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Posted on January 1, 2021July 17, 2026

From the Archives: Men’s Fashion in the 1840s

#1 From the Archives: Men's Fashion in the 1840s https://youtu.be/aeiADJ9qTJo Document: Peter Schultz Receipt dated 1843 #99-68-012.pdf http://rhinebeckhistory.org/ Rhinebeck Town Historian (RTH) Nancy Kelly Resource: https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1840-1849/ Presented by Bonnie Wood of Keeping NY History Alive 01012021 https://keepingnyhistoryalive.com/

Excerpts From My Book Stone By Stone 2018

Stone By Stone

Building a Farm and a Family 1846-1988                  The Coon Family at Trail’s End

Edited by Bonnie Wood

“Every stone of the soil has a language and a voice.”

Excerpt from Preface:

Just as his father erected a stone wall by first moving one stone, Burton began with one word as a young boy, added words each day, and word by word constructed images of his time and place in the world. Word by word, he loved his family. Word by word, he questioned and maintained his faith. Word by word, he cherished his community. Word by word, he shared his voice.

End Note:

“Some day, some day when I retire

I’ll pull off my boots and sit by the fire

And dream- and dream- and dream.”

Copyright © 2018 by Bonnie Wood, Editor. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the editor.

The Back Cover Blurb

“One of the hardest things in understanding local history in a relevant and engaging way is understanding the context of the time. Bonnie has such an understanding, learned through the family’s casual conversations and intentional oral histories. She artfully selects from her self-taught, rural ancestor’s prolific wisdom, and adds her own choice words. The reader is left thinking a comforting, “perhaps we have been here before”. A testament to a talent that seems to have a long run in the family.”

~Bill Jeffway, Executive Director, Dutchess County Historical Society. Founder, History Speaks.

 

 

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Excerpts from my book Memories of Ol' Red Hook From the Burton Coon Collection 2019

Memories of Ol' Red Hook From the                         Burton Coon Collection

Edited by Bonnie Wood

"Our memories of other days are like the moonlight. The incidents which have begotten them may seem far away as the moon, yet their light still comes to us, clear, mellow, enchanting, casting a magic spell over our spirits."

End Notes:

The Passing of the Years

I look back into the past and the pictures flash before my eyes- the early years- boyhood- school days and schoolmates and teachers- the ambitions of youth, and the disillusionments of manhood- a strange mixture of joy and sorrow, sunshine and shadow, pain and pleasure.

And still the kaleidoscope is turning.

and the figures are changing-

What next?

Copyright © 2019 by Bonnie Wood, Editor. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the editor.

The Back Cover Blurbs

"Pull up a rocking chair, pour yourself a tall, cool, refreshing glass of lemonade and don't forget a sprig of home grown mint. Be prepared to be beguiled by Burton Coon's Memories of Ol' Red Hook. Reading Burton's recollections is like listening to a master storyteller on a warm summer night under a starry sky. Memories of Ol' Red Hook gives one a true sense of a simpler life in a rural, bucolic section of northern Dutchess County."

~ Vicky LoBrutto, Town Historian, Milan, NY

"Burton Coon’s recollections are a treasure for anyone interested in the history of Red Hook. Bonnie Wood has done a marvelous job of amplifying this voice from the past for all of us to enjoy."

~ Claudine Klose, President, Historic Red Hook

"Once again, Burton Coon's wisdom is shown to be as relevant and entertaining today as it was a century ago. And once again, Bonnie Wood's eye for what to choose of her ancestor's profuse writings reveals her knack for knowing how to keep history alive. The combination gives us the perfect guide to what is worth remembering."

~ Bill Jeffway, Executive Director, Dutchess County Historical Society

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