From p. 47 of "Old Nyack": " The 'Henry W. Longfellow', designed by William Voorhis, was an experiment in navigation launched in 1880. The vessel had two cigar-shaped hulls 200 feet long and 5 1/2 feet in diameter amidships. A single deck rested on...
Meeker Griffin writes to his parents hoping that they are in good health. He describes an incident in Army Company H, where a soldier is accidentally shot and killed and another is wounded.
James Thitchener writes to his sister about his regiment's activities stating that they are on the move and are expecting a clash with the rebel army who are on the way to Bull Run. He hopes to have better success than in the past. James...
This is a very chatty letter to Rachel from her father. Friends and family visited each other regularly and often stayed overnight or for a few days. Since he has just returned home from such a visit, he reports the latest news about social events...
Johannes writes that he has been elevated in the "military ladder" and says that he will muster tomorrow. Some of his comrades have been recommended for promotions and he believes that they will soon be Captains. Johannes wants Ralph to know that...
This 1959 parade on Main Street in Nyack featured horsemen and emergency vehicles. Was it the annual firemen's parade? We don't know. The buildings on Main Street in the background are interesting because all were demolished for Urban Renewal in...
Women; Correspondence; Diseases; Medicine; Health care;
Twelve days after the death of Leah's baby Mary, Leah has become quite feeble. Thomas writes, "I must say that I have not
all along entertained in my own mind any doubt as to her recovery." Leah has been treated with cod liver oil which appeared to...
This is the south side of #50 Piermont Avenue. See Nyack Library image #4534 for the front. The "Survey of Historic Buildings Village of Nyack, New York" by Nieweg and Reimann has a history of this house and the property. The house, know as "The...
