Story By Story
"Black-and-yellow Wood-Warbler (Flowering Raspberry. Rubus odoratus.), John James Audubon, 1841 From the New York Public Library" One Week in July 1905: Emma Coon shares her days as a farmer's wife and young mother. Sunday July 2, 1905~Rainy in am; Burton and his mother [Mary Cornelia Barker Coon] went to church. Monday July 3, 1905~Warm; I …
Continue reading "One Week in the Life of a Farmer’s Wife July 1905"
a little background: Abolitionist James Marshall DeGarmo (1838-1919) was a birthright Hicksite Quaker in Dutchess County, NY. A pioneer in secondary education, he received an honorary Master of Arts from Princeton and a Doctorate of Philosophy for his success as an educator at the DeGarmo Institute in Rhinebeck and Fishkill-on Hudson (now Beacon). He was …
Auntie (Esther Coon Rider 1905-1993) was a natural cook known for her generosity of spirit and her love of cooking- frequently with ingredients grown in the kitchen garden. She thrived on providing pleasure and sustenance through her soul food- that heart and stomach warming fare needed after a day on the farm or a walk …
Beacon, Dutchess County, NY The exhibit “Whispers of the Castle Keep” from the Bannerman Castle Trust intrigues me; the suspense builds as I wait until Spring to visit Bannerman Island. Vintage Photo of Working Men in Beacon https://www.instagram.com/p/B7M3CTqgslJ/ Beacon Historical Society ; I Hear America Singing These bricks were made from clay dug from the …
Picking the perfect pumpkin is a family tradition. Whether a miniature or the largest pumpkin in the field is chosen to adorn the front step, much discussion and deliberation ensues. Each year, the trip to the pumpkin field ignites memories beginning with "Remember when...". The excitement and resulting anticipation heightens while bumping through the field …
Continue reading "Vintage Recipes: From the Pumpkin Patch 10/27/19"
Keeping NY History Alive 