Halfway Brook

Barryville Boarding Houses

by Louise Smith Posted on November 22, 2022

The Annex of Maple Grove Farm, Barryville.

Side Hill Farm House, Mrs. John Wolff, Proprietor, Barryville.

Mountain Top Cottage, Mrs. John Flieger, Proprietor, Barryville.

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Barryville, Yulan, Eldred Postcards

by Louise Smith Posted on November 13, 2022

Orchard Terrace, Eldred A.S. Myers Proprietor. — Orchard Terrace, Eldred. A.S. Myers Proprietor.

The Old House at Home Barryville, John Kerr Sr., Proprietor.

Bradley's Beach, Washington Lake, Yulan, 1909. — Bradley’s Beach, Washington Lake, Yulan, 1909.

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November Book Sale

by Louise Smith Posted on November 1, 2022

The following books are on sale for the month of November. The cost includes Shipping, handling, and tax.

The Mill on Halfway Brook
Was: $27.95 NOW: $24.00

Echo Hill and Mountain Grove
Was: $39.95 NOW: $32.00

Farewell to Eldred
Was: $42.95 NOW: $35.00

Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann
Currently: $75/$65 NOW: $60.00

To Purchase Books
Send me an email: halfwaybrook@proton.me I will email you the address to send a check.

Allow at least 3 to 4 weeks from the time you send a check until the books arrive. November 25th is the last date I am guaranteed for your book to arrive before Christmas.

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Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann Awarded First Prize

by Louise Smith Posted on October 30, 2022

I am excited to announce that Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann: The Heritage and Legacy of the Daughters of Two Hannah Hickoks, 1635-1906, was awarded First Prize (Genealogy/Family History) in the 2022 Literary Awards Contest of The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc.

Much of the story of Halfway Brook Village (now Eldred), Lumberland (now Town of Highland), New York, is incorporated in Abby, Laurilla, and Mary Ann. New readers will be introduced to, “The beautiful little hamlet of Eldred” with its “magnificent scenery of valleys, hills, mountains, streams, forests and lakes…”—A Century of Church Life, The Tri-States Union, August 17, 1899.

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1908 & 1923 Yulan Post Office

by Louise Smith Posted on October 23, 2022

1908 Yulan Post Office on the road to Washington Beach.

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Old Highland Lake Postcards

by Louise Smith Posted on October 16, 2022

Pine Beach Inn with Bungalows, Highland Lake, NY.

Casino seen from the white pond lilies, Highland Lake, NY.

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Oakdene and Twin Oak Cottage

by Louise Smith Posted on October 10, 2022

Oakdene
William and Phoebe Middaugh Owen’s four-story Oakdene was first advertised around 1900. Oakdene was not on Washington Lake, but located southeast of the intersection of Airport Road and Washington Lake Road. Oakdene, run by Phoebe Owen for many years, is thought to have burned down sometime in the mid-1930s.

Twin Oak Cottage
• Twin Oak Cottage, Flieger, Washington Lake. Near churches. Boating, bathing, fishing, handball. Running water every room. $15 to 20. (Charles Flieger built Twin Oaks Cottage.—1934 to 1936 Ads.
• Twin Oaks, Flieger On Washington Lake. Modern House. Private beach, boating, bathing, churches, casinos. Barryville 2745.—1946 Ad.