I am making great strides towards getting all the pieces (photos and information) organized for Book 3. Above is the band photo from the 1943 Eldred School Yearbook, one of the many new photos I have recently scanned. In the … Continue reading
Zane Grey’s first Western, The Heritage of the Desert, written in 1910, became a best seller. By 1915 Zane Grey had 15 books on a variety of subjects, including baseball, westerns, fishing, and outdoor adventure. —wikipedia.org; nps.gov/upde. Zane and Dolly … Continue reading
This lady is in several photos connected with Mort and Jennie Austin’s family and their boarding house, Mountain Grove. Does she look familiar to anyone?
Jennie Crawford mentioned Jack Myers moving into his new home in her letter of April 24, 1904. Perhaps it was his boarding house called Ferncliff Lodge. [Ferncliff would be owned by Guido Bischoff around 1920. Later it would be owned … Continue reading
Anna Leavenworth was my great aunt. Anna taught in Yulan, Town of Highland, NY, at one time. This is her class in Eldred, Town of Highland, sometime before 1906. It includes the future Mrs. J.C. Penney, Caroline Autenrieth. The Autenrieths … Continue reading
Joseph Maier ordered some supplies from Montgomery Ward & Co. in 1903, as his house had burned down and he was rebuilding and refurnishing it. At the end of November, Mr. Maier wrote the company with a concern. Aaron Montgomery … Continue reading
In the following letter, Jennie Crandall mentions Cleta (Myers) Horton, the daughter of Abel and Maria Hankins Myers. The Abel Myers’ family lived at their Orchard Terrace boarding house on the hill near the Congregational Church in Eldred. Orchard Terrace … Continue reading
The building on the left is currently called The Corner in Eldred. It may be of interest that (thanks to Lou Monteleone), Echo Hill and Mountain Grove is available there. The building second on left (in the background) was the … Continue reading
