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Coeymans Landing Marina
While eating dinner with my son, I received the most…
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Vintage 1880s albumen photo of a young family living on a houseboat
I recently bought a vintage albumen photograph of a young…
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Ashworth shanty boat trip
Nancy E Buell shared this story with us about her family:…
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The adventures of Peggy Sanford’s Aunt Jonnie
My Aunt, Jonnie Ruff Vailes, taught in a one room…
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One of the last mom and pop stores
After World War II around 1955, my dad got a…
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Susan Stewart’s grandpa was chief clerk on a packet boat around 1910
Susan Stewart's grandpa was chief clerk on a packet boat…
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Family Shantyboat Photos
One of the many folks we met in Florence Alabama…
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