The exterior of Braman’s Manufacturing Company. 1970s. Carthage, NY. Photo courtesy of Pamela and Jeff Cole. Read and listen to their memories of the family business here. The Braman Manufacturing Company produced wooden products including brush blocks, handles, and dowels. Braman’s employed up to 100 employees at its peak. Pamela Cole and her son, Jeff Cole, […]
Exterior of the Braman Manufacturing Company, which produced wooden products including brush blocks, handles, and dowels. Pictured are the sawmill, lumber yard, and factory. Braman’s employed up to 100 employees at its peak. Circa 1940s. Carthage, NY. Courtesy of Pamela and Jeff Cole, descendents of the Braman family. Pamela Cole and her son, Jeff Cole, […]
Manager Diana Austin Wright working at Hoss’s Country Corner. Circa 1974. Long Lake, NY. Listen to her daughter, Louisa Austin Wright, remember one of her mother’s more unique jobs – packing groceries to be air-dropped via sea plane, circa the 1960s and 70s.
Three people bringing in a load of hay on their wagon. Pictured left to right are Don Leadley, Claude Bradt, and Charlie Bradt. Circa 1950. Wells, NY. Photo donated by Don Leadley. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. David Pincombe has lived in the area all his life. His ancestors were one of the […]
John Washburn (right) with his search and rescue crew. Circa 1970s or 1980s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. Hugh Peters, Jr. lives in Hope, NY. He started working for the DEC starting in 2000. He did all kinds of jobs for them, from making signs to clearing trails. Listen to […]
Grooming the trails at Lapland Lake. Olavi Hirvonen is operating the machine. 2015. Photo taken by Paul Zahray. Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center is based in the tiny town of Benson. Paul and Kathy Zahray work together to keep the ski resort they own and operate up and running. Listen to their story here.
Men driving logs down the river. Circa 1900-1910. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. Betsy Earley’s grandfather, Fred Dunn, worked at a logging camp in Wells. She remembers finding a photo of him one day when going through the new Wells Museum. Listen to her story here.
Workmen near the Rice Emery Company Tannery and office. The superintendent, Miles E. Darby, is in the front row, sixth from the right. Circa 1880-1890. Griffin, NY. Photo donated by Frank Girard. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. Garth Fisher worked in tanneries in Johnstown for 15 years. He remembers seeing the colored runoff […]
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Griffin was a thriving community. Around 300 to 400 people came to work in the booming lumber and tanning industries – in fact, it boasted one of the largest tanneries in the county. But now, Hamilton County Historian Eliza Darling says it’s one of the county’s two […]
After World War II, Gordon Taylor came up to Cranberry Lake and worked for the rangers putting out forest fires. Listen to Gordon’s story here.
