One of the major contributors to Echo Hill and Mountain Grove has listed his house in Eldred for sale. Please email me at info [at] halfwaybrook [dot] com if you are serious about the house and I will get you … Continue reading
If you are a fan of the Flatiron Building, you will enjoy the variety of images on Shorpy.com
The Flatiron Building was built on a triangular-shaped lot at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway. It was called the Flatiron Block, as it was shaped like a clothing iron. Considered to be one of the first skyscrapers to be … Continue reading
Recently a Halfway Brook reader sent me this delightful 1913 photo of her mom (the little girl in the center) at The Arlington boarding house mentioned in the previous post. My mother’s parents were Frank J. and Julia Wolff. I … Continue reading
For Sullivan County Republican Watchman, July 1903 Popular with New York visitors are the following hotels and boarding houses: Washington Lake House at Yulan Pine Grove Farm at Eldred West Farm at Yulan Myer’s Farm House at Eldred Minisink Farm … Continue reading
It is a bit of a conundrum that I can collect research and write books in Cave Creek, AZ about a place 2500 miles east with “real” green trees (in the summer) and numerous blue streams and lakes. (We do … Continue reading
Congregational Church In 1901 Edna Gardner, Archie A. Myers, and Georgia Clark (later Mrs. Walter Styles) were received into membership at the Congregational Church. The following year, James K. Gardner, Charles Breen, George Layman, Mrs. Ami Quick, Phebe Drake, Mrs. … Continue reading
I have recently been reading books about World War II for background information for Book 3. Many from Highland served in World War II including my father, his brothers Bob and Bill Austin, and their cousin Jim Leavenworth. If your … Continue reading
