[sauropod]

thank you for posting this. I am doing a deep dive into history (in particular W Pa and NJ) and I sincerely appreciate this.

Please post more. ‘Pod.

[ladyjane]

In New York the state libraries have put all the old newspapers on the internet. Some go back to the 1840’s.

http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org

It is *the best* place to learn about what life was really like for our ancestors. If someone took a wagon into town, it was in the newspaper. If someone fell off a hay wagon or had the measles, it was in the newspaper.

You say you are interested in the history of New Jersey? I have some sources of information about the families that founded the towns in NJ if you are interested.

[COBOL2Java]

Here's a past & present photo. The hospital where I was born.

Bethany-Deaconess Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. Now an apartment building.