Monthly Archives: March 2019

Asa enlists; Lexington Alarm

by Louise Smith Posted on March 31, 2019

The next few posts feature Asa Hickok, my great-great-great grandfather at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. The information is taken from the Revolutionary War section in my upcoming book, Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann. Asa Hickok, his wife Esther … Continue reading →

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Early 1800s Roads

by Louise Smith Posted on March 17, 2019

This was first posted in April 2015. In the early 1800s, there were only two roads to the Town of Lumberland—the Sackett Road and the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike. Neither of them, perhaps, deserved to be identified as roads. The Newburgh and … Continue reading →

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NYC March 1881

by Louise Smith Posted on March 3, 2019

These are the March entries in Aida Austin’s 1881 Diary. Aida was staying with her Eldred-Austin cousins in NYC. She turned twenty in November. N.Y.C., Saturday, March 5, 1881 The door bell has rung about fifty times I guess today. … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: March 2019

Asa enlists; Lexington Alarm

Early 1800s Roads

NYC March 1881

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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