By Barbara Emery Moseley Generally, when people think of Romey and Else Racine, they think of Pine Top Ski Area,… Read More
Category: History
Continuing our story of the Withed Mill, later Bushnell’s Mill, and now George’s Mill
By Barbara Emery Moseley During World War II, in Vernon there was a U. S. Post Office, a gas pump,… Read More
The Whithed Mill (now George’s Mill)
Leaving behind the Whithed Cemetery and that scoundrel, J. O. Frost, we’ll travel north on Route 142 until we get to… Read More
“J. O.” Frost, Vernon’s entrepreneur
By Barbara Emery Moseley Julius O. “J. O.” Frost was a wealthy grain merchant, breeder of prize cattle and swine,… Read More
Tales from the Whithed Cemetery — Part II
By Barbara Emery Moseley Unlike the Polly Lee Cemetery, which has been “lost” (as described in our previous series, Stones… Read More
Tales from the Whithed Cemetery — Part I
By Barbara Emery Moseley With this chapter we conclude the previous series (“Stones & Bones, Where can they be?“) which… Read More
A History of Vernon published in 1891
For your reading and research pleasure, we have uploaded to this site the full text of a history of the… Read More
Stones and bones, where can they be? — The mystery of Vernon’s vanished cemetery, Part V
By Barbara Emery Moseley Click here for the full series on the vanished Polly Lee Cemetery and the Peeler and Lee… Read More
Stones and Bones, where can they be? — The mystery of Vernon’s Vanished Cemetery, Part IV
By Barbara Emery Moseley Click here for the full series on the vanished Polly Lee Cemetery and the Peeler and Lee… Read More
Stones and Bones, where can they be? — The mystery of Vernon’s Vanished Cemetery, Part III
By Barbara Emery Moseley Click here for the full series on the vanished Polly Lee Cemetery and the Peeler and Lee… Read More