I recently met Kathy, a great-great-granddaughter of my Austin great-grandparents, William Henry and Mary Ann Eldred Austin. Kathy has shared with me the photos in her wonderful collection. Here is a postcard. Does anyone know where this is and if … Continue reading
View of Delaware River from the Hawk’s Nest Road, Sparrow Bush, N.Y. Photo courtesy of H.H. Oset. The road from Carpenter’s Point (now Port Jervis) to the Town of Lumberland. I’m not sure what year this postcard was made. In … Continue reading
Aida A. Austin lived in New York City with or near her Eldred-Austin relatives during the winter months. In the summer, Aida and her New York City cousins travelled 95 miles to the village of Eldred, New York, and stayed … Continue reading
Original scan of Aida’s 1881 diary. In the summer of 2005, I raided my mom’s treasure chest of old photos and family memorabilia. In it was a small, about 2.75 inches wide and 4 inches long, diary that belonged to … Continue reading
When we were in Eldred, NY, in 2007, my husband took this photo of the Delaware River. I am still trying to find out the significance of the “Lost Battalion.” Does anyone know what that is referring to?
Friday May 14, 2010, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., I will be doing a book signing in Cave Creek, Arizona, at a shop called Western Delights. Cave Creek is in many ways the opposite of the area I wrote about … Continue reading
I am adding a new category with this post, in hopes one of Halfway Brook’s viewers might be able to identify some photos I have with no names. Could this be Elizabeth Tether? Photo from cousin Melva. The next two … Continue reading
Page one of my great-great-grandmother Fanny Knapp Austin’s letter, courtesy of my cousin Melva. An Excerpt of the letter follows. Halfeway Brook January 11, 1857 Dear Children, You must excuse my not writing sooner. I have been waiting for something … Continue reading
Trees on the Leavenworth Homestead. Photo: Gary Smith. My great-great grandparents, Sherman B. and Charlotte Leavenworth, had four sons. Sherman S., Hezzie B., and Atwell B., were in the Civil War. Son John E. was too young to fight in … Continue reading
