Fifth Avenue, New York City. Post Card from 1907. I’ve been working on book 2, “Echo HIll and Mountain Grove.” The following tongue-in-cheek article was taken from a newspaper clipping in my great-grandmother Mary Ann Eldred Austin’s scrapbook. I think … Continue reading
JULY 1881 Monday 18 Maria and I had a letter from Lon today. It has been so cold today that I had to put my saque on even in the middle of the day, when I was outdoors. Mother and … Continue reading
Great Aunt Aida Austin was living with her Eldred-Austin uncle, aunt and cousins in New York City in January of 1881. This is an excerpt from “Aida Austin’s 1881 Diary,” the second edition of which is available, having been updated … Continue reading
Aida A. Austin, my great aunt, was the daughter of William Henry and Mary Ann Eldred Austin. Aida never married, but she wrote a diary in 1881 and several in the 1940s. Aida saved many letters and photos over the … Continue reading
Augustus Austin and his wife, Maria Eldred Austin. Photo courtesy of cousin Kathy T. The Mill on Halfway Brook tells the story of the January 1916 birth of Phebe Maria Eldred just 10 days after her parents, James and Polly … Continue reading
I would like to thank John Conway, Sullivan County New York Historian for devoting a whole post to a comprehensive, thoughtful review of my book, The Mill on Halfway Brook. You can read the review on Mr. Conway’s site: Retrospect; … Continue reading
