Spring House, George Layman, Proprietor, Barryville 1886: 5 minutes’ walk from Shohola. Accommodate 35; 18 rooms; adults, $7 to $8; children under 12, half price; servants, $5; transient, $1.50 per day. Discount for season. Raises vegetables. Plenty fresh milk, eggs … Continue reading
That all adds up to I am back working on book 2.
1886 Austin Ledger 1 barrel of flour: $6.50 100 pounds of meal: 1.35 10 pounds of sugar: .70 2 pounds of coffee: .50 6 yards of shirting: .72 1 rake: .25 1 broom: .35
45th Street and Grand Central Depot, New York, Blizzard, March 1888. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. Thomas Brady was a friend of my great uncle Lon (Albert Alonzo) Austin. Mr. Brady’s mentioned the Blizzard … Continue reading
Brooklyn, New York, Blizzard March 14, 1888. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce. In March of 1888 there was a terrible winter storm on the east coast. It was so bad that it was remembered by … Continue reading
The second week of January 1888, an unexpected blizzard hit the Plains states. It had snowed on the northern and Central Plains January 5 and 6. The next four days had been terribly cold, so when the temperatures increased from … Continue reading
I am back working my fourth time through Echo Hill and Mountain Grove. I am now on chapter 4. I will need to go through at least one more time before handing the file to my husband, Gary, for his … Continue reading
We’ve had a packed few weeks here, including moving into my new office in a vacated bedroom. Special thanks to my husband Gary who painted and put new flooring down, and once again moved the computer as well as heavy … Continue reading
Has anyone heard of a Sunny Slope Cottage in Eldred? The following letter to my great-uncle Lon is in my collection. Eldred, New York, September 1889 Mr. L. Austin, Your are cordially invited to attend a bean bag party given … Continue reading
