by Whitney Law | Dec 28, 2020 | Collections, Collections & Displays, Culture/Life, Interesting History From Our Region, Topping History, Traditions
In the early part of the 20th century the winters were much colder in Middlesex with lots of snowy times. It was traditional in my family, The Mercers of Syringa, to travel by a single horse sleigh to visit relatives in the area. The sleigh was just large enough...
by Whitney Law | Dec 19, 2020 | Buildings & Homes, Culture/Life, Traditions
Oakenham was built in 1837 by Thomas Waring Fauntleroy, the wealthiest person in Middlesex per the 1860 census and still stands today near the high school. In the early 1960’s the Gray family was operating Oakenham as a Dairy Farm, and they received this card and...
by Whitney Law | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Winter was a wondrous time growing up at Woodstock.” “As children, we couldn’t wait for the ice to form where water would collect in the corner of the soybean field, Along a line of 80 year old crepe myrtles that lined the drive just before it...
