Monthly Archives: April 2016

1820 Hudson River

by Louise Smith Posted on April 24, 2016

In my searches for photos on the Library of Congress site, I found several in the Hudson River Port Folio of interest. From LOC: Irish-born artist W.G. Hall spent the summer of 1820 traversing 212 miles of the Hudson River’s … Continue reading →

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1831, James Eldred Postmaster

by Louise Smith Posted on April 22, 2016

A couple weeks ago I was contacted by a descendant of C.C.P. and Effa VanTuyl Eldred. She wanted to share some documents and photos from her family. What a wonderful surprise that one of the documents was for the 1831 … Continue reading →

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1873 Sunday afternoon

by Louise Smith Posted on April 17, 2016

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Hickok Gravesite & Questions

by Louise Smith Posted on April 10, 2016

Do any of my Halfway Brook readers know the first names of the Hickok family members buried in this enclosure in the Old Eldred Cemetery. On the “New Book” tab above, I have listed names of families who at one … Continue reading →

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Travel By Railroad—1854

by Louise Smith Posted on April 6, 2016

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Monthly Archives: April 2016

1820 Hudson River

1831, James Eldred Postmaster

1873 Sunday afternoon

Hickok Gravesite & Questions

Travel By Railroad—1854

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Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann

The Mill on Halfway Brook

Echo Hill and Mountain Grove

Farewell To Eldred

Aida Austin’s 1881 Diary

Grandma and Me