I recently met Kathy, a great-great-granddaughter of my Austin great-grandparents, William Henry and Mary Ann Eldred Austin. Kathy has shared with me the photos in her wonderful collection. Here is a postcard. Does anyone know where this is and if … Continue reading
Chapter 5 is about my Austin family’s arrival in what is now Eldred, New York, and I included a black and white scan of an Austin crazy quilt coverlet that I have always loved and admired. I remember as a … Continue reading
Sixty years ago in December just closed, Grandfather Eldred came to this neighborhood. At that time it was called Lumberland. Uncle C.C.P. Eldred was a little over seven years old. Came from Orange County, Wallkill Township to Halfway Brook on … Continue reading
The Halfway Brook (there is another one in New York) I write about, is in a most gorgeous area called the Upper Delaware River Region, in New York State. This Halfway Brook was the name of a nine-mile stream, before … Continue reading
Welcome friends and relatives to Halfway Brook, shown in the photo above. There are many Halfway Brooks in North America. This Halfway Brook is in New York state and is a nine mile stream (I have read) which flows into the Delaware … Continue reading
