I made a mistake in one of my posts. This comes as no surprise to me. I am just happy that a reader told me. So many times mistakes unacknowledged & wind up in a paper or a book.
So, "Thank you" to Bill Ruddock for letting me know my error. I have fixed the image issue.
I hope you also like the new image at the top. It is also the header on the Town of Greenwich, NY Facebook page. (Have you "Liked" it yet?) I like to keep them the same, kind of a marketing technique. Below you can see the front & back of the postcard.
postcard sent to Miss Marnie Kallihan in Wells, VT
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter. Here are the Easter postcards from Mary Moriarty's collection. I especially like the one with the Easter Bunny riding an egg carriage with another bunny & a chicken pulling like stagecoach horses!
sent to Miss Nellie Moriarty 30 March 1907
sent to Miss Mame A Moriety 12 April 1906
sent to Mary Moriarty 30 March 1907
address side of the postcard shown above
sent to Master Paul Moriarty 30 March 1907
another 1907 postcard for Mary from NYC
from Madeline to Mary in 1907
another card from the same hand as #3 above
&... I have finally gotten around to creating a Facebook page for Town of Greenwich History. Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/TownOfGreenwichNy. Come check it out. I'll add local history events to the Facebook page as I find out about them too!
I love musicals. Astaire & Rogers. Rogers & Hammerstein... There are few I don't like, though I can't think of one at the moment. Ah well. I love Meet Me in St. Louis with Judy Garland. There are some great songs & some over the top costumes. The Trolley Song is a high point! But, I digress...
I am really talking about actual trolleys. This area had a number of electric trolleys, even Greenwich. On April 8, 1900, the electric trolley began service between the village of Greenwich & Middle Falls. By June 17th the track was complete & service to Schuylerville was available. This also meant a person could ride to Stillwater & Mechanicville. In January 1901 the track to Fort Edward was complete.*
Oh, & those dry glass plates... There is a plate of the trolley. Along with other shots that seem to be of the construction of the trolley line.
Trolley from Greenwich to Schuylerville c. 1900
This car appears to be the Hudson Valley Railroad car #133 that was, according to David Nestle's book A History of the Hudson Valley Railway, a 15 bench D.T. open car. It was 40' 00" long and sat 75 passengers. These cars were build between 1899-1902.*
building of bridge over the Dionondahowa Falls
Going over/near the Dionondahowa Falls in an electric trolley must have been quite a sight! A power plant built at this sight harnessed the power of the Battenkill & provided the electricity for the trolley.*
Dionondahowa Falls- Battenkill River
The postcard below was donated to the Town of Greenwich by Deputy Washington County Historian Loretta Bates.
Hudson Valley Railway car crossing the Battenkill
Oh, what the heck... Here's The Trolley Song for fun!
* Nestle, David F. A History of the Hudson Valley Railway, Greenwich NY: David F. Nestle, 1967.
In trying to come up with a New Year themed post, I was at a loss until I thought of Miss Mary Moriarty's post cards. You may recall I used one in my May 5, 2011 post about girl baby names. Well, in this collection are two New Year's post cards that I thought I would share with you.
This card was postmarked December 31, 1906 in NYC. There is no indication of who it is from. Was Mary in NYC for the New Year & mailed it back to herself? It's hard to tell in this image, but the background is a pretty luminous silver.
Front New Year post card- 12/31/1906
Back of card showing postmark & 1 cent Franklin stamp
This one is postmarked Saratoga Springs, January 1, 1907 12 M. I'm assuming that means 12:00 a.m. Midnight! Very cool.
The handwriting says "From J.P.D 12/31/06"
See where the postmark says 12 M... Another Franklin 1 cent
There a quite a few more cards in the collection. I'll share some with you throughout the upcoming year.
