Russell and Stanley Ferguson. Stanley was born in 1927. Courtesy Meredith Ferguson.

Frances S. Ferguson in her garden, 1940's. Courtesy of Meredith Ferguson. By the way Meredith is working on a family genealogy. Francis was a Slaughter.

Russ and Fanny Ferguson homestead, 1950's. Courtesy Meredith Ferguson.

Mary Sylvia Shear, Bess' daughter; Mary Shear, Mary's step-mother; Fanny Ferguson, 1953. Bess Ferguson was Stanley's sister. She died soon after the birth of her daughter. Photo: 1953. Courtesy Meredith Ferguson.

Russell S. Ferguson with guitar; Janet with mandolin; friend on banjo. Photo taken in St. Louis, Missouri, where Russ and Janet were born. Their father was O.W. Ferguson. Courtesy of Meredith Ferguson.

Russell Stanley Ferguson, 1930's. This is Stanley Ferguson's father. Courtesy of Meredith Ferguson.

Fannie Slaughter, c. 1920. This is the mother of Stanley Ferguson of New Milford. Courtesy of Meredith Ferguson.

McCamly House

This is a photo of the old McCamly House from the 1930s. It was the home of Russell and Francis Ferguson. It was sent to me by Meredith Ferguson, a granddaugther of the couple. The house is located on the intersection of Route 94 South and Barrett Rd., near the State Line. The porch is great.

Natalie Buchanan wrote to Dad, Casper Hann, and I wrote back with some New Milford history. She sent this school picture back with some memories. Natalie and Betty are daughters of Ed and Mary Buchanan. They were raised in the house that my father now owns on Covered Bridge Road. Natalie's letter was sent on Dec. of 2008. This photo comes from The Warwick Valley Dispatch, dated June 29, 1932.

Warwick High School on Welling Ave

This is a post card of the Warwick High School, postmarked 1931. It was located on Welling Avenue, on the left-hand side of the Doc Fry Community Center. It was opened to 7th and 8th graders and academic (I guess meaning high school students) in January of 1902. According to the Warwick Advertiser, dated January 9, 1902, the enrollment was one hundred and thirty-four. Ninety-three had seats in the study hall and remainder, under Miss Everest, occupied the schoolroom at the north end of the first floor.

During the war years (WW II) the school was used as a community canning center. In 1946, it taken down and the equipment moved to Middletown.