One of my favorite photos of my grandmother Austin is a postcard from September 2, 1908.
Jennie Austin is standing with her horse, Sun All, who was named for a famous horse at that time.
The postcard was addressed to Miss Mary Kyte. Mary Alice Kyte, a granddaughter of Rev. Felix Kyte, would marry Harry Wormouth. Aida Austin would write about Mary Wormuth in her 1940 diary.
The Wait saw mill near Halfway Brook and Eldred Corners could be seen from the Slonek home high on a hill on the west side of Eldred. At some point, the Slonek home became Under the Pines. Continue reading
Does any one know where whose property the photographer was on when this photo was taken?
On the left is Orchard Terrace which became the school for some years. The Congregational church can be seen next. The Slonek home is in the distance behind the church. Sunshine Hall is about in the middle of the photo, across from what was one time the C.C.P. Eldred home.
The following two photos came from my mom’s seemingly never ending treasure trove. This is a lot to ask, but does the location in either photo look familiar? Or the two men in the bottom photo?
Does this house look familiar to anyone? It may have been in Lumberland.
