mentioned. Edith Emogene or Emma Austin, as she was called, had attended school in New York City, and stayed with her Austin relatives. … Continue reading
1866 Halfway Brook Village School On July 29, 1866 Tina Austin, in New York City wrote her cousin in the Village (Halfway Brook/Eldred). Dear Cousin Emma, So you are going to School in the village? Do you like it as … Continue reading
I went to school at home until 1861. Then for two or three years I attended at Shohola and Barryville. My teachers were Miss Ellen Beakey, George and Albert Stage, George Dubois of Bethel, Harriet Leavenworth, George Egbert Mapes and … Continue reading
In 1867 a one-roomed school house was built in Barryville. Behind the school house were falls known at one time as Fish Cabin Falls. Grades one through eight were taught there from 1867 until 1949. The building is still in … Continue reading
Albany, New York, Term 3, March 1873 My Dear Father, I had quite a serious time getting to the depot that morning as I had to change cars several times. I do not know what was the matter with the … Continue reading
Albany, New York, March 1872 Dear Mother, I have been very busy this week and it seems so good to be at liberty to talk to you for a few minutes even if I can only talk with pen and … Continue reading
Albany, New York, March 1872 My dear Mother, I have been copying poetry and drawing maps all day and now I am going to write a few lines to my mother as I am tired and I know this will … Continue reading
1872 First Term, Albany, New York My darling Mother, I will try and scribble a few lines now, though I have only a few minutes to do it in as it has taken me nearly all the afternoon to work … Continue reading
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
