Bertha Collins was the granddaughter of the Collins family who originally owned the Collins’ house and who I assume Collins Road in Eldred was named after. (By 1905 my Austin grandparents owned one of the Collins homes—there were two I … Continue reading
In 1891, 250 acres were set aside for a New York Botanical Garden out of the 640 acres acquired for the Bronx Park around 1888. Nathaniel and Elizabeth Britton Lord, whose ideas inspired the park and conservatory, were influenced when … Continue reading
Charles Metzger, The Minisink House, Eldred, to Mort Austin January 27, 1895 Dear Friend Mort, Glad to hear that you are managing to keep contented. One thing is settled in my mind and that is to leave Eldred. I think … Continue reading
Chas. Metzger, Tannersville, N.Y., to Mort Austin, Eldred January 18, 1895 Dear Friend Mort, I heard the other day that you was in winter quarters so I have concluded to drop you a few lines. I suppose you saw Rob … Continue reading
Hello Halfway Brook Friends, It’s time for me to start work on the next book in my Memoirs of Eldred Series. Last week I started to record information from the Eldred yearbooks of 1939 to 1950. I recognized many names … Continue reading
The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression similar to the Panic of 1873 and the worst depression in the U.S. until the Great Depression. The panic was caused by railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off … Continue reading
On the right is the second Parker Hotel built by J.Y. Parker. The building in the middle of the photo (on the northeast corner) was at one time the W.H. Wilson Store. To the right of the Wilson store was … Continue reading
C.S. Bok, Hackettstown, N.J., to Mort Austin, Eldred June 11, 1894 My dear Friend, Enclosed kindly find eight of your pictures and I kept the other four and did with them accordingly what you told me. I have also seen … Continue reading
